Graham guardian., 1913-08-08
AUGUST 8. 1918
HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION

f1EJf1 S1k1OOL OoI'AA'
The meeting in Brier's Hall Friday
evening. held for the purpose OF
getting the people together on a
proposition for erecting high school
in Stafford school district on the
union high school plan, was a great
disappointment to those who at
tended and were earnestly in favor
of high school.
The poor attendance, only about
dozen people being present, showed
that there was little interest in the
proposition, though we will probably
hear a great deal Of talk on the
streets in regard to high school
by those who should have attended
the meeting and expressed their
thoughts before the people assem-
Dled.
Graham school district was repre-
sented by one taxpayer and Layton
managed to have just one also.
the remainder of the dozen were
from Stafford, when there should
have been hundred or more from
the different school districts to dis
cuss the advisability of adopting the
union high school plan and thereby
secure the erection of good build
ing and the maintenance of the
higher grades as provided by the
state school law.
The poor attendance shows con-
clusively that the people of the diff
ferent school districts do not take
the proper interest in question so
vital to their interests and their
children in affording a higher educa-
ton at home to the children of the
several districts that wde lid form a
union high school, and consequently
a damper is thrown upon the whole
project.
There is no doubt in the minds of
those who are interested that high
school is absolutely needed and that
it would be better for the people to
get together on the proposed plan of
a union high school than upon any
other plan which would involve a
large expenditure of money to secure
a high school.
From the discussion of the pur-
poses of the meeting it soon de-
veloped through the representative
from Graham district that the peo-
pie Of that district were not in favor
of a union high school. and this fact
also became evident as far as Layton
is concerned, as its representative
declared it would not come in on a
high school proposition unless the
two districts, Stafford and Layton,
we're consolidated into one school
district.
As Graham and Layton districts
were not in favor of a union high
school, and it is presumed that this
is also the case with the people of
the Lone Star district, as no repre-
sentative was present, the plan Of
making a union high school district
and erecting handsome building
for the purpose will undoubtedly
fall through. This being the case,
it is up to Stafford to get its own
high school and there is no doubt
but what Stafford can accomplish it.
The proposition of Layton that
Stafford and Layton consolidate into
one school district was settled at the
recent school election, when, by a
vote Of 2 to l, the people refused to
consolidate the districts. So that
consolidation is pow disposed of and
is out of the question, and it remains
for Stafford to go il alone on the
high school proposition and she can
do II very successfully.
When the present school building
was erected in Stafford, the trustees
had in mind the future growth of
the town and the building was plan
ned SO that additions could be built