The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-21
ADDED FACILITIES ARE NEEDED
Oroyille Behind Other Places In the
County in School Equipment
!. Should be the Leader

NOTICES nave Deeu posted Calling
special school election next Monday,
February "a, at the school house, to
determine whether or not the district
shall issue bonds to the amount OF
$4,000 and build high school build
ing on the lots recently acquired IN
Grand View addition. II a building
is to be erected, work should begin as
soon as spring opens up in order to
be ready for next years term. If the
people do not want to build, 1t will be
necessary for the board to provide for
a building that can be rented for
school purposes.
The object of the board in writing
this letter is to acquaint the electors
with, our plans and views in this mat
ter.,f We desire to say that our inter-
estss are mutual and we desire your
unbiased opinion and Judgment in this
matter at any and all times.
ills evident that we need additional
school room. Our high school pupils
are ncooped up in one small room.
Grader, are combined that should be
separated 1t Is necessary to use the
PrOSD building for srecitations, for a
laboratory, manual training, business
department and store room, although
1t is:a very poor makeshift for either
purpbse. We have no gymnasium and
b6th hut must rent them under cohdi-
tionS that are not altogether satisfact-
ory.$ We need an assembly room to
seat at least three hundred, where all
the Gch0ol can assemble or where the
patrons of the district can meet and
discuss things Of value to the school
and the community at large. The pres
ent building shall be ward school
building and 1t is the policy of the
present board to maintain school there
and 1s such it will answer the purpose
verySwell and no voter should think
other than that 1t will be maintained
as award school and replaced by
permanent school building in the near
future. It could not be better situ-
and lural territory south Of the rail-
road tracks.
Thu contemplated high school build
ing will be used for all grades, if most
advantageous to all concerned, or until
a ward school is built for the north
side. las stated in previous letter.
Later. permanent ward school build
ings will be erected on both sides of
the track and this central building
used for the grades above the 5th only.
Some grades should be divided now.
The primary room has about fifty
pupils, and 1t may be more conven-
lent to have a primary grade in the
present grade building and one on the
other;side of the track. This Is mat
ter that will be determined by the con-
venience of the pupils and the school.
Other, grades should be divided no
doubt
The state school inspectors have
given. us "a black eye by declaring
that~We lack school spirit. Our poor
school equipment would certainly in
dicate, this. No other district in the
county has the assessed valuation of
our own, and all other incorporated
towns have from two to three years
accredited work.. We have none. The
people. of Oroville believe in educa-
tion, In good schools and good equip
ment... Every citizen would be proud
of the fact II we had the best school
and the best school plant in Okanogan
county. And whether our property is
one block or three miles from the
school, building the value Of the pro-
perty would be greatly enhanced. But
we should eliminate. the money con-
sideration OF this matter. We should
plan for the welfare of our young ones
anu AQf tuc cuuCdllOu VI tuc COIIlIuS
generation that our posterity may
commend rather than censure our eff
forts.
The electors could not have found
better site than the one recently Sc
lected.i, 1t is central, slightly, high and
dry. And it is hoped that they will
build commensurate with the present
needs.
When the number Of pupils demands
1t, permanent ward school will be
built where the present school build
ing stand and another in East Oro-
vile or.near the location Of the brew
cry to accommodate the grades below
the fifth. On account Of the extensive
use that Is now made Of the school
apparatus in the grades, such as agri-
culture and domestic science, manual
training laboratory and gymnasium
equipment, 1t is necessary to put all
grades above the fifth into one build
Ing. Otherwise 1t would be necessary
to buy equipment for each ward or to