Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-17

~ mere WcfC ABOUT - pSopsc-s'i
men foiks-at the public meeting call
cd by the School Board last Sa,ur-
day.
Secretary Evans Of the Board took
the chair, called the meeting to or.
der and stated that the people had
recently voted money for a new
school house and the Board had call.
cd this meeting to get the views OF
the patrons rs to the best location
for school building. The Board
was dcsirous OF meeting the wishes
Of the people rs near as might be and
this was deemed the best way OF
learning them.
Director Fcniason suggested that
the meeting be heard frs, on the
question OF 4 rural school building
in the southwestern part OF the dis
trict.
J. A. weybright OF that neishbor-
hood being present was called on.
]. 4 Wcybright said the people OF
his ncighborhood had been laboring
for q long time under disadvantages
IS to school accommodation and they
had been paying taxes right along.
Their feeling was that they ought to
have some better convcnicnccs. They
scholars and felt that these ought
to be provided for nearer home. They
had no complaint to make about the
town schools bu, il was a great hard
ship to bring the children SO far to
school. He believed they were en-
titled to a school located in that part
of the district. The people out there
had not had time to debate the mat
ter OF exact location. Some talk had
been had on the subject and the point
most generally agreed upon was 4
point on the Kclsay road close un-
der the High Line ditch.
As to land for building site il
was said by those present, from the
ncighborhood that there were several
whom II was believed would donate
land. Mr.. Collins the newly elected
director was present and he offered
an acre OF his land II il was found
to be desirable situation. though
he was not at all anxious to have the
school on his land.
Mr.. Evans asked rs to the wisdom
Of drawing the children to town in
stead OF building rural schools. This
he said was now being done in many
places, particularly in the East.
Mr.. Wcybright opposed that idea.
His poin, was that il was more con-
vcnicnt for contry children to go to
country schools, as a matter of saw
ing in time and saving in dress.
Mr.. Fenlason suggested that the
people OF the ncighborhood get to-
gcthcr and settle on location and
report to the Board.
Mr.. Evans reverted to the idea Of
bringing the children into town to
school and quite warm debate on
this point followed. the rural patrons
opposing it strongly.
The question OF the enlargement OF
the school accommodation in town
was next taken up and thrcshcd out
with like interest.
Mr.. Conner spoke in favor of a
grade school building to be located in
the southwest corner of the town. If
a high school was to be built he did
MT think there was any better site
than the present high school, by
making some needed changes in the
building.
Mr.. Crcsscy said the people of the
southwest corner had made no pro-
test when school buildings had been
located in various other parts of
town and he thought it was now the
turn of the southwest quarter to get
a school building. But they wanted
a high school building. He noticed
that his friend Conner was willing
they should have building II it was
to be small building, but IL it was
to be big building he wanted it To-
Gated somewhere else. He would be
kind too and let Mr.. Conner have it
If it was to be a small building but If
it was to be high school he be-
lieved the southwest part of town
was the best location for It.
Mr.. Babcock said most everybody
present seemed to have an opinion
Of his own and was expressing it and
that was all right. It was a good
kind of people to get amongst. He
was in favor of country school on
the Kelsay land, and he was in ia
vor of town school on the high
ground of the present Washington
school building. The southwest cor
ner of the town was low and swampy.
This produced some mcrriment and
good natured banter.
Mr.. Cressey in answer to ques-
tion said he had expected at least fif-
ty people present to back up his prop
osition as to the location but some
how they hadn't materializcd.
Mr.. North was called for by Mr..
Cressey and he responded, first say
ing word in favor of giving the ru-
raj community of tn: southwest part