Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
HIGH SCHOOL, QUESTION.
Reasons Why This City Favors a
County High School Regardless
of Location.
The Committee Appointed by the Commercial
Club Answers the Objections OF an An
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To THE VOTERS OF PHILLIPS COUNTY.
A question of public interest should
not be decided without discussion.
Stop and think. Do we want High
School? Did you ask to have law
passed? Is there a scheme IN 1t! we
think there is. 1t is this: The school,
if established, will be located at Phil
lipsburg. This is self evident and
needs no discussion. PhillipSburg is
pushing the matter and bearing the
expense of circulating the petitions
Why? They have a High School now.
Yes, but they have to pay for it, act
ually bear the expense themselves.
If the High School is established,
pupils who pass the eighth grade will
be admitted to it. PhillipSburg can
then, Just as Norton has done, dis
charge the teachers now teaching
their ninth, tenth and eleventh grades
and put the pupils in these grades in
, the High School: this will Vacate the
rooms now occupied by these three
grades and they can be leased to the
county for a High School, as is done in
Norton county.
PhilIipsburg school district would
thus save the wages of their highest
priced teachers, the heating and incl
dental expenses of running these
rooms, besides deriving a revenue
from the rent. This means an annual
saving to them of at least $1,000 and
the county will pay the bill.
Are you ready to tax yourselves to
keep up your schools at home and in
addition relieve PhillipSburg school
district of one half it's school tax levy?
DO you wonder that PhillipSburg fav-
orS the High School? Do you wonder
that they want it right away, even be-
fore it can be voted on? Why, if we
waited to vote, there might also be
time to think; you might discover the
heme or have time to investigate
how it works in other places. Inquire
at any place in Norton county, outside
of Norton itself, and see what the
people think of it. The scheme has
dawned on them, it will on you.
The other districts in the county
will not be benefited or be relieved
of any tax, but their schools must be
maintained the same then as now.
Some of the country districts now
have but from two to four months
SchoOl-If we are to increase our
school tax, would it not be better to
apply it in more equitable manner
that these districts might derive some
benefit therefrom? How will coun-
ty High School enable them to have
longer terms?
If you wish to send your children
away to school there are number of
tirSt-claSS schools in the state. The
State Normal charges no tuition for
those who are fitting themselves to
teach and the state will refund the
railroad fare. Tuition is also free at
the State University and the State
Agricultural college. Boarding at all
these places is much cheaper than you
have to pay in your own town.
Why was this special law passed?
We have had for years general law
that gave this county the right to es-
tabliSh a High School whenever ma
jority Of the voters voted for it at any
general election. Then why resort to
a method by which it is impossible to
separate the legal from the illegal
SignerS? What provision is there
against the padding of their petition?
We safeguard the ballot and punish
offenders who vote illegally. What
provision is there for furnishing illegal
signers or how are they to be dis
covered? Do you think people should
be taxed by petition when we already
had law fully covering the ground
and giving us the right so vote for it?
Does it look like scheme OF not?
We are all in favor of public educa-
ton. We are also in favor of equal
rights and opposed to schemes.
Ills true the good book says "BeaI
We one anOther'S burdens but that
evidently was not intended as an adj
monitor to the county at large tC
bear the burden of PhillipSburg'S dis
trict tax.
There is no time to lose. If you
would not be worked get out and tel
your neighbOr of the trick. If he has
signed petition already he can take
his name off or drop line to the com
misSionerS at Phillipsburg asking thai
his name be stricken from the petit
tiOn.
Let us see that scheme does not
succeed.
We will reply to the foregoing anon
ymouS letter, which from the fac
that it is anonymous, does not deserve
reply, and only the Importance O.
the question and an honest desire tt
draw attention to the more important
phases thereof and because of the
business of the cause, is reply vouch
safed. We cannot see why the auth
ors of this yellow circular should be
grudge the children of men in moder
ate circumstances the opportunity t.
have High School at their doors TO
their mental improvement.
Be candid and fair if your denuncia
tory yellow sheet is worthy the motto,
of an honest reader, it is worthy t,
bear the name of its parents, but if i
is in fact something of which to b.
ashamed then certainly LIBERAL,
educated, prosperous man might hest
tate sending it to the world withou
his name appended. The citizens O
Phillipsburg are not responsible TO
the passage of the act by which tn,
residents of the county may, if the,
wish, have county High School. Th,
High School is not new feature il
the educational system of the state
Several counties are already enieyin,
the advantages of High School. ann
the question has been discussed b,
the teachers Of the county for tn
past ten years.
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