The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-09

There was quite a sprinkling Of
scattering votes.
Also the two positions to I'LL caus-
ed some confusion. each Of the can
didates mentioned above getting vote
for both positions.
The Significance OF the above vote
is indicated when 1t is remembered
that every one Of the above candi-
dates has been pronounced In favor
OF the centralized school.
II Is true that rumor had connect
ed Mr.. Dehoney's name with opposi-
tiOn TO the centralized school for the
reason that Mr.. Northup had been
working for him. and Mr.. Northup
had also by rumor been credited with
opposition to the centralized school
idea. We are very glad that Mr..
Northup took occasion to fatty deny
the truth OF such rumors. He wish
ed 1t to be emphatically understood
that he was not opposed to the CEN
tralissd school. This announcement
Of Mr.. Northup made the friends Of
centralized school breath easier, for
some had been foolish enough to be-
lieve the rumor and place him down
as an opponent of'the plan, and Mr..
Northup is . very able and persistent
man in what he undertakes. and we
are certainly delighted 70 know that
his energies will not be along the
lines that rumor has 30 wrongly
credited him with.
OF course Mr.. Northup was quite
free with criticism Of the board and
the school, but we were assured that
it was constructive criticism, not
destructive. The fact is II Mr.. Nor
thup knew Of anything good about
the schools or the board, be failed
to mention 1t. but we still knew that
he was not opposed to the csntralized
school. for he said 20. He was pos
itive that the centralized school at
tendance had fallen below the grade
Of work done by the country school.
even after Mrs. Brown had assured
him that this was not q fact In the
pupils Of her room that had gone to
school to her the year before In the
country. but still we were gratifisd
to know that Ar. Northup was not
against the centralized school.
The gentleman was quite certain
that the work done by the centralized
school was not up to that done by
the little country schools Of the year
before, still in spite Of all this We
were bound to remember that Mr..
Northup had stated smphatically
that he was not against the central
lied school and We are glad.
We may say that Mr.. Northup Of
fered plans for betterment. II We
got his Idea correctly. he wished to
maintain the smaller schools access
sible to every person needing schools,
without transportation In addition
10 the centralized school. anil II that
these schools should also bs built ur
until high school privileges should
be within the reach Of all without the
use Of the truck and tho inhumane
system Of hauling chs.drer. We may
have this mixed. but we are perfect
ly willing to correct the statemen. II
we are for we are certainly glad to
know that Mr.. Northup 10 most en-
phatically In favor Of the centralized
school and anything and everything
to build up not only Raymsr but the
entire community.
John Deal was on hand and voic-
cd his opposition to the centralised
plan for the reason Of the great dis
lance. Mr.. Deal lives in the extreme
northwest part Of the district. and
we imagine that before the time
comes for crossing that bridge. Mr..
Deal will find that the Raymsr school
board will arrange school facilities
that will satisfy him.
The Burton brothers were also on
hand with opposition to the central