The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-03-24
JUDGE ANDERSON ON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
EDITOR MANITOWOC PILOT

The apathy which prevails among citizens of an
question be submitted to them the coming election
simply astounding 1t be explained only the hyro-
thesis they do understand the situation The osensbe
question is "Shal shall have Central High SCHOOL,?
One high graded school for the whole city?
question, which by the way skep skifuy and
sight this Sh abandon direct control OF
% % by peGp p M
sion appointed by the City Council?"
wish to erect building employ additional teachers
salaries short do and everything pertaining to
they get special school meeting and
after general at least the opportunity for discus
Destruction OF School Meeting
Carry the program mapped by the advocates of the
NO more knowge Of M ovr the of their
State University Madison These advocates have
marked of action 7,hch means tie a0nthou and
alton School Commissioners close corporation
opportunities for yan in the purchase supplies the
building Of school houses and like OF school
exclusion direct power the people to make their wishes
known their influence felt.
This Board willeyy taxes build school houses when and
where they fit decide upon teachers short do any and all
ings There will the people large only the
blessed privilege of paying the bills.
Believes IL BY The People
beievcn government by the people, and the condition of
schools in this city amply ustie the ability Of the masses
believe they privilege of attending tn
annual meetings and deciding what should should be
their rights free and electors body Of
School Commissioners, whatsoever.
the people of the several districts have shown themselves
incapable of scloyernmen voting of building school
houses securing competent teachers and other pro-
Board of School Commissioners composed of smooth faced,
chdess University graduates to attend to the matter for them
how to pay the additional
If the people are eaabs then let them keep the direct
that if thoroughly understood that the establishment
Central High School carried with the abolition of present
alton of Central Commission not one in fifty of citizens
dcously kept dark.
The sthboIeth OF ''Cheapness"
This question of Central High School, considered alone
which thing be said both sides me-
after hearing the of the supporters the scheme
prepondeance sense and logic is
against it. The leading and most weghty argument in favor
rhatus This has great weight with with the writer
weighs not feather the scale with efficiency The advocates
of the scheme about armed with columns of figures prove
that by consolidating all the moneys expended for high school
purposes in the city high school teachers could be employ
ed apparatus and more good things generally could be
had Male prncparc be dropped from the grade
and other teachers to be transferred from the districts and their
services dispensed with
argument cheapncss wholly falacious. Even
concede that saving be effected BY dispensing with the
services of male PRINCIPALS ~om the four grade schools of the
No person judgment will contend these schools
could would maintain their present standard without each
Of the GRADES to "in from Which would take a of wpt
The of all would compel increase in
the teaching force with corresponding
Tremendous Cost Of a New Building
The argument of chcapne and lessend taxation
| falacolS this:
Central High School will Central High
School Building which viii ought
five One Hundred Thousand Dollars, equipped
should be- With the heavy burden of taxation aready resting
the this would further addition ndcl-
tencss and for already
that capital leaving the unable longer the
burden. With money bringing only about cent
ton of from ~ to nearly if quite, value
property, quite that further the
question.
This necessarily calls for another Increase our
bonded Indebtedness and large annual
the interest charge sinking fund to
meet the payments of principal as they become due
city system further implies the office of a City Superin-
tcndcnt at large salary The city of Milwaukee has
the salary of It's City Superintendent
Governor Of the State than the Chief Justice official
within the
Many other matters might be urgedo show that argu-
mcnt If chatHrSSIs aacy but space forbds.
Wider Education for the Many Higher the Few