Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-02-07
MUST WEAR
CHEAP GOWNS
School Board Brings Grief
to Girl Graduates
OUTLOOK FRIGHTENING
FOR HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX
Splendid Financial Showing Is Evil
dence that District Would not Find
Added Indebtedness Burde ensome

Evidently believing that the eco
nomical feature, as practiced by
itesef. should be emulated by the par
cnts, the board of education, at the
regular meeting on Jan. 80. unani
mously adopted the following pream-
bic and resolution:
Whereas. The cost of dresses for
graduation and for commencement
week i'll our high school has grown
so large i'll the past few years that
graduation has become real hard
ship to many OF our parents and the
complaint on this account has become
so general that it is necessary for the
board to take notice of this condition:
Therefore be it resolved. That no
girl shall be allowed to graduate
whose material for graduation dress
shall exceed the sum OF $500. This
shall also apply to all occasions of
commencement week. These dresses
shall be made under the supervision
OF the head OF our Domestic Science
Department by the girls themselves
or subject to her APPROVAL if made else
where and subject to her examination
at any time or of some one designated
by the Board"
The Enterprise believes that this
drastic ruling on the part OF the
school board is going to cause the
members thereof plenty of grief and
worry before it is enforced. and the
question will be raised whether the
board has the authority to withhold
4 diploma for the infraction of its
rule. but that is for the members
thereof to lose sleep over and not us.
We are more interested in the finan-
cial showing.
The financial staement OF our
school district. as published in the
Enterprise two weeks ago, has been
|eenerally read by the patrons and
taNpayers of the district and has been
very favorably commented upon. The
statement showed total expenditure
for the six months ending Dec. 3Ist
last OF S23.2SS.5o, and this includes
four months of school as against FIVE
months in the present six months.
II showed balance of SI2, 2,68S.72 in
cash on hand in all funds. OF this
sum SII.4t74o is for the running ex-
pensc OF the district and the balance
for bonds and for interest on bonds.
The statement showed a total bond
ed Indebtedness of S44.ooo.oo, which is
being reduced as rapidly as the bond
fund accumulates and gets large
at time Our total valuation is So
|o34S23oo and on this large valuation
orr Indebtedness is practically moth
ing.
There are no outstanding warrants
OF any kind. and the report of last
July was the first time in years that
there were no outstanding warrants
shown. Our school taxes have been
reduced by the present board and the
district by strict economy has been
brought to 4 cash basis and by the
same methods we hope will be kept
there.
We have 23S scholars enrolled in
our high school-the largest in its
history-Io7o enrolled in our grades
Up to the present time this year, from
which it must be apparent to the
most unobscrvant that our present
buildings arc overcrowdcd and we
BADLY need another building
The excellent financial condition of
the district. as shown by the above
summary. leads the superintendent
and school board. and in fact everyone
having the best interests of our
schools at heart. to believe that the
time is rirc to submit a comprehen-
sive plan for another building TO the
people.