The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-06-05


votes. Friends Of the measure were
10TH TO believe the opposition was
alarming and did nothing in the way I
of hustling for votes until after 4 p.
m. when those with an ear to the
ground declared the cause lost. Then !
they got busy and with cars and on |
foot rounded in enough voters, who |
thought it unnecessary to vote, to put
it over.
The preliminaries for the issue and
sale Of the bonds are well under way,
in charge of the attorney for the
Board, W. R. Holly, of Springer and
the bonds will be sold, and building
commenced as soon as it can be done
regularly and in order.
There is much which all Roy peo-
pie know about this election and the
things leading up to it that is better
not published though the urge is
strong to expose and denspnee it all
in plain words.
The School Board met and canvass
ed the vote Monday evening, May 81,
and the advertisement for bids ap-
pears in this issue.
So much has been told people as
school law and the truth, which is the
opposite, that we take this Emporium
ity to set our readers right on some
questions:
1t has been stated that the opposi-
ton to the admission of adjoining
districts was within the School Board.
The truth is that the Board furnish
ed blank petitions to three districts to
come into the Roy Independent Dis
trict, not one of these petitions has
been filed with the School Board, as
vet, and if they are filed now, or at
any timeo they will have favorable
consideration by the Board with a ma
iority favorable to accepting it.
The law reads as follows: "perri-
tories outside but adjacent thereto,
NAV be attached to towns for School
purposes upon application to the
Board of Education of such town
school, by majority of the electors
of such adjacent territory. Such ap-
plication being made, the Town
School board, if it deems it proper,
and for the best interests of said
Schools shall issue an order attaching
such territory, and from the date OF
such order, such territory shall be a
; part of the town school for school
purposes and the property subject
to taxation and to bear its full pro,
portion of the expense incurred II
building and maintaining schools il
+ such town"
We are told that people in the dis
tricts wanting to consolidate were
. told the directors would have to bt
elected inside the city limits.
/ The law says: "a member Of th'
\ School Board must be qualified elec
; tor of the state and have lived within
/ the school district at least two years
preceding election and must be tal
h payer"
1t was also told those who wer'
thought to be ignorant enough to be
lieve it that they would have to pa!
$50 and other amounts in cash to ge
their children into the new schoo
house. You all know what that is
There are dozens of other false i'm
pressions and Misrepresentation bu
it is useless to recall them. The fac
remains that Roy arose to the occa
sion and voted the bond issue and will
build the new building regularly ant
| in order and will accept the outlying
districts and consolidate and buil'
more room as needed and assume al
the problems and responsibilities tha
such action will bring when the tim
comes. They will work with and un
der the State Superintendent and tn
regularly constituted authorities an
they will not be stampeded by an,
threats, canards, dreams or desires o
irresponsible dreamers nor allow tn
ambitions of over-zealous friends t
lead them into trouble, excesses o
mistakes.
The present board is as well quail
fled to handle this matter of build
ing school house as any other tina
might be chosen. 1t has been cor
sistent and observed the law in spit
of unfair pressure brought to bea
upon and against it and will go on
the end of their term of office doin
their best for the advancement of tn
sehools-the biggest interest an
most vital in this or any other con
lYnunitv