The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-03-15

pay for the superintendent and that
he be placed in charge. and the school
rooms be offered to the teachers rent
free for a subscription school. A
popular subscription could then be
taken up for those who felt unable
to pay.
John B. Gill expressed himself
as willing to pay for his child and
one additional one. He believed the
should be under the direction of the
superintendent.
R. E. Baughman did not consider
it just to cut out those who were un-
able to pay. and believed he could
scratch a little harder and dig up for
more than his own children.
Nathan Jaffa believed that since
plenty of suggestions had been made
il was time to do something. 1t was
impossible to close the schools. The
town would be given a black eye for
years to come, and the schools must
be continued. The only proposition
before the meeting was how to raise
the money. He did not favor a sub
scription list. There are, he said, but
few who cannot pay for the tuition
of their children. and the citizens
will look out for these. A plan should
be adopted whereby a canvass OF the
schools could be made to find out
who would pay, and then raise the
money for those who could not. The
matter should be placed in the hands
of a competent committee.
A. X. Mott endorsed this plan, and
j. A. Graham then moved that a COM
mittee of five be appointed by the
chair to have charge of the matter
and report at later date.
This motion was seconded by F.
J. Beck and A. K. Mott. and prevailed
without q dissenting vote.
The committee named by the chair
Is as follows: Nathan eJaffa, w. c.
Burrus. r. E. Baughman, Robert Kel-
ahin and F. ]. Beck.
The meeting then adjourned
The Committee Meets.
Immediately after the adjournment
Of the general meeting the committee
met and organized by selecting Ma
than Jaffa as chairman and F. J.
Beck as secretary.
At this meeting the following plan
was adopted and is today being car
ried out. Letters to the parents. of
the children in the schools are being
sent out These letters are as fol-
lows:
Roswell, N. M. Mar. Is. 1905. |
THE school fund having been ex-,
hausted. 1t was found necessary to
devise means to raise funds to con-
session of nine months.
"At a meeting of the citizens last
night. it was decided that funds be
raised by private subscription, and
that an opportunity be given all pa
irons to purchase tuition tickets en-
titling their children to attend school
during the months of April and May
at five ($5.00) dollars per ticket for
each pupil for the two months
Please sign one of the blanks be-
low and return this paper to the
teacher of your children to be deliv-
cred to the superintendent.
"On or before March 20. 1905, l
promise TO purchase tickets
for (names of Pupils)
at five ($5.0O) dollars each. Total to
be paid, S
(SignedD ........--.
Tickets can be purchased from ].
r. Stilwell at the superintendent
office in the Central Building or from
Nathan Jana at the Citizens National
Bank.
'I do hereby certify that 1 am un-
able to purchase tickets for (names
OF pupils)
(Signed)
1T is earnestly desired that all
citizens assist I'm this work by pur-
chasing tickets before March 20, 1905.
SO that arrangements can be made
to continue the schools
by order of Committee.
NATHAN JAFA. Chairman
FRED ]. BECK. Secretary.
From this letter it can be seen that
the plan is to sell the tickets of ad-
mission to the schools ut the price
OF $500 for the two months II isr ex-