Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-02-04
FORD COLORADO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY T. 1916
WIN ONE LOSE ONE
Basketball Team Defeated at Lamar
and Victorious at Wiley-Parents
Must Provide Tuition

/ and Victorious at Wiley-Parents
Must Provide Tuition
Rocky Ford's basketball team
went to Lamar last Friday and
bumped up against the hardest
proposition the boys have yet en-
countered. Altho our lads played
a brilliant game they were out
Unanswered by Lamar and the
final score was 20 to 1S against US.
On Saturday the Rocky Ford
team invaded Wiley where they
retrieved their losses, the score
being 36 to IS in our favor after
snappy game.
On Saturday Wiley will play
Rocky Ford here both the boys
and girls coming, and a hard
fought game is looked for. This
will be the first game the Rocky
Ford girls have had with Wiley,
but the home team is confident
and their confidence will increase
if there is good crowd at the
hall on Saturday night.
Regarding High School Tuition
Superintendent Walters makes
public the following information
regarding the payment of high
school tuition:
1.-The following quotation from let
ter sent to us by the county superin-
tendent, under date of Jan. IL, ex-
plains the reason for bringing up the
matter of high school tuition at this
time:
According to decision of the
Supreme Court which was rendered
Nov. /, 1885, that portion of Sec
tion 124 of the School Laws of 1915,
at page "a, which provides that
districts not having high school
shall pay the tuition of children
going out of that district to the
high school in another district, is
repealed. According to this deci-
sion, therefore, the pupils, their
provide such tuition
1--WE deplore the situation that puts
the financial obligation Of making pro-
vision for child's high school educa-
tion wholly upon his parents, instead of
his home district. But until the people
of the state prevail upon their legisla-
tors to make change, the high school
districts can do nothing but make col
lections according to the recent deci-
sion.
Every pupil whose parents are not
bona fide residents of District No. a,
Otero county are requested to make
immediate arrangements concerning
the payment of the tuition. If the
local district will not pay the amount,
we kindly ask definite written state
ment from the person to whom we
may look for payment"
School Notes
A meeting of the boys who attended
the conference at La Junta was held
this week and the boys decided to or
ganize boys club in the high school.
The place for meeting has not been
definitely arranged so far, but the
club will probably organize soon. The
officers for the season are: William
Chambers, president; Archie St. John
vice president; Russell Gamble, secre-
tary-treasurer.
A meeting of the parents and teach
ers of the Washington school will be
held next Tuesday. The program has
not been arranged, but it is hoped that
there will be large attendance, for
much good can be derived from these
meetings which will benefit both par
ents and teachers.
Mrs. Lawyer has taken Miss Leon
ard s place until regular teacher can
be found. 1t has not been definitely
decided who will succeed Miss Leonard,
but it will not be long before the
faculty will have its ranks filled.