White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-20
CHOSE SITE TER
CAREFUL STUDY
BOARD OF EDUCATION DEFENDS
POSITION IN CHOICE OF LOCA-
TIoN OF COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING

Whatever the object or intention
of the grand jury in taking time to
visit the site of the prospective eoun-
Nv high school building. and publish
ing condemnatory resolutions con-
cerning the site, may be, the action
is not likely to bring about change
in the situation nor in any way delay
the work of building. Laying aside
entirely the question as to whether
ter is one concerning which the
grand jury nor no one else except the
county board of education, appears
to have anything TO do with. The
question of site is practically settled,
the board of education acting en-
tirely within its authority. and with
the power given IL by the legislature
that passed the law providing for
the erection of high school build
ing in White Pine county. The act
specifically authorized the $50. 900
bond issue empowered and directed
the board of education to select a
site for the said building. the only
stipulation being that IL should be
within the Ely city limits. The
grand jury has absolutely no pow
er tas jury) TO question the
judgment of the county board of
education in the selection of site,
granted that the committee acted In
good faith and according to its best
judgment And there is nothing TO
show that the committee acted in any
other way The grand jury would
have just as much cause and au-
thority TO criticize the board of ed
ucation for employing a teacher of
plump proportions instead of one of
thinner mold as II has to condemn
as a jury the selection of the school
house site. The action. however
we'll meant, has involved an unneces-
sary county expense. and is absolutely
without weight.
That the board of education
proposes to stand by its action is
evidenced in the following statement
given to the News. by Lindsay Dun
can. president of the board. who
goes into the details of the situation
and is explicit as TO why the board
decided on the location for the school
house. Mr.. Duncan says:
Mr. Duncan's Statement.
For the past three months the
members of the county board of edu-
cation have made careful
study of possible sites for the new
high school and have endeayored to
ascertain the wishes of the people of
the county relative to the various To-
cations.
1t soon became evident TO the
board that public opinion was widely
divided and that wherever the board
located the building that three
fourths of the people would be dis
satisfied.
In selecting site the board of
education were governed by the fol-
lowing considerations:
l. The sum of $4,000 must
purchase the site. design, erect, and
equip the building
2. As a county high school il
must be so located as TO best serve
the interests of secondary education
in White Pine county.
The essential requirements for
an ideal high school location are as
follows
The site should he sanitary i'm
every respect.
1T should he well drained.
IL should contain ground enough
To provide ample athletic and recrea-
ton fields.
The character of the ground
should not be such as to require eN-
pensive foundations or waterproof
ing OF the basement.
IL should be free from the menace
of fires and floods.
The location should be pleasing TO
the eye.
II should be readily accessible 10
the school population of the district
IL serves.
The last requirement should not
be given undue weight as 1t Is not
Objectionable for young people OF
high school age to walk a reason
able distance to school and, In fact,
modern high schools are rarely To-
Gated in the business center OF a
community.
Owing to the refusal of the board
OF county commissioners to allow the