The Raymer enterprise., 1918-07-11

t. le there. alctl er that may be
there. but was not last year, and
these two children are within hall
mile OF school in another district
which they prefer to attend.
Another young lady OF nineteen
has her home on Section 8, but she
is ready for high school and would
not attend the school suggested by
the petitioners.
Another child lives on Section 13,
three and half miles from the pro-
posed school building. The proposed
school then meets the wishes OF one
child only living north OF the propos-
ed school building, and that child
is three and a half miles from the
school by a direct route II such q
route could be obtained.
IL line be drawn north and
south through the proposed site four
children OF school age live on Section
%, mile from the proposed site.
Two Of these would attend the school
proposed.
| On Section rs is one child of school
age and another that will be entitled
to school privileges this fall These
children. II taken direct to the school
proposed, will have to ride five miles,
while rig will take them direct to
the town school, distance of nine
miles with little or no additional cost
Another pupil lives on Section 36, In
the same condition. only the distan1R
to town would be about eight miles
and direct to the proposed school six
miles. Road conditions are such
that the trip to town would be easier
and safer in he last case and but lit
tie difference in either.
We believe that II the proposed
school is allowed, 1t will be conceded
that the same conveyance should
gather the Hatch child on 13, Thomp-
son and Myers on 25 and Addington
on 36 To do this and travel less
distance and make an easier trip than
II would be to come TO town will tax
the ingenuity Of Mr.. Northup to the
utmost.
There are three children on Section
81 to which the school would be a
boon and a fine thing, and 1t would
be a greater convenience to the two
on %. a mile from the proposed
school. but Mr.. Herman is hoping
now to arrange for job In town
during the school months and de-
sires to do this on account OF school
privileges whether the new building
is built or not.
There are eleven pupils who will
attend school besides those named
above, Unless Mr. Northup remains In
the country during the winter and
then there would be twelve. These
are all within walking distance of
the Molthu school house, not large
building, we admit. but one that has
Accommodated more pupils without
complaint in the past.
We believe that a school here
would accommodate these IL or IL pu-
pills just as well sthe proposed
school. and save the expense of haul
ing.
The fact is that the present situa-
tion shows less school children in the
north end of the district than for
merly. Mr.. Draucker tells us that
he expects to go back to railroad
work so that school in the Turner
school this fall would have but one
pupil, and Mr.. Becker has bought a
place west OF Raymer and will move
there in the fall In Mr.. Deals corn
er, are several children that will ar
rive at school age in a year or two
When that time comes, the situation
will be dealt with in liberal way,
but until that time comes. o
but 1t does not appeal to us as wise
to build a large building now in an
ticipation of that time.