Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-17
APPEAL TO VOTERS
ALONG WEST SHORE.
Edward F. Baum, Chairman
Central High School Commit
tee, Issues Statement

Edward Il. Baum, chairman of the
temporary committee in charge of the
West Shore central high school, has
issued his first statement in the project,
started several months ago. Mr.. Baum.
with the other directors of the district.
Is trying to make the central high
school idea clear in the minds of the
people.
cation yesterday Mr.. Baum says:
There are five school districts along
the West Shore that will vote on the
question of q central high school at
the coming November election. The
proposed school is to be a high school
Oh the first class. and to realize the
importance of this proposition 1t must
be remembered that there are three
kinds of public high schools. These
scnools are of the first. second and
third class
While each of the several districts
Is maintaining high school at the
present time, 1t is either second or
third class. There is not q district on
the West Shore that is in position to
maintain a first class high school
alone, but several districts can CO.
operate and maintain good one.
believe such high school can be
brought about without increasing the
tax rate in any of the districts more
IMAM 1t will be under a continuance of
present unsatisfactory conditions This
can be done by disseminating the FIVE
second and third class high schools
ana using the money spent on them on
one good first class high school. In
other words, it will not cost any more,
II as much, TO keep up one good first
class high school as it now costs for
the hve that are not so good.
Take Wormleysburg, for instance
We are asking the voters to allow us
TO increase our Indebtedness to the ex-
tent of $1,000 for this proposed new
school. If the voters sanction the
loan, which is proportionately as high
as any district has agreed on, It will
not increase the tax rate in the district
beyond what 1t will have to be If the
loan is defeated.
Last year It cost us about s1.175 to
keep up our high school If we con-
continue this high school. which is
lhird class, we can provide to pay the
interest and reduce the principal of
the loan out of that amount yearly
and have about 5000 remaining each
year toward the maintenance of the
new school.
mo doubt our share of the main
tenance of the school will be more
than $500, and the difference will have
to be made good by small increase in
the tax rate. Whether the new school
is go or not we will have to increase
the tax rate. We will have to send
more pupils to Harrisburg for three
years after they have graduated in
Wormleysburg. The State law gives
scholar the privilege of a first class
high school education. Neither di-
rectors nor property owners can hold
them from 1t.
When graduating from the West
Shore schools as they now are and
entering Harrisburg high school, the
student is put back a year, conse-
quently it takes a West Shore student
five years to complete a. course which
could be completed in four. 1t also is
an extra added expense to the district.
The new school will boom the
West Shore. To defeat it will put the
community back for years. 1t is an
opportunity for educational advance
ment for these several communities
that may not come again for a. long
time. If the people of the West Shore
are alive to the welfare of their boys
and girls, the new school will be a
reality Mr.. Voter, do not vote down
g. project that will mean your child's
future education"