The Arvada enterprise., 1915-06-10

~OME VII.
To Vote For a
High School Building
Indications now are that Arva-
da may have q high school build
ing. At least it was the consen-
sus Of opinion expressed by the
mass meeting held in the high
school building Monday evening
to determine the best course to
pursue in relieving the longest
ed condition of our school.
About twenty or more patrons
and taxpayers met in response to
the call made by the board to
discuss further the advisability.
of calling an election to vote
to issue bonds to build an up to-
date high scnvol building or to
vote bonds tor adding four rooms
to the present building. At the
meeting held on election night,
the board was instructed upon
almost y unanimous vote to pro-
coed to call an election on the
four room proposition. Since
that time the board has met con-
siderable opposition to the four
room plan and a. the two propo-
sitions could not be put before
the voters at the same time with
any degree of fairness, it was
thought best to call another masa
meeting to determine whieh pro
position to submit. In The
issuance of bonds the prGuDition
must be concrete 20 ti61 khe
voter knows whether he is w.
ing for or against 1t, 10 'tHkf The
two together could not b. fD$nbM-
end . fair expression of cStx
pa1eEs' wishes.
The sentiment seems to have
chanapd considerably, a. some
who veesd at the previous meet
ing to briA four rooms voted 1T
the last NESTING in favor of Tho.
high school building, claimia9'
that they zee now . chance fer
the latter to carry. Others zee
In it only the wrocling of either
plan - they think many Wpu1k
vote for the four rooms who
would vote aGalnst the new
building.
However, some Of the heavi.
ct taxpayers are boosting hard
tor the new building because it
would be permausut and the
other one would eoot nearly half
- much and then loAve Us with
. building that would In q tenn.
poFary sort Of way Do for q very
few years and thea u q high
school building VIZ built, be alb
normally large and ungainly for
Z grade school.
In contemplation of the four.
room plan, the fact the heating
apparatus 10 inadequate at the
present time to heat the building
comfortably IL q big argument
In favor . new building which
could be made comfortable and
and adequate in every way.
In this way there would be no
money thrown into rat holes,
but it would be put into a per-
manent structure which would
solve our school problem for a
decade, and be q monument In
keeping with the prosperous
community in which It stands.
WHIP Z motion to erect q high
school building was put Monday
evening there WIS only one or
possibly two dissenting votes. ].
g White offered strong opposi-
Non because he did not believe
voters Of the district would vote
the bonds for the building at this
time, while he saw . strong pos
aibility Of the smaller project
carrying. On the other hand
Hon. Wesley Staley was q strong
supporter Of the bigger plan,
because It would be permanent.
1t will require five or six weeks
to take the necessary legal steps
in calling an election and in the
meantime q campaign Of educa-
ton In which everyone will be
interested will be carried on in
school economies. Some of the
longheads figure that the bonds
for the building should cost this
older generation nothing but the
interest on them. as it 10 the
younger generation that 10 get