The Taney County republican., 1910-03-10


poses, fuel, library, maps, charts, globes
and other necessary apparatus.
In my judgment if such system
could be fully consummated, it would
more than double the helpfulness of
the public schools of Taney county.
Yours for better schools,
A. J. HICKS, Co. Supt.
To what Prof. Hicks has said above
we want to add few words. We think
this matter one of great importance to
the people of Taney county. We have
been handicapped in the past in our
efforts to secure good education by the
lack of funds. Here is our chance to
get it. All that is required is little
hustling to conform to the require
ments of the statute quoted above. Let
US figure them out little. First, the
district must have territory of nine
square miles; second an assessed valu-
alton not to exceed $40, 900; third
twenty-five or more children of school
age; fourth levy of 65 cents on the
hundred dollars must be made This
last requirement is the only objection
that can be raised. and that isn't
good objection, For the law requires
that at least 40 cents be levied any
way, and levy of 65 cents would be
only 25 cents additional This would
mean that in those districts which now
have less than eight months school it
would cost the man assessed at $500,
| SIPS a year, the man assessed at
$1,000, $3.50 and the man assessed at
$4,000, $3.50 year more to have an
eight months school than to have what
they are now having. Surely a man
must be awfully close, fisted who would
object to paying this amount each year
to have a good school. Besides this,
25 cents of the levy could be used for
Incidental expenses, thus giving to
every school the opportunity to pro-
vide good blackboards, Libraries, maps
charts, etc. Then each district could
pay $40 month to teachers, thus
making it worth while for our young
men and women to make good teach
ers of themselves. In short it gives ia
chance for every district to have
GOOD school of eight months, and it
puts the weak districts on equal foot
ing with the strong ones.
But to secure the benefits of this law
during the coming year it is necessary
to ACT and act at once. Consequently
we are going to offer suggestion. Let
there be mass meeting in every school
district on Tuesday night, April Is, to
discuss the best way TO meet these re-
quirements. If your district has more
than nine square miles figure out what
land you can spare to some neignbor-
ing district that needs territory, being
careful to retain more than 25 chill
dren of school age in your district.
Also if your district has more than forty
thousands dollars assessed valuation cut
off enough to 60 below that amount
; without going below your nine square
miles of territory. If your district has
less than nine square miles figure on
WitdI tCIi1lOiy JOo wait 1Oi4A SOiAAS "
ther district, being careful to keep in
, side the valuation limit. Then dur
ing the next few days let your board
consult with the board from which you
wish to take territory or to which you
: want to give territory and let the calls
for the annual meetings show the in
7 tention to change boundary lines as a.
: greed upon. The last date upon which
these notices can be posted is Monday
April 81, hence the date we sugges,
for the mass meeting, March Is, al
D though some other date would do i
more convenient, the sooner the bet
tier, if you can get word to the people,
as it will give more time for conference
and preparing of notices. No jealousy
: should exist between the different dis
tricts, but all should work together fol
the common good.
We are sorry to say that there ars
some school districts in the county il
s which THE REPUBLICAN will not reacl
n many of the voters. So it will bt
If necessary for our readers to take tn,
lead in this matter AS soon as yo,
!, read this get busy. Call your neigh
: bors by phone or otherwise and see
q you can't get them together. Let
is have eightmonths school in every dis
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