Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-03-16
A WORD TO OUR CITIZENS.

The School Board School District No. have issued call for
special election for Monday March 49, at for the pur
voting the question whether not the Trustees
of said District shall be authorized to purchase the triangular
ground adjoining the school ground the northeast
acreage stated but varousy estimated at from acres
The purpose which this piece of land to be put not stated
in the CALL but well known that Prof Warner advocat
ing the purchase by the school board Of this triangular piece
ground for vocational training (agrculture)
The REPUBLICAN enuousy opposes the purchase Of this
triangle for many chiefly among which the following
The price of all proportion to the amount that
should expended by the district for agricultural training until
afford heed the crying need of the patrons the
South Side Of the track for protection for their small child
who compelled to walk across the s. Ry tracks
three and four times day
Either school house should be built the South Side
where teachers could be employed and where the
Primary grades taught should be
vded to take these children to and from school, something OF
this done serious accident to result to some
child Who obliged these tracks The already
burdened taxpayers Mountain Home should be called
city property at fancy prices for agricultural training
until this needed protection is given the children
consideration asked for this triangle is $4,000
price greater than is worth for the purpose to which
proposed to it, Vocational training)
Good land agricultural training be secured within
half mile of the for $4,000 The only excuse or
paying upwards 100000 per would be that the
were OvERBURDENED WITH MONEY 1t necessary to
have the ground adjon the school play ground
Anyone who anything about lng land knows that
triangle the shape you could possibly use for that
purpose practical farms where they unfortunate
have piece land usually fenced out and left
for pasture.
paying of $1,000 for triangular three
four adjoining the play grounds would only be the be-
ginning expense for after securing the land then the equip
furnished whereas by going short distance out
suitable tract could be secured for half the money
We quote the Boise Statesman of March H. in
half column, headed High School is Ready for Farming
Bark and A. " Talman his assistant have spent the last
DAY the field surveying the land for the new station
After the return from the Fair ground yesterday Mr. Bark dis
would be 343 of arabic land the field
which school will Twenyone will be devoted to
cultivated crops while the rest will be paned timothy and
clover
This farm will not only be practical demonstration to the
agricultural students in the high school, but will also be fine
object local farmers Mr. Bark said yesterday III
will only demonstrate how each should be planted and
handled but will also illustrate the best methods of irrigation
practice THE school board in general and Prof F. Griffin
particular be greatly compmented this inauguration
What contrast what High School is doing farm
half miles from and what would be doing on
$4,000. mis- shaped tract adjoining the Playground
REPUBLICAN does wish to be understood as against
vocational training the purchase suitable piece OF land
suitable price for the purpose but objecng un
suitable piece of land unsuitable price for the purpose and
especially when there imperative needs of the school,
unprovded for.