Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-22
Consolidation Of Districts for High School
Purposes.

To the Patrons and Friends of
School Districts Nos. 2, 8, IA, Is, 16,
and II.
Whereas, petition has been filed
with me asking me to call special
election to vote to consolidate the
above named districts, and realizing
that the people in general wish to be
informed on the subject, l feel that it
is my duty to state briefly the follow
ing facts:
/. The State will pay ne.fourth of
the cost of central school building
and equipment under the following
cohditions: 1st--The district must
secure five acre site. 2d--Provide
an assembly room in which the peo.
pie of the community may gather on
school occasions. 3d-Must install u
modern heating and ventilating sys-
tenn; provided the one. fourth of build
ing does not cost more than S20O0.00.
Then If district desires to erect an
eight thousand dollar building and
equipment, II can vote bonds for six
thousand and let the contract for
building and equipment to the amount
of eight thousand. When the build.
ing is near completion said district
can make application to the State
Superintendent of Schools for the two
thousand dollars. 1t is not necessary
for the district to vote the entire
amount and pay for the building be.
fore applying for state aid. The State
will also pay one fourth cost OF cheap.
er building and equipment; provided
the above conditions are met.
2. The state will pay $500 yearly
for each square mile or fraction there
OF in the area of the consolidated
school district for the purpose OF
maintaining the high school; upon
the following conditions 1st--Dis-
trict must provide adequate building
2d--Must maintain q two years' ap.
proved high school. 3d--Must offer
an approved unit in Agriculture. Not
more than $4,000 will be paid tc
any one district. One approved
high school teacher can do the two
; years. high school work and can be
easily secured for $500 90 per year
The two years. work must be main
tanned In order to secure State aid
but . consolidated district may, when
, 1t 20 desires. establish a three or four
, year high school.
8. The public funds are spportion.
ed the consolidated districts accord.
ing to the enumeration and attend.
, ance OF the pupils, the same as 1t Il
, |apportioned to rural and towr
, schools. The public money, together
resident pupils, will be used to main
tain the elementary schools Of the
, district. The district will receive the
,, same amount under consolidation al
did ell OF the districts formerly. The
{ board must maintain the elementary
: school for period Of 8 months; pro.
vidsd the funds are sufficient to do so
4. You have your choice Of main
: tanning your local school a. II Is at tht
D present or you may send all pupils
0 to the central school II only the ad
' vanced pupils 70 II will be necessary
!. for them to furnish their own con
veysnce. II the pupils are transport
ed 10 the school vote must be take1
u W pTVVIuc selu VT0uoPOVVStIouS WV
= thirds vote being necessary befor'
the board can provide same.
= s. It requires . majority vote I,
Z consolidate, but two.thirds vote Il
/? bond the district.
GA levy Of twenty cents on tn
100 dollars assessed valuation shoul'
easily pay the principal and interes
3 In ten years.
. The election will soon be called, az
:. am compelled by law to call sam
!, within thirty days, and before votin
4 on the proposition we ask you Il
!. study II carefully, keeping In min
y the fact that this 10 your school ant
. that II 10 Tor the education Of you
r boys and girls, and that you % voter
. sre to decide this question Of con
solldation.
Very Respectfully,
y CIV .HANsoN, County 6upsrintsnd
3 ant Of nchoolo.