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addition wonld divide things up evenly
enough to relieve the situation.
DR.. Beach asked whether the rooms
with thirteen to seventeen pupils in
them, i'm the Union school, would be
maintained.
Mr. Hughes thought it good plan
to delay action on the Franklin until
the bids for the high school building
were received, so that the board would
know where it was at.
Mr. Davies said that when he was
on the board the first time several
years ago. the board had $4,000 that it
had raised toward Il Franklin building
fund. but that it had all been used
10 help pay maturing high school,
bonds. The crowded condition of the
Franklin school ought TO be relieved at
once. A four room addition ought t.
be constructed, even if the two up
per rooms were not finished off until
needed. The board was i'm duty bound
to build the addition, as the ballots
AT the recent election read that way.
Mr.. Hughes thought that the point
had not beea reached where the ad
dition was absolutely needed, rs is
the ease at the high school When
the point is reached he would be for
it. So long as there is room in the
Franklin and Union schools combined
to accommodate the pupils he did not
see the necessity of enlarging the
Franklin. The district has authorized
the loan, and the money can be secured
from the state at any time in the
future. 1t can he called for in a year
or two. if wanted. and the interest
saved in the meantime. He hoped that
sonnet hing of the $l00000 voted would
he left. so that the entire amount
wond not have 10 be borrowed
Mr.. Bli@senbach said that the crowd
cd condition in the Franklin arose, hut
that the board had transferred num-
Der of the pulls to the Union school.
Mr.. Bishman saw no reason why
this policy could not be ontinued. and
the boundary lile extended some more
He did not see the need of imposing
Snch 4 burden on the taxpayers.
Mr.. Blissenbach said that lot OF
people voted for the high school bonds
because the proposition included an ad-
dition to the Franklin building. He
called for Il report from the superin
tendent.
Superintendent Sperry said that the
Franklin school is crowded i'm the lower
grades, and that pupils had been trans
ferred from those grades to the Union
school, where the attendance i'm the
same grades was light. The question
was whether the board wanted to keep
mp the practice or take care OF the
children i'm their own district
Mr.. Schercr said that he did not
see how the board would be breaking
faith with the voters if ii did not build
the addition To the Franklin building
at once. 1t could be done next year
The light attendance at the Union was
accounted for by the fact that many
parents had sent their children to
other schools because they were afraid
of the old Union building, which has
been condemned.
Dr.. Beach said that il this was so
the board ought not to think of put
ting any money into the Frankli
building, which was Il good building
but should build new Union school
so that parents would not have to
send their children Ia an unsafe build
ing.
Sent to Unsafe Building.
Mr.. Blissenbach said that the board
had voted to take children from the
Franklin and send them To an unsafe
building rather than enlarge The
, Franklin.
Mr.. Bishman said that it Was but
three blocks from Rock street tc
either the Union or Franklin schools
and the ground was level and tho
walks good. The dividing line was Vine
street.