Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-05

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aside a sum each year with which t
meet these bonds when they come due
The time is fast approaching, lie saiG
when Webster City will have to tax
i'll more farm lands and this will great
ly increase the valuation of the dis
trict.
County Treasurer II. d. Hughe
was called upon to explain the taxa
ton, and declared that the schoo
levics in Webster City were very light
The levy in this city is 53.3 mills
while III StratfOrd the levy is 20 mills
in Williams 50 mills, and similarl,
high mother small towns. of the coun
ty.
There are two features which arr
black eyes to Webster City," MI
Hughes said, the hotel and the school
We are on the way to remedy the
hotel situation and I am certainly il
favor of something more adequate. fol
Il boys and girls"
Club Women.
Club women of the city were given
an opportunity to talk, and Miss Char
lotte Crosley, representing the Six
O'clock club, declared that since Web.
ster City was not forced to support d
public library. it could we'll afford tc
put additional money into a school
building.
Mrs. Murray McMurray, represent,
ing the "Wednesday club, also ex-
pressed herself as in favor Of the new
building. Mrs. +. a. Boysen of the
Literary Round Table declared that
other lines of business were thriving.
money was being spent lavishly and
certainly Il little could be spared for
a school. Mrs. O. j. Henderson of the
Harmony club urged all women,
whether they have pupils in the schools
not, to take an interest in the
proposition which is for the general
of the city.
Every woman present was given an
opportunity to express her opinion.
and many OF the mothers who have
in school told of the crowded
conditions-of as many as two and
three students sitting together in one
seat, of the aisles filled with chairs,
of clOaks and hats trampled upon in
the hall ways because there are no
places to hang them. There are fire
against filling the aisles in
buildings and yet it is done in
our schools, one speaker declared.
The question Of consolidation was
brought UP by Mrs. w. ]. Zitterell. 1t
is an assured fact that soone or later
the Webster City district must take in
the surrounding rural communities and
the question was asked whether it
would not be Il good thing to do this
at once in order to increase the value
Of the district. Mr.. Henderson, how
ever, did not believe this advisable as
he declared in order to do this, the
present school bond issue would have
to he voted down, another vote on con-
taken, and then a second
vote on the bond issue.
Board Differs.
The members of the board, r.. j.
Rood and Warren B. Dodge, were ask
ed to explain to the women just what
plans the board had in mind for a
building and location, and it was at
this ju%ncture that Mr.. Dodge declared
he may as well spill the beans"
1.-The petitions for the bond issue
we're circulated" it a said, with
the sanction Of the board, when in
the majority Of the members OF
The board knew nothing whatever OF
he matter. We have, therefore, aD-
no plans or arrangements in
.egard to a building, but should the
,ond issue he voted, we will give the
people the best we can for the money.
Mr.. Rood brought up the question
Is to Il site, declaring that the issue.
lid not call for the purchase of any
property upon which to erect the build
Mr.. Henderson. however, declar-
ii that the intention was to tear down
he old grade building and the bar
.acks and erect the new junior high
school OF this site, and II vote taken
showed the women unanimous in this
IF both propositions to be voted
lpon should carry" declared MI.
Dodge, lit would mean Il $4,000 school
or the north side and Il S25O.OO0
.unior high school. What kind of a
could be erected for that
,mount:"
What Can be Done?
Something must be done" Mrs.
Whitley declared. Conditions are now
a crisis in the schools of Webster
'ity. 1t would he impossible with
present facilities to care for the. i'll
.reascd enrolment which will come
year. If the board has any other
Dlan to meet the situation we should
ike to hear it