The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-07

rections. While the East part OF the
township furnishes by far the largest
number of pupils. we only ask that
our township high school building be
centrally located, and have we no
right to say where, and how our taxes
are spent?
This location would be much nearer
the following schools than Sevastapol:
Chester, Middleboro, Columbian. Water
Works, Fountain Hill, College Hill,
Elliott's Mills and Short Greek. And
would the authorities think for mo.
ment that the pupils from Districts
numbers H. IS, Is and 9 would go
through Richmond, and pass an excell-
ent high school, to get to the one in
the very remote part of the town, and
township?
Cross Dangerous Fords.
AS for the Middleboro school, also
district No. 6, Columbian. to reach
Sevastapol by the shortest route,
would have to cross two dangerous
fords. and two railroad crossings, one
of the the most dangerous in the
county.
In fact pupils can not reach Sevas-
tapol from any other school district
without one or more railroad crossings.
Some of the authorities stated in
1915 that they intended to build one
now West Of town. and later build one
East of town. II the first one is put
in location where its failure Is sure,
can we ever expect to have second
located where the pupils can attend
it? Besides the township pupils have
been attending one centrally located
high school these many years. and will
continue to do so if the township build
ing is put so far from the pupils, and
the Richmond school much nearer to
them.
Some object to a township high
school, when we have such good
school in Richmond in reach of all.
But upon investigation we find that
the township is pouring thousands of
dollars into the city treasury annually.
Enough to build and support an ex-
cellent school outside the city, and
at present the city school is in very
crowded condition. /
Only One Room in Use.
They now have six room building
at Sevastapol. This has been there
over forty years. For a very few
years the entire building was used. |
The remainder of the time only one
l DOM has been in use, until about three
years ago an assistant was put there. |
Last year school was closed on the
Williamsburg pike to hack the chill !
dren to Sevastapol, another room was |
fitted up, and occupied by few pupils. |
Now Mr.. Taxpayer do you consider |
this economy, the way your taxes were !
spent in this building, and your chill
dren receive no benefit from this
large expenditure of money in that
building these many years?
Will we allow the school authorities
to give us another dose of the same |
thing?
City Wants the Building.
No one objects to them having a
new and modern grade school building
there If this territory remains under
the jurisdiction of the township. But
information was given from good
authority that this territory would
soon be taken into the city, and they
hoped the township would build good
school building there, as they needed
another one in that corner OF town.
But they surely do need new build
ing.
The buildings last year were built
by bonds, and this one is to be built
by bonds, and in such an out of the
way place. When do you think they
would be financially able to build that
second one where the pupils would be
close enough to attend it?
1t is anticipated that serious object
ions will be raised by the patrons and
taxpayers from the eastern districts,
# Sevastapol is selected for the loca-
ion of the Wayne township school.
BY lENNA M. HIATT