Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-16
DEBATE THAT WAS
NOT PULLED OFF
SCHOOL MATTERS AND TAX
ALTON EXPLAINED lM sHO-
SHONE PUBLIC MEETING.

A valuable and interesting meeunr
was held at the Hish sehool audi
torium last Friday afternoon unae
the auspices Of the shoshone study
club.
The principal topics were concern
ing taxation and the costs OF main
tanning the various forms Of local gov
ernment including schools, village.
and highways.
The meeting of the school trustee:
on the same day and the presence
in the town of some of the principal
educators of the state who Joined
with the Study Club in the meeting
made it of more than local interest.
The meeting opened with Mrs. J.
w. Wallace in the chair.
John W. See, assessor, opened the
program with detailed description
of the method of assessment as in
stituted by the 1913 revenue law
showing how values are arrived at
on the various classes of property
throughout the state and equalized.
Harry ". Anderson. county audi
tor. with few well chosen and con-
crete figures. placed before the meet
ing the exact proportion Of taxes
which each taxpayer paid to each
Of the various funds ana taxing dis
tricts.
The cost Of the village eovs-ument
was presented by A. Z 1Ic hon.
chairman Of the village board This
topic was put forward in The form
of an itemized setatement Of rhe ex-
pense for the past year and when
placed in comparison with the vaIu-
alton of the town and the amount Of
money which the present tax rate
would raise showed conclusively that
the village was being run on an eco
nomical basis and that no reduction
in cost could be made without sac
rificing some of the very things which
we most enjoy. such as street lights
and sprinkling.
E. a. Bowler. trustee Of the Sho-
shone schools, made an interesting
talk on the cost of the schools, show
ing also an itemized account Of expen-
ditures. Mr.. Bowler believed that
of this kind should be more
frequent. saying that this was the
first time since he had been member
Of the board that anyone had shown
interest enough in the school to en-
deavor to find out how it was being
run; that the board not only well
coined advise and criticism but at
times really needed it in order to |
properly administer the affairs of the |
school but in the absence of it was |
'orced to use its own judgment and |
deas without any way of knowing |
What the people wanted.
He was well applauded on his
losing remark TO the effect that if
teacher was worth one hundred dol
ars month pay it. and if worth only
orty don't hire her at all.
Mrs. L. NJ. Burnside handled the
natter of teaching taxation to child
en- in a concise and close-to- home
hammer which showed its value not
My educationally but as an incentive
D effort on the part of che pupils.
rs the teaching of domestic sci
nee and manual training of practical
alue?" This topic was on the pro-
ram with a long string of speakers
fter it. Looked like a debate, didn't
!? Well it wasn't. Mesdames, Hill,
IcCleod and Merryfeld endorsed IT
OF from the customary viewpoint of
cedemic science but from the most
nportant viewpoint Of all. its actual
feet on the pupils home life.
We waited for the opposition.
ictor o. johnson and ]. L. Beckett, !
eing the fathers of boys, also |
ndorsed II some more from the same
ngle believing not only in its prac-
cal value but in its absolute neces-
ty in order TO produce efficient citi-
Ems In the future.
Stirl no opposition Consequently
o debate.
Dean Earl S. Wooster of the Lewis
Z
IN State Normal is an interesting
nd accomplished speaker. His frank
ass in exposing some OF the weak
asses CT modern schools in forcing a
ipil to study those things in which
) has no interest placed 1t before 5
$ oudiencs in the most forcibie man
n possible. lie showed that manual
alning ana domestic science was a
oaegn attempt 70 pun the schools
the ueited states out Of t6e old