Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-27
ANOTHER VIEW.

pilNtE DtlIs
 It is to be regretted that there was not larger attendance at the meeting held in the courtroom last Tuesday night to consider the question of pro. viding high school. building for Globe, and especially that there were present so few taxpayers, who are the only people that can vote at the. bond election on Saturday.
 There were only two persons present who expressed an opinion contrary to the views popular with the eassenblaee but they at least were able to show that there are two sides to this high school question, as the board of school trustees have presented it.
 We think 1t i'll becomes those who have so little direct interest in the af fairs of the district to parade their opinions on such a matter. They may he very intelligent observers and know what is for the best interest of the com. munity better than many of us who have lived here ten, twenty or thirty years, and assisted as best we could in the upbnilding of Globe. but it would seem to be in better taste at least. to allow the property taxpayers to decide questions of bond issues and public i'm. provements without outside interfer. ence.
 The school trustees ut the meeting on Tuesdy night laid great stress on the paragraph of the statute which provides that the selection of sites for school houses shall be left to decision of the citizen taxpayers of the district and they (the trustecs) aver that they have no personal interest in the matter of securing site for the proposed high school building. It has not always been the case when the question of the To. eaton Of new school house in this district has arisen that the school trus tees have been so disinterested as they now claim to be. Referring to the To- cation of the North Globe school house on Noftsger hill, Andre Maurel gave little history which reflects no credit on the then board of trustees. two of whom are members of the present board. They arbitrarily selected the site and purchased the ground. and went ahead with the construction of the building in the face of a strong pro. test from the residents of North Globe. As consequence one of the four rooms remains vacant because parents will not send their children to a school so in. conveniently situted. The trustees now offer the lame excuse that they were not informed as to the law in the prem. ises. Ignorance of the law excuses no one, particularly public officer to whom the people have delegated trust, relying upon their integrity and wis. dom to discharge that trust faithfully and intelligently
 There can be no difference of opinion among intelligent citizen taxpayers who have the welfare of the district at heart, as to the necessity of providing more school accommodations. The real difference of opinion arises over the question of the relative importance of providing at this time permnent quar- ters for high school, and building ad. ditional grade schools to accommodate the hundreds of children now deprived of instruction because the capacity of our school houses is already .overtaxed.
 In order that the local taxpayers may have a clearer understanding of present conditions in the Globe public schools, data obtained from w. o. Kellner, the county superintendent of schools, is here given that should enable the voter at Saturday 6 election to arrive an in. telligent conclusion and act according. ly. The number of pupils enrolled in the schools of Globe district during the month ended November 6, was sss, and