The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
One Or More New
School Buildings,

Now that the property taxpayers
have decided by majority ballot to
issue $50, 900 in bonds for the pur-
pose of supplying additional school
room in Morgan City, the School
Commissioners and The Advisory
School Building Committee will pro-
baby proceed with the carrying out
Of the intent of the votes with the
least possible delay.
There is divided opinion among
those who voted for the school bond
issue as to the best method of fur
nishing the relief for which the
bonds were voted. Certain develop
ments along economic lines have
come to pass during the past few
weeks since the call for the election
was made which have caused num-
Der of those who have favored the
Capitalization plan Of schools to
change their views. A great increase
in the population Of this school dis
trict seems imminent. Certain great
industries are practically assured
and their site locations selected. The
natural tendency Of men to locate
their families as closely as possible
to the scene of their employment
will perhaps considerably augment
the population in both the southeast
and north as well as the central por-
tions of Morgan City. Many have
been and are Of the opinion that
even without an increased popula-
tion the schools should not be GEN.
tralized. Many who at first favored
the Capitalization plan now favor
. ward school plan. Perhaps there
are those who ut first favored a
ward school plan who now favor the
Capitalization plan. Many Of the ORR
ginal entertainers Of this idea still
hold to their original opinion.
The Advisory School Building
Committee was appointed by the
people to act as their representa-
tives in the matter Of providing
ways, means and methods Of over.
coming the Lack Of school room. This
committee is composed Of gentle
men who, Is representatives Of the
people, will probably be glad to be
guided by the popular opinion of
their constituency. For this reason,
it has been suggested that petitions
be drawn up by those favoring any
certain plan and presented to the
Advisory School Building Committee
outlining their wishes and suggesting
such plans as they favor. These pc
titions would probably be signed by
every resident who cared to express
, preference and it is believed that
the greatest number Of petitioners
who expressed themselves by petit
lion - favoring some certain
plan, would receive favorable con-
by the committee.
Each citizen signing = petition would
perhaps do 80 with the hope that his
plan might prove most popular but
with q willingness to cheerfully
abide by the expressed wish Of any
lot Of petitioners who might prove
to be in the majority.
The Advisory School Building
Committee is not pledged to proceed
along any certain building plan. The /!
election notice plainly stated that
The funds might be used to purchase
! site or sites and to erect q build
ing or buildings. The disposition has
yet TO be decided upon. The gentle
men who comprise the committee are
board, fair-minded men who appre-
ciate that they are merely represen-
tatives Of the people and who will
doubtless gladly Be guided BY the
popular opinion IN their Disposition
u The matter. J.