The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-11-02


a properly equip and maintain tn
n schools and the district began L
; go behind. The Longfellow schoo
q was made out of the old frame bull
q ing and the district went into deb
: To buy the grounds and fix up thu
building. In 1909 the schools wer,
o again found to be crowded and the
4 district again voted bonds to the
q limit to build an addition to the
, Wardwell building. There was not
enough money to complete the build
ing and so of course was not enough
to apply upon the floating debt that
sued TO pay for the balance nee
essary to complete and equip the
Wardwell Building.
From this il will be seen that
necessity forced the board into
debt At last. however, we have
reached a point where we can
take up the floating debt and get
upon an even keel. The valuations
have been raised upon the property
within the distrkt and a large
amount OF land, which in former
years was sage brush waste, is
now of high value and will continue
to increase as the years go by.They
are the lands that will help meet
the obligation, and they will help
TO pay the bill in the years to come
and they should be the ones, or
they will reap the greater benefit.
The new man who comes in and TO
whom you sell your land will help
pay the bonds, and he should pay
II. wor he will get the benefit of
the splendid school system which
we now enjoy. Some say that they
do not want the burden TO be placed
upon the future generation. Why
not? Are not most OF the children
in school the ones who are re-
ceiying the benefit, and If in the
future they have to pay the bill
are we asking them to do that
which is not justly theirs since
they are the ones who have received
advantages Of the excellent school
facilities given them.
To those who are afraid we will
get back into the same slough of ,
debt, we have only TO answer that
there is but little danger of that ,,
for the reason that the valuation of
the district has become so large,
81 ,25O,000) and the levy can be :
raised, so as to provide for a school
lore we would exhaust or come any
where near taking up our income. :,
On present valuation, if necessary !,
We could raise $4,000 per year to =
the schools. That ought
o provide for a long time in the ;,
uture.
Many would no doubt be surpris- I,
d TO know that with the $4,000 81
ond issue voted, this district would u
OF be In debt as large an amount m
n proportion to its valuation as 1t q,
Us NHfu II W do liINl Nltdltu Ill
1856, nor would it be in debt to
S large an amount in proportion to r,
s resources as il has been at any 4,
me OF it's existence. When the in
istrict was first organized it was II
Onded for 10 per cent of the valua. IN
on OF the property of the district.
/ 1903 for S per cent, in 1909
r. per cent and in If the Sc 20
,nds are sold the Indebtedness ~
i'll only be 6 per cent of the valua. w
on. on
Too many have forgotten that We SCI
I've grown away from country we
hool We can no longer conduct to
n schools in the manner of 20
airs ago. The schools thruout
e country have reached higher MI
ane and greater demands are NJ.
lde of them The board has been Bii
arged with extravaganza. AS no
alter of factythere are few schools we
towns of this size that have less an,
do with. The board has tried to BIO,
ovide good teachers, they have
zen them the necessities, none of
> frills to work with. The school oss
ildings and grounds have been OH
'efully cared for. they have been Lou
pit in good repair, the sanitary Fio
editions have been improved and ~
Try care has been made to protect via.
health and make pleasant the
that the child will
contented and its school Ii e
made pleasant, to the end that
best results might be obained ~
rhe people o the district are "e
nd OF their schools. Our grad
es 80 out well equipped and can '"'
w as good records as any DO
want to see the standard low ms
d? The schools are the very wa"
kboue Of this community Cut s'" "a,
fp its efficiency curtail its ''',
}rts and you will cut away the
y foundation upon which the -'"
ne of your property is built '''