Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-10

H.. -vs proposed locations. thrre ar
NOR farmers situated frum I'VE o. seven
nils l.l- from jerome. and WHO la E
chilir-r Il school Az that have >isus-l
fhe protest than their an gho have
-isn.-i -a- Petition zskins iof ~-he1i-
L j. evident that tie tulri = -rfil-i,-l
hy Other motives than tiir Wl>iit- ~ ihr
rs-st,ls Affected. We Rrne told that :
te4rhe- ID country ~-hpol. teaching AL
rhe different grades. could 30 lD>i \
gori "a and obtain jasl - gissi Fr-
suits = the teacher Who drvoi.- nri
whole time "a one grade only ArSl-
men-s that dos not merit any neNy
we're dlshea oui ~ L. by the hoard. and
then It- superintendent ~ brought
forward 10 sutsslznIlaIe their position
Bur. unfortunately ia the heal q Tie
discussion. the SECRETARY 81 Tie ,-'4rl
unWit-ngly dropped the rrmAIs HAT i
Wa t-4rs-i The farmers would ur-aA.ze
their oRu independent Sho.t districts
4nd be ID doubt expressed t-- whole
truth IL / nutshell The farmers should
By I'll means have their country sAg1ls
whether they want il ~ nOt. ont sicu-d
not b. independent from The jerome lis
trici The farmers have helIs7i u build :
for-y thousand dollar school hol>- AMI
Why not help u maintain II ANA help %
ray Ihe inevitably increased salary 10 tile
SUPERINTENDENT should liz tile nport
czris i>snei u children III country
schools. when indorst-i by tire Jerome
Superintendent te worth paying for?
The farmers should have their country
schools whether they want them or not,
d.. d H.
jerome gets re-Ady 10 bnlld another school
house they cali lssEe in1re bonds and
placr upon the Farmers back = second
mortgage Tie people in jerome had All
opportunity lo >igu the protest on gener-
al principals, hut not single signature
va obtained They want the school
wagons ataudu.ci l,4u-. ihey an tx
pensi.e = maintain. and our children
TAI wax from one u tW0 miles under
unt4Nur4hle conditions 10 country schools
buI 1he-e schools must bt- kept within
the jerome district - that possibly Later
On. Hlrn they want = high school, more
bonds can * sold and they can get a
wlack Al IL the third time.
Ii sounds too much ike the old old
story ii getting the sherp 10 market 10
get tlleir wool, and turning them loose
again in the cold until they are ready for
another clipping Ii the farmers must
have country schools there l. no reason
why they should NOT te independent and
under the supervision OF the farmers
themselves
Now in conclusion. and in view of the
in-iMnations that We who protested
against this move We're uncharitable. and
III View NJ the orations that emanated
from the chair that these hall dozen peti-
TONERS We're entitled To something more
tangible than sympathy. ! will make the
following proposition: Ii it Is decided
II establish a school at the corner the
petitioners desire, and no one included
within that territory shall be deprived Of
the privilege Of sending their children to
the Jerome school in a good wagon. If
they - de-in-. then | will, on the CON
dition the members of the school board
10 the same. agree to donate one hun
dred dollars for building such a school
house. and further agree. on the con-
dltlon that the members OF the boarI do
likewise, TO donate one hundred dollars
Tor four successive years for the
81 that school Here
gentlemen OF the school board. is an op-
portuniry 10 show something better than
Will you embrace ii? This
Is not intended for an argument. Ii i
offered only on the theory that charity
begins at home"
OTTvFP Hur