The Holly chieftain., 1920-08-12
Not a House In Holly That
Can BE Rented.
sERIoUSLY AyrECfS LOCAL
SCHOOL AND A13E1GDAMCE
Has Reached Point where School
District viii Ds Evsntuslly Com
PEELED to Build Residence for
Superintendent and . Dormitory.

ber 18th, the housing situation In
Holly. the same as nearly every
where else, becomes more acute.
II anything. however. the shortage
of both houses and rooms for rent
is even more serious now than It
ever has been in Holly. In fact
the housing situation has reached
the point where buy or build are
the only alternatives here. II one
wants to live in Holly he must eth
er build a new house or buy one
already built, for there is not one
of any description to rent.
This is q matter which vitality af-
fects our schools. both as to hOus-
ing of the faculty and pupils who
may wish to come from the country
to take advantage of the high school
course. At the present time Supt.
X. A. Shanner Is without ade-
quate or comfortable house facili-
ties.
1t is well to note that there are
at least SO Eighth grade graduates
in the territory adjacent to Holly.
not to mention those living in the
district who have finished the
Eighth grade who will wiah to at-
tend high school here this winter
Many Of these will be prevented
from SO doing due to lack OF
available sleeping and boarding
rooms here in Holly.
It will readily be seen that any
person accepting the superinten-
dency of our schools will not wish
to even be In any way justified In
the purchase OF q residence at q
cost OF from 5000 to 5000 when
he cannot be assured Of remaining
more than year at 3 time. The1
condition resolves itself, therefore,
into one where the school board
and the community must meet the
demand by the erection OF comfort
able housing facilities for at least
it's school superintendent. This
house of course. while It would re-
main the property Of the district
the same as does the school houses
and equipment, would be cOnsid-
cred in connection with the super
intendent's salary. A certain rem.
tai would be figured in making a
contract. The main point is that
q superintendent would be assured
when he came here of suitable
place in which to live without buy.
ing or submitting to the present In.
convenience of livingin any sort OF
place.
The same condition applies to the
availability of rooms for pupils
who wish to enter our schools. The
whole proposition has reached the
point where the. school board Will
be required to build q residence for
It's Superintendent and q dOrmitOry
for its pupils or else the school
system must suffer, its standard i'm
paired and many pupils of the ad-
jacent country deprived of the priv
ileges and advantages of high
school education. This is a serious
matter and will have to be cOnsid
cred accordingly. not only by Holly,
but all other places, for they are
nearly all confronted by the same
problem.
Yes. it will cost money just the
same as everything else worth
while involves the outlay of money.
But whatever cOnserves or pro
notes our educational system in a
practical way is the best invest
ment we can make. The erection
of these needed buildings may re-
Quire or necesitate bond issue
but II it can't be done otherwise 1t
should be done anyway. We are up
against the problem and the Holly
schools may as well be q pioneer in
this direction as in any other good
cause. 1t is a business problem Of
the schools which must be met. It
is conceded that the board is com.
posed of good business men and
that they will be governed by the
same prudence exercised in their
own business affairs. They are,
therefore, entitled to the coOpera-
tion and moral support OF every
school patron in the district in the
solution of this real problem which
will not be solved by allowing It
to drift. Think 1t over: give the
board your ideas on the subject.
They will appreciate your sugges-
tions and help.