The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-04-22
MANY men OF
MANY MINDS
ON THE SUBJECT or A NEW SCHOOL
HOUSE FOR CRYSTAL FALLS.
MASS MEETING SHOUL D Be CALLED
y rom Talk Going Round Question Will be
Lost IL Some Information is Not
Il Given out

Where does the board Of education
propose to build that new school
house
Dut Of what material does the board
Of education propose 70 build that new
school housey
What does the board uf education
propose - do with the Oh school
housey
Why don the board Of eduagtiou let
the people know what kind ot q build
ing they propose to build with chat
so. 00Ug
The above are only small, select
number OF tine questions tuat have
been asked of the writer on mis- daily
rounds by tax payers and others who
are interested in this new school ques
ton The question that is asked tine
greatest number Of times is what
kind of school house is going to be
built
Not since vote was taken 10 bond
the city for water works has there
been as much interest manifest IN
n'unio ipal affairs as during the past
few days over this school question.
We have heard many mon express
themselves upon the subject and IL is
our opinion that the best thing the
board OF education can do is 70 call Is
lass meeting II this is not done
there is strong probability that the
bonding proposition will lose.
The great sticker is the material
out Of which the school house Is "a be
built. There has been some talk upon
the board Of education about the rela.
tive costs Of wood ana "a brick build
ing and Of the relative value ot a wood
building a. compared with q brick
uilding as tire protection. No
= mber set mp his demands for one
nd or the other the question was
amply talked over as amy set ot# bust
ness men might talk an undertaking
Of the kind over II developed that
some of the members inclined to "A
wood building because Of cheapuess
but no definite course WAS set down.
IL is stated about town, though, that
a portion of the board is ia favor of
a wood building aud thereon there is
tliis agitation
The people want brick or stone
building. The Diamond Drill wants
% see brick or stone building 80
mp. We admit all that can he said
about the desirableness OF wood
building Lut local pride cuts "A big
zwath in this matter
The people Of Crystal Fails simply
won sit down aud be content with a
wood building when Iron River and
Stambaugh have brick That the
truth aud there.is no nse beating about
the bush. We will lot Our winter
wages against doughuut that that
idea alone is more potent ia shaping
the mind OF our people than all the
arguments that can be put forward
We always have been "A little ahead
Il the west side aud we want % keep
anead We want school house that
win be- just enough better than the
school houses over there tO make the
west side fellows wish that they had
a. much money and ~ many wise men
over there meaning no disparagpmcut
g. our west side friends as we have
over mere So, there you are
g'srhaps. II the hoard would call
III IS meeting. and this matter was ex
Aed and everyone given his chance
% .press his feelings on the matter
tha. the talk against tile proposition
would subside aud for that reason wc
strongly adiyso such course although
it may br barron of results 10 far aA
bringing any determination uu tho
immediate que- ions at issue are con
oerncd
The site question IL another matter
that many are talking about but
that is tar secondary 10 thu other
question Many prefer to have The
~ building erected on the lot upon
- b the main building now stands
Three other sites have been mentioned
some propose t0 move the Maple Grove
school purchase the adjoining lot and
build there Others favor purchasing
the tract which Mrs Donovan offered
10 the district at one time IT IL can
be- bought aud building there Others
favor buying the block back Of Mrs
G. $ Henry'B and Luke Welch's place
and draining H. Whatever site ia
chosen IL IL cineh that the board
will not be held mp by the owners