Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-02-07
seal AWA6 EDITOR
OUT TO KILL BONDS
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sensible view of the situation. An
adequate building now will be much
the less expensive in the long run,
and will give us less taxes right now
than the patchwork plan.
For one thing the district needs q
six room school house in the place of II
the wooden building now known as
the Linco,l building. - A six
room school house will take care of
every need of the district and It need
not cost over $40,o00."-The Sheet. \
Such proposition was voted down
by the people Of the district most of
them from that part of town two
years ago. Such school would not
satisfy present needs for it would not
relieve the congestion at the High |
School. Then it was urged best not
to build ward schools but wait and do
something worth while at the Central |
group. Now, when the time is ripe |
for improving the Central group, the |
| opposition talks ward schools again. |
| Ward schools must be provided when
the growth Of the city demands it, but
the plan Of now building at the Gen.
trail group and thereby taking care of
both grade and high school needs is
the logical thing to do.
The official circular of the school
board tells you and me that the as
sessed valuation Of the City is ST.
666,527. That is pretty near the truth
as it is $1,629,878 according to the
County Auditors records as they read
last Tuesday, an overstatement of
$50, 649.-The Sheet.
The board is right and 1.-THE Sheet"
is absolutely wrong. The valuation
within the city limits is $1.6i8,905.
The valuation Of the part of the Dis
trict outside of the city in Township
of Willmar is $47622. Total, 1885,
527. The board said DISTRICT,
THE Sheet" said CITY. Isn't is con-
temptible to willfully misrepresent
and throw aspersi0ns in order to de-
ceive innocent people.
Or by cutting out the Associated
districts that cost the people Of Will
mar REAL MONEY WITHOUT ANY
BENEFITS, there will be all Of the
room required without spending an
other penny.-"The Sheet"
By this vague statement THE
Sheet" means that by abolishing in
struction in manual training, domes-
tic science and agriculture the pres
ent industrial building could be made
available for grade rooms. Abolish
ing these subjects will abolish our
high school, for the law now provides
that at least two of these subjects
must be taught in State High
school. We do not believe that the
people OF the district are ready to
abolish these departments, although
there may be some difference of opin-
ion as to their value. AS for the AS
ISOLATED Districts, the school now re-
ceives $4,000 from the State for these
districts, $500 for each district. From
two districts we have no pupils at
tending the city schools, and from the
third some eight to ten pupils. All
other outside pupils in our grades are
charged tuition. The High School is
of course open to all by provisions of
State law. These are the facts. Now
judge whether 1.-THE Sheet is justi-
fed in its criticism.
"The Sheet" intimates that the
Board of Education should be remov-
ed for "pernicious activity" The
board is only doing it's plain duty in
urging provisions for the needs of the
District. Two years ago the Board
was criticized for not having been
active enough to promote the bond is.
sue.
1.-THE Sheet" says we would come
within $26,479 of our bonding limit if
the school bonds are voted. AS we
read the State rules there would still
be margin of $86,479 left for the
school district at our present valua-
ton. AS the needs Of the district
grow it is reasonable to suppose that
the valuation will increase.
We have not found single item on
which 1.-THE Sheet" editor has made a
correct statement in regard to this
matter. We hope that not a single
voter in the city will be deceived by
his Misrepresentation.
The new building will provide room
for $50 pupils. BY a Encouragement
of the attendance this will provide
room for the eighty one children now
in the basement of the public library,
those in the third story attic, for the
sixty odd students who are now
crowded out Of the High School room
and relieve every over-crowded room
in the system.
The voters who for any reason will
oppose the bond issue are very likely
to be on hand at the election, fair
weather or foul, blow or snow. It is
therefore incumbent on all progress
sive citizens, all friends of education
men and women, and all parents
who have the welfare of their child
rem at heart to rally to the support
of the public schools and attend Fri
day nights election. If they will do
this the future of our schools is safe.
V. E. l..
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