The Globe-republican., 1903-05-21
Three Fohs Of the Expense Of Maintaining the School Will
Fall on Non.Resdents
COST TO THE INDIVIDUAL WILL Be VERY SMALL.
Voters Are Urged to Weigh the Matter Well Before Casting
Their Ballots on The High School Proposition
at the Coming Election

Il 1t is hard to realize that tie pupil who
Is eleven years old now will receive a
. diploma with +. G. Woodbury's sigma.
ture upon 1t before the close of the terms,
aud yet 1t Is true.
} The average age of graduates is not
far from fourteen years, Pupils of fair
Intelligence with proper home surround
ings experience but little difficulty in
mastering the course of study as now
prepared, We may expect the course Of
study now in preparation to be little
stronger than the present one, but with
Increased attendance, greater ability on
The part of teachers and more zeal and
energy on the part OF parents and guar.
dians, few'pupils will pass their fifteenth
year without completing the course in a
satisfactory manner.
Now, here Is a problem for parents to
solve. These young people cannot re-
ceive certificate to teach until they are
eighteen years Of age. They are too
young to do business for themselves and
employers cannot afford to pay them
wages sufficient for their own support.
What are you going to do with them?
Will you send them to Emporia, Man.
haitian or Lawrence as las been suggest
ed? Mr.. S. whose daughter is at En-
poria, says It will cost him in round
numbers $1,000 to have her complete the
four years course there and bis reputation
for truth and veraclty is as good as any
mans IN the county. By strict economy
these figures may be lowered somewhat
but 1t takes money to send young people
away to school.
What is good for one portion of the
county ought to be good for another.
The high school in Dodge City was es.
tablished some years ago but not with.
out strong opposition. If the County
needs no high school neither does Dodge
City. If 1t is economy to send pupils Of
the country away to school 80 it may be
to send pupils of Dodge City. Let us
submit the proposition to the voters of
the City to abolish the high school.
How many votes do you think will be
registered to abolish ii. Do you think
there will be ten. | doubt very much
whether ten persons can be found in the
city who will vote to abolish the Dodge
City high school. If in few years this
high school has 50 fully and strongly i'm.
pressed it's value and importance upon
the minds of the people of Dodge City
will not the same be true of the County
high school with regard to the people
of the entire county? Do you know
how many have graduated from the
Dodge City high school? Before you
decide to vote against the County high
school proposition, do the question the
honor to ascertain the number and what
positions Of honor and trust they are now
filling.
Taking the assessed valuation Of the
county for the year 1902 as basis we
find that rate of one and three-quarteY
mills will give us $4SSS.36 which l am
sure the most extravagant member of the
board of trustees will consider ample.
A rate of this kind will add the sum Of
SO.42 to the taxes on your quarter of land,
or $l.G8 to your section of land.
Now is there a man in this county who
is the owner of a quarter section of land
who is unwilling to contribute 42 cents
yearly for the support of higher educa-
tiOn? If so, may the Lord incline his
soul toward the wilds of Arkansas. OF
the $4SSS.36 the residents of the county
pay but but fourth, so you are "up
against it" at tax-paying time for
Sl222.00. This Is not such an extrava.
giant amount after all, Is itS
True, it would pay the fare Of about
forty-fiye students to Emporia for one
year, and have no doubt the railroad
will be glad to receive it, and
understand that some of our citizens are
determined to vote to give 1t to them.
Railroads as well as high schools are a
necessity, but before you vote to give the
this money consider carefully
whether you and your children and their
mother don't need the money much
worse than the railroad company.
Oh, you are going to save 1t In board
rates, but don't understand how; $500
per week at Emporla subtraCted from
$500 per week at Dodge City leaves no
does 1t? Oh, l SEQ, ! see.