Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-04-22
THE HIGH SCHOOL.

of Dallas school district VIII 1e111e ll
tbetr ballots whetner q High S-h1a-
bYsfdjng q To BE- halt this year Is
the need of q modern high s11e.7- y
Dallas ig admitted by al. rzH allg
o-es-fesn confronting ths T5-ers fcr
consideration al this ti11e lE as % tn
arnount OF money that sil9-l1 BE- z'1-='1
for building parFos@s. Ths 1lr=r12-s
of the district have asked tor sza-9sl-
The Observer faT0rs The 61l-1i1z q
z school house suitable 70 the needs o.
tfe district ard credl-abIs - tas CITY
0f Dallas. let It c9sz sz59ts. O. 1856
600. OF whztever IL ZaE. But sikh AZ
due respect 70 the directors TA1 arr
honorable and conscientious u-e-- t1lz
news1aper would urge that t1e test
Of buaness judgment b exercised q
every step. While Dallas cannot al
f0rf 20 1t szy false z6ezs q ec1loz1T
szsr5 il The wzy Of the proper es3z-
esrfon o. fcs yo-th and Eh= grgE-E zls
fevegorrnsrt csf the city, il Zust a-s
borne II mind that sEe.ss9 IS large
arno1-t o. nrozsY 70 Ee devoted u any
single puhl5c z=ed O. improve -zz=-1 II
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ezzzry sar rE-z1 pzrpa's=- q IN szf----t
$40 @sFs. sr sE6.Ba8 we o1ly Gasar#
% ezI1 zttsntioz 70 the fse- thst thsre
is zIu-ays 2 point Ehe-e gs15@-sa el1z
and rseklzszzesz begz-z TIE co-d--
ton eouf-oatf1g the people a. this
time fE ore Whsch calls for calm, s=1s'-
b1s action and the exercise q prudence
and good b1sfness judgment.
ne voice q tbs reckless and ire
guonsztle shouter, heard in every com
n7rnfty IN the land. should not be list
ened 10. Il viii ba remembered ths
zhen Polk County found itsaif face 10
face with the expensive necessity 0t
building a courthouse few year,
ago. the cry went up from the ire
sDons5ble element that rich and
growing county Ike Polk should not
think Of spending less than $4,000 Or
100000 for building Courthouses
in nelghboring counties costing sirni-
lar large sums Of money were pointed
10 By these agitatOrs. just as some are
now calling attention TO the great cost
Of high school buildings recently built
elsewhere. and it was argued that
Polk County would not be able to se-
cure q decent building for q less
amount Of money. What followed
Bids were asked for the construction
OF a modern stone building, and when
opened the lowest was found to be as
follows: Basement. $500; thrce-story
superztructure. 324 1900; total cost Of
building. $4,000. The result was that
for $4,000 Polk County secured a
building acknowledged by all to be so
far superior TO the $4,000 and $780,
600 brick cOurthOuses Of neighborlng
counties as to admit OF no cOmpart-
son-a building that is not only pleas
ing and satisfactory 70 the residents Of
the county. but is admired by every
visitor and stranger who passes this
way. Who will say that the courthouse
f. not a building creditable alike to
the rich county Of Polk and the beau
tfful and progressive city Of Dallas?
The school district may count itself
fortunate. indeed, II It shall succeed
in securing a building as creditable in
every way for the amount Of money
expended in its construction.
AZ the Observer views the situation,
il IL not 20 much a question of what a
High school building shall cost a. it Is
Of getting a dollars worth Of build
ing for every dollar spent in its con-
struction. This is all the people Of
Dallas have a right 20 ask Of the d.
rectors. and It ls all any reasonable
man viii ask. II Is only fitting and
proper that Dallas should build the
largest and best equipped High School
in Polk County. and such a building
Will necessarily cost a large amount Of
money: but with the exercise of good
bushes judgment In planning the
structure. and in the actual work ~
construction. the Investment viii prove
q blessing To the district
The Observer desires 20 see High
School building erected ia Dallas. and
10 zee lt built this year. II $4,000
Is usecfarE f1r the purpose. bonds %
that arro-ut should De- voted next
Monaay ~ 10 uhether that amount
s. necesssre. the Observer cau only
must be- taken fcr granted that in hE-
ing the cost Of building and grounds
AZ that figure. the directors were not
merely guessing. but had some fairly
definite plan in mind. This plan the
board has not seen ft % make public.
and az a consequence the people can
only trust % the wisdom and good
judgment o. the directors. u anything
Il 20 BE- done this year
The Observer had hoped that the
board might see 81 way clear % give
the people some general idea o. the
character o. building In mind. uheth-
er Il was % bc built q brick. ar stone.
OF NHAAa AAN re - Z. NA'-a.H -A.ll-
her ~ rooms a general idea al % itz
location IN the city. and the approri-
nate area q school grounds In ask
ine this. we have fully reaiizsd that no
man q any bushes saEarltv whatever
would expect the beard 90 submit 5ef-
Inlte plans for q building or % say eN-
aetly how much b. IL willing % pay for
prematurelv would BE- the worst 90
fo1y. Our only reason Tor EuEEasf-
ing that the board Wouid DO well o.
rfve out some general statement q its
rians vas prompted b. recoilection
q the fact that a. tuo different schooi
elections IN former years. the taxpay-
ers voted against bonds for BUILDING
purposes. only 70 reverse their verdict