Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-15
new SCHOOL HOUSE
One Needed on the North Side at
Once.
More Rooms Required To Accommo-
date our school Children Meeting
Feb. 21.

One Of the most important propositions
that the city of Beldng faces today is, the
question of providing ample and adequate
room for the proper care and schooling Of
the children of the city.
Those of US who have lived in the city
the past twenty years have witnessed a
steady growth Along with the growth
Of the city, the schools have grown and
each year, as shown by the report OF the
superintendent of schools, from twenty
five to thirty-five new pupils have been
added to our school attendance
During the past year two rooms have
been rented. the G. A. r. hall and the
Baptist chapel 10 Accommodate this in
crease, and even then several rooms have
been crowded, having as many as fifty
pupils enrolled; this is certainly too many
pupils for the rooms and also 100 many
pupils for the teachers to handle and do
successful school work The church
building which the Board purchased and
fitted up for school building, will pro-
vide for the pupils on the south side for
the present But what we want is new
building on the north side Of sufficient size
to care for all the children up TO and in
cluding the fifth grade.
If the schools continue to grow, the close
Of another year will find the proposed
building filled. We must not only build
for the present but we must provide for
the future. Many Of our citizens will re-
member that when the second ward
school house was built. It was proposed
10 build four room building, but because
the taxpayers were not willing to give
the necessary funds the present structure
was built. How much better it would
nave been could four room building have
been built.
Now we have the same proposition to
meet in the first ward and why not put
up building which will give room enough
so that our boys and girls may attend
school there and be a credit to the city.
At the last annual meeting the Board
was authorized to call special meeting
10 vote bonos for a new building in the
first ward The old building is cold and
not sufficiently large. and we hope that all.
who have the interest Of our boys and
girls at heart, and VINO believe that the
best that we can give cur children in this
life is a good common school education
will work and vote for new building in
the first ward
The meeting for the purpose of voting
upon this matter Is 10 be held at the High
school building Wednesday evening, Feb.
81, from z to o'clock. 1t is the duty Of
every citizen who S a school taxpayer to
be present and vote for or against this
question, and it is also the duty OF the
voters to have the measure adopted. The
proposition is for an $4,000 building and
we all know one cannot be built for less.
and at this price it will certainly make
valuable piece Of property as the Ellis es-
tate have promised TO give to the city one
acre Of ground adjoining the acre already
owned by them providing building cost
ing not less than SIS 600 is erected,
The voting will be conducted in the
same manner as at any regular election;
there being board Of inspectors, and bal
lot box and record Of each voter will
be kept.
BE sure and attend this meeting and
vote for the new building as it is certainly
necessity and will also make valuable
addition to our beautiful city. building
which we may all point to with pride,
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