The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-04-05
Roswell Votes $4,000 in School Building Bonds, Having
Graspsd the Idea; The Way to Resume Building Is to Resume

nOSWELL. according 10 the news, has voted
* tSo.o1n uf municipal sc.ooi bonds Tor the con
%strucfion 81 an auditorium 10 supplement It's
high school budding The vote IN favor of thu bond
issue was overwhelming Roswell ptuple apsear 20
have Frasped the big idea Of today thai the way 10
resume building y 20 revume. and tina; thr uuly pos
sible method ~ which Reconstruction can be hruutht
about y For courageous men aud communities ~
begin constructing something.
This Is thu fundamental idea behind The splen.
did campaign which the United States Department
u Labor T. earryinf ont 10 encourage building pf
homes aud pAbiis works This i the IDEA wlirh has
wide campaign Tor the encouragement ~ building.
We cnh. Il We Wish. continue to sit with folded
hands and wait for she conclusion Of q pence trrnts
the contamination OF a league OF nations anh The
restoration ~ q uoim "a conditions by acme snvstpr-
ious process Of Psychology. Also a few Of ns can
probably u, siill IN reasonable comfurt while wait
ing for prices 20 return 10 normnl = The cl,ance>
nrr that Ne viii remain seated Cor an indch ute
period.
On our own account. We can look sauarely into the
future. Estimate is probabilities. muster our eour.
age and 20 10 n. The men and the conn aitips
who take this latter course are the ones who will
emerge from what we choose TO call the recon.
sfructipn period far In the lead Of their fellow
men aud their neirhboring communities. Up 10 this
time the reconstruetion period in the United
States - nothing mofe than a period ~ doubt and
indccisian a condition Of fear Of The future aud
what u may contain Amounting ~ ~ hnni analysis
10 a perhaps unconscious. but none the less definite
doubt about The future Of our own great nation.
Men aud communities WIN are strung enough add
courageous enough 20 overcome fear, east mt doubt
and make clear cut decision for action arr the men
and communities who will win.
The situation applies 90 Albuquerque as il dos
70 thousands ~ communities throughout thu Ia
ton, except that our own situation is more difficult
because we are confronted by a positive need for
houses IN which 70 shelter IN comfort the people
who actually wish 20 live here. Growth is being
thrust upon us. We have only 20 make up our
minds that We will accept il. The man or men
who have the courage 10 lead on the building
movement in Albuquerque will win big rewards.
There Is no doubt Of the following for such a move.
ment, once the start IS made.
We are convinced that Albuquerque could fol.
low the example % Roswell with profit. Our school.
are o~vercfowded. Various expedienis have been
resorted 20 IN caring for the overflow. Plans hav,
been approved FOR a new school building Esi Innate,
were submitted on this building before the arms
tiee was concluded. They were rejected At that
time and very properly The restrictions upon hnild
ing were still IN force. The restrictions arr of. ",
need the building. II would he good judgment an,
sound economy for our city school authorities 10 q,
ahead with this building aud complete IL in iin,
Ter use when school work is resumed in September