Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-11-29
SPECIAL SCHOOL
! ELECTION CALLED
PROPOSITION FOR TAX TO EN-
# LARGE HIGH SCHOOL TO
BE SUBMITTED.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS. INCLUDED

Changes in Central and West SID
schools also to be Made with
Proposed Fund.
The school board of the 1ndepend
ent School District of Manchester q
meeting held Monday Afternoon
passed resolution calling for a spe
cial election to be h-'' An,.la of 10
December II, 1911,
Y Of submitting to a 'vore q propose
ton for bonding the school distric
u for. $4,000. It is proposed to use
the fund in building an addition t
the high school which is now over
" crowded and in installing new
!, heating and sanitary system in thu
building. 1t is. also planned to pu;
in new ventilating system IN the
Central school building and new
n heating plant and other needed I'M
4 proyements in and about the sWes
Side school building. It is pointed
out that there will be practically nc
increase in the tax levy. The pres
ent building tax is being used to
\ pay the bonds issued to build the
addition to the Central building.
4 These will all be paid off in less
than three years and none OF the
proposed bond issued would fall due
until after that time. The time OF
maturity OF the new bonds would be
set far enough in the future to al
low the present building tax if con
tinuet to take care OF them as they
I fall due.
For several years there mas been
II crying need for better high school
quarters. The building is now
crowded to the Limit 1t is in fact
over crowded and the school board
is face to face with the proposition
'of being compelled to refuse admit
lance to at least sixty students mex *
year unless more room is provided.
Ths members OF the school board
have given the situation very care
full and painstaking c6nsider ration
and are unanimous in the opinion thai
present conditions, and what can$3be
reasonably expected for the future.
cansonly be met by providing "a
slarier building to properly accom- ON
smodate those who apply for admit II
lance. The proposed heating and
sanitary Improvements in the e high
school and the other two buildings
are absolutely necessary and the
Democrat believes the public VII
stand back Of the board in provid-
ing these betterments.
The school board authorizes ths
following statement In relation to
the proposition:
II Five years ago, the high school
enrolled about 100 pupils, about a
OF whom were tuitioned. Today there
are enrolled about $50 pupils. about
10 OF whom are tuitioned, an .increase
IN enrolment Of about 60, about
one-half OF which increase comes
from our own district and about one
hall from the tuitioned pupils. The
total enrolment OF the city schools
has not increased during this time
IN like proportion and the town ac-
cording to the last census has not
grown. This shows that more OF
our own pupils continue in school
and more are coming to us from
outside because there is a greater :
need for a high school education.
The American high school is adapt
ing itself to give training not only
for the few who are going on to col
Slege, but for all classes. It is no
longer the preparatory school for
the professional man alone, it IS
putting forth an effort to train its
pupils for life's work. Our high
school building was built to accom-
odate 12O pupils and there are now
/ enrolled 60 more than the building
was Dutlt TO accOmOudoe.
s.If all Of our tuitioned pupils were
! refused admission to the high school
our building would now be filled to
its full capacity and no doubt with
I'm two or three years larger build
ing would become necessary to ac-
j; comodate our own pupils for there
/ are still many OF our own pupils who
do not continue in school through
out the 10 years course.
"tThe free tuition law passed las
year by the legislature provides
that pupils living in a district where
no four year high school is maintain
y ed may attend any high school thai
viii receive them and their tuition
shall be paid by the township or dis
|, trict from which they come. The law
provides that they may be charged
the actual cost to that district pei
pupil, Cor expense Of teachers ane
all contingent expenses.
I'm order to equip our buildings a:
& they should be; to accommodate ou
Town pupils, that is provide an eff
cient heating plant, closet faci)
y tiles and ventilating system for tn
n high school: to remodel and repai
1 the building on the West Side, t
4 establish a satisfactory system Q
y ventilation for the Central building
LIT Is; estimated will require an ex
enditure OF $4,000. In order to &C
&scomodate those from outside tn
district at the present time and Pre-
vide Tor any increase in enrollmen
II In the future from With the distric
will require an additional expendi-