The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-11-17

the board The drivers may be re
! CURED to meet the children at The
home when the weather conditions are
mot favorable and in turn the children
win meet the hack at the gate when
conditions are favorable. The hack
drivers are under bond and must fol
low the instructions OF the board. The
drivers should have two schedules
one for muddy roads and one for good
roads, and they must be ut the stops
on schedule time.
| The hacks are enclosed the same
as our railroad coaches and heated
SO that they are comfortable in the
coldcst weather. 1t is a pleasure for
the children to ride to school. 1t is
difficult to walk to school in the rain
and mud aid cold and snow. and the
exposure is the cause of much sick
ness
In the 1876 consolidated districts in
Iowa the children are being taken
| from home to school and back each
day If people were not satisfied. if
spOrtation were not Il success.
some OF these districts would dissolve
and form sub-districts again. This
has nots happened in any OF the con-
solidated districts.
One OF the strongest arguments in
favor of consolidation is this: The
Marathon district. consisting OF twen-
ty-siX sections. was formed in 1908
and has proven so successful that five
|slhdistricts adjoining the corporation
pctitioned for admission and were adj
mitted to the, consolidated district.
L.,
Years the work that has been done in
the consolidated school and decided
that they could not afford to stay out.
These people live farther away than
any OF the people in the consolidated
district and their children must be
transported farther, vet they were not
afraid OF transportation or OF the few
dollars in extra taxes they would have
to pay. In the county surrounding
Marathon there are eleven other con.
solidated districts. This is another
proof that consolidation is a success
or these districts would not have
been formed.
Besides having Il specially trained
teacher in each grade, the boys and
girls will have an opportunity to get
nine months OF school each year for
twelve years. This is nearly twice
the education that the average coun-
try boy or girl is able to get. The
value Of this training can hardly be
measured in dollars.
Tile property in the proposed dis
trict is worth approximately $4,000
900. This large amount Of taxable
property will maintain a school which
will be q credit to the people and the
pride OF the entire community St.s.
4 The stale of Iowa will give $3.50
the first year toward this school. $500
toward equipment and $3.50 toward the
school, and $3.50 each year thereafter.
Ten to fifteen cents an acre will
pay the extra tax which will be re.
auired to have one Of the best consol.
idated schools in the state.
We owe it to ourselves and our
children to give them the best educa.
ton they can get. & If we give them
tho best school conditions possible
we are fitting them to make the sue
cess in life that we wish them to make
The few extra cents that We spend
each year to educate our children is
the most paying investment we can
make. SO small an amount invested
IN no other way will bring as large
returns as to spend it for the educa-
ton Of our children.
For the better education OF our
boys and girls and for the benefit OF
the community, every voter in the
proposed district should vote for con-
,olidation.
The consolidated school stands for
The best in community ideals.
Yours respectfully,
Il. N. OLRY,
County Supt..
Denison. Iowa. Nov. 40, 1915,