The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
BOARD EXPLAINS
OF THE
ISSUE
Necessity for School Con-
struction Plan is Cited
By Directors

The school bond election, to be
held for Moorhcad district on satur-
day. July 81. has aroused the friends
and opponents OF the proposed bond
issue and many arguments are being
advanced pro and con.
That there may be no misunder-
standing OF the stand taken by the
board Of education and the reasons
therefor the members Of the board
have issued the following;
Statement by the Board.
There are three arguments being
used against the building programs
OF tho board Of education which seem
tO be having considerable influence
with the voters. This is partly due
planned fully its plans to the public.
First, is the matter OF excessive
cost at the present time. The board
has carefully considered this point
and decided that IL would be inadvis-
able to attempt to let a contract this
season. Upon the advice of the archI-
tect, the board decided that the vote
should be taken at this time, so tilt
the board might be in position TO
act as soon as conditions were more
favorable. 1t will take a year or more
to obtain the loan from the state and
to complete other steps necessary be
fore the building can be erected. II
the board waited until conditions
were favorable before they asked the
grant of authority from the voters.
the building would then be delayed a
year or more beyond that time.
Second. Many voters still think
that the high school building ought to
be erected upon the present high
advice of two or three good architects
on this question, and all of them ad-
vised against IL. The present build
ing stands where the new building
- Il u -
wrecking the present building and so
many others object to housing the
high school and lower grades in the
same building, and the difficulties Of
caring for 500 pupils, including the
high school, during the period re-
this plan impossible OF solution.
Building around the present building
has never met with much favor in
Third. Some object to the new
high school site, fearing that the noise
from the railroad will interfere with
school work. Oficials from the state
department were asked TO inspect the
site. They did so and gave their aap.
board from State Superintendent
Schulz. approving OF the site and
authorizing the board TO build upon
this block Mr.. Schulz went over the
block, stood in the middle OF IT while
fimself as being well pleased with
the location. He said 1t was central,
would show up well to the travelling
public, would meet the future growth
OF the city. and was convenient to car
lines and the down town district. He
said the building would make fine
appearance If placed upon a rather
high foundation with the lower parts
of the block filled from the excava-
tions for the basement. He thought
Moorhead exceedingly fortunate to
have a whole block so centrally 10
Gated.
THE board of education has con
sidered all of the difflculties and OBJ
jections to the present program, but
the need is so great that some action
In the very near future Is absolutely
necessary. The boards building pro-
gram should be approved.
Signed:
"Moorhead Board of Education"