Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-03-06

great length OF time.
AZ to the suggestion of putting
of building for another year be-
cause of interfering with county
division. to my mind, there is
nothing for this argument to stand
upon. With this theory we might
be kept out of a school building
indefinitely, as county division is
by no means a certainty. 1t rather
seems to me that if we go ahead in
good faith and work out something
to our credit and to the satisfaction
OF the people in the school situa-
ton, we can inspire more confid-
ence and gain better support for
county division. While if we
right about face, and say that
we can get along without school
building, after all the things we
have said in favor of one, the
people would be justified in doubt
ing our good judgment in the
matter of county division. 1t APP
pears to me that the time has ar
rived when it is incumbent upon
the School Board to grapple with
this question seriously and with
a determination to work out,
to the best of our ability, solution
for the best interests of the school
and tax payers without unnecessary
delay.
As to a location, after careful
consideration, augmented by the
expressed opinion of many citizens
of the District, l am in favor of a
site which was first suggested last
fall by another member of the
Board.
This is in Block One of the plat
of Eaton, Immediately across the
railroad from the present school
buildings, upon property owned by
Messrs Richardson, McGlocklin
and Garrett, and Mrs. Bishop, and
have the following reasons for my
choice.
1t overcomes one objection which
was urged against the present site,
in that it is out of the shadow of
the hill; it would be far enough
removed from the grade school to
do away with the disturbance the
grades cause at recess; it would be
near enough that the grades as we'll
as the High School would be under
the immediate observation of the
Superintendent, and could be &C
commodated by the school wagons;
it is on ground that is above the
dangers of any overflow, and would
not require piling for a foundation;
it would comprise ground about
one and one half acres in extent
which would be ample for all
High School purposes; it is the
most centrally situated of any
available ground, which is one oil
the most essential points. Con.
venience and easy access for the
greatest number of pupils are the
most necessary for placing schoo
building, next to having it upor
we'll drained ground, not subject
to standing water near the surface
This ground is sand and clay
mixed, resting, at the depth of {
few feet, upon course gravel anc
rock, the very best foundation OBJ
tainable, as well as the most SAM
tary. AS to accessibility, al
enumeration of the dwelling house,
in the District, counting thos,
which are not served by the schoo
wagons. shows the following con
ditions. Total number, counting
each hotel and restaurant as on,
dwelling, 2S9.
In that portion of the town lyini
between the main business stree
l and the corporate limits of thu
village near the residence of Mr.
r braves, there are 161 residence, o
, about SIS per cent of the total, anC
the present school site as we'll a
! the one proposed are practically il
the center of this territory. Eas