Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
HIGH SCHOOL FACTS

We have never heard a kick about
the county high school from any per-
son who has visited the school By
the way, gentle reader, have you
visited the county high school?
No part of the money raised by di-
rect tax or by the sale of bonds will
be used to buy a site for the new
county high school building. Private
subscription by citizens ofWa-Keeney
last summer bought and paid for a
splendid site which was Immediately
donated TO the comfy. The county
now has deed to the new site with
out cent of cost TO the general tax
payers of the county.
There are "a pupils enrolled in the
Industrial Framing Department of
the county high school and II pupils
in the Normal Department The ad
dition of these departments entities
Trego county high school to a share
of the 100000 appropriate by the
legislature of 1911, to be used in pay
ment of teachers wages. Our share
this year is $3.50.
One Of the provisions of the teachers
examination law, which takes effect
May. 1913, requires all inexperienced
applicants to have one year of high
school training or its equivalent be-
fore a certificate will be granted.
Under this law the normal depart
menJ of our county high school is of
direct interest and Importance to all
patrons of our common schools. and il
would abolish the school and send our
teachers away for high school training
and thus build up outside schools at
our expense
There are six county high school
trustees, all reputable citizens, sue
cessful in their business, and among
the newest taxpayers in the county.
Their reputation as citizens places
the sincerity of their intentions be-
yond question. The fact that they
are successful business men should
inspire confidence in their judg
and the further fact that they are
taxpayers and personally interested
in economy should be sufficient
guaranty that they viii not counter
ance or encourage any needless or ex-
travagant expenditure of public
funds. ANY statement which they
may make in this connection will be
worthy of full confidence
The average assessed valuation of
land in Trego county is sl2 per acre,
or about $1,000 per quarter section,
in round numbers. A building levy of
"a mill makes a tax of $50 per
quarter per year and this may be
continued three or four years On the
other hand, a bond issue of $40, 600 at
five per cent interest, would require
an interest levy of only one tenth of
one mill and the tax would be 20c per
quarter section Or tax of 40c per
quarter for the first year would pay
the interest and reduce the indebted
ness $1,000. After that the interest
levy might be gradually decreased
and the whole Indebtedness paid OF
before maturity. This is the whole
argument in a nut shell. Which is the
best ways This forty cent estimate is
based on the superstition that the
personal property will bear share of
of the tax and it should de remember
ed that as personal property decreases
greater proportion of the whole
sum will have TO be raised by a tar
on land
A county high school building was
built over at Hoxie two years ago 1t is
of brick, 81 x60 feet, two stories and
basement 1t has class rooms, ! as
ssembly room, l ONCE, study room
and i room which is to be fitted uE
as gymnasium, all rooms connect