Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-15

the county high school is located,
would not be very great.
Even should high school be To-
IIcated in some other district of the
county this condition will still OBJ
tain in the Alamogordo schools, for
there are families moving in from
other portions of the county all the
while to obtain school advantages.
Thus from motive of fairness in
the matter the voter should vote for
the establishment of a high school
at Alamogordo.
End. The establishment of higf
school at Alamogordo would bring
fthe greatest good to the largest
number. Even granting that should
Alamogordo be turned down in the
coming election on the establish
ment of a high school and that
some other district would then be
able to secure such a school the
number any other district in the
county would be able to care for
would be limited. At the present
time and maybe for years Alamo
gordo must have by a large proper
ton the greater number of high
school scholars. This district at
the present time has one-third OF
| the school population of the county
and possibly little larger proper
ton of the number of high school
pupils. Would it be fair to have
our children go to Clouderoft or Tu-
larosa. 1t might be argued that
Dist. No. / could still retain its
high school course, but that would
not be the spirit the law was Great
ed in.
3rd. To defeat district No. l in
the election on March 29th, on the
high school proposition, means no
county high school for several years
and possibly permanent defeat, and
that is something we assume no pro-
gressiye and thinking man or wo-
man in the county desires.
It. is quite likely that the writer
would not have mentioned the name
of other districts that are working
on the defeat of Alamogordo had it
not been for the publication of ar
ticles from Cloudcroft and Tulraosa
that somewhat misrepresents the sit.
uation, evidently for the intention
of befuddling the minds of the vot-
ers. From what these correspondents
say there are number in each
place who desire to defeat the com
| ing election on the matter with the
idea that Cloudcroft or Tularosa will
then be able to get a county high
school. Now what are the facts in
the case? If the peopl of dis
trict No. l., with the assistance OF
the county precincts, which are vi
| tally affected in the matter, will
get busy the high school PROPOSE
/ tion will not be defeated. But if
| it is, what could Cloudcroft or Tu-
| larosa do? The commissioners have
held in the presen tease that one
! fifth of the qualified voters, includ-
! ing women, would have to total
about 500 or more. Can either place
secure that number of signers, af-
ter adopting a "dog-in-the-manger'
| policy. Well, assume that they can:
Tularosa school district has an as
sessed valuation of $313,443. The
present bonded Indebtedness is
$4,000; the limit they can issue is
| $4,000, they can issue on pinch
$4,000 more That will build q
scimpy county high school. but the
people would have to dig down tC
equip 1t.
In the case Of Cloudcroft 1t IL
far worse. The districts assessed
valuation is $177,7S2. The bond is
sue is $500 and the total amount
the district would be permitted un
der the law to bond for woud bt
$500. That would not build anC
equip a high school building tina
would be in any sense a count!
high school. So Cloudcroft coult
not "pull down the bacon" no mat
ter how commendable and enterpris
ing her citizens might be In tn
matter. There is another phase t
the matter which is somewhat harsl
to even consider, but we must face
possible situation. Should any dis
trict or any two districts in tn
county combine to defeat the pres
ent proposition, and should succeed
could not District No. 1, with one
third of the votes, defeat a proposi
tion initiated by those districts
And would II not be Just about hu
man nature to do SO?
: To summarize, II the writer ha
interpreted the situation arightl
.. and expressed conditions correctly
defeat the present proposition
to forego a county high school
. Otero county for some time; an
, , II the people of the county favor Il
! establishment OF high School. .whie
was the starting assumption, All
mogoro Is the only locality In th
. county that can swing the propos
tlon. because 1t has already coun
: high school in fact. with the Loci
taxpayer paying the expense. an
! adequate buildings are already exi
E tent.
The matter is certainly one eyeI
! qualified voter should ponder b
tween now and election day and d
: eide according to his or her be
: judgment in fair and imparti
manner. II is TO be regretted tn
= some degree OF sectional Jealous
: should have been injected into q
question by such articles as have
J. lpeared In the FL Paso papers fro
= lcorrespondents. The thinking vC
= = er must decide on the idea OF q