The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-06-02
TO VOTE ON EXTRA
SCHOOL TAX SATURDAY
Election Called To Provide Funds to
Keep Institutions Running; Levy
Lower Than Last Year

That failure to vote an extra sew
en- mill levy to carry on school wor,
in Lynden next year, will result in
the closing of the institutions, was
the statement made to LINDEN tax
payers at meeting at the high
school Tuesday evening, by members
of the schoolboard. and Mrs. Jennie
Robin, county superintendent of
schools. R. B. lie Cocq, clerk of the
board. thought that it might be pos
sible to continue for several months
before closing down, but Mrs. Robin
declared that the county auditor and
treasurer might refuse to issue or
pay warrants for the district at any
time.
An election to pass on the levy will
be held Saturday. Polls will be open
at the high school from one to six in
the afternoon.
Even If the seven mills are voted,
Lynden's school taxes will be three
mills lower than last year, as a re-
suit of economies made by the board
thus far. Last year, an extra levy
of ten mills was voted, bringing the
total raised for schools here to 20
mills. Many people have gained the
impression that the school board is
asking for seven mills more than
last year-this is mistake; the levy
will ho tb WOO n, ;Iic lou,ar
Savings of the board made thus
far total nine thousand dollars. Sal
aries have been reduced, transporta-
edition cut down. hot lunches elimin-
ated ,and other expenses pruned to
as great an extent as possible
That it will be necessary to charge
for all high school students from out
side the district in order to meet ex-
penses, was the statement made by
Mr.. lie Coco before the meeting on
Tuesday. Mr.. LIE Coco pointed out
the heavy drain made on the funds
for the education of these outsiders.
and said that the board had about
made up it's mind to levy a tuition
fee. Bellingham charges SIS a year
to outside students for tuition; high
,er costs here would necessitate ma
king the fee here somewhat larger.
AS an alternative to this fee. the
formation of Union High School
District was suggested to solve the
difficulty. Under this system, var
ious surrounding districts could COM
bine for high school purposes, while
maintaining direction of their grade
school separately. A high school
board of directors would be named,
and a small levy made to maintain
district would not assume any debts,
but it would be up to the original dis
trict to pay off it's debts and bonds
by itself.
If Greenwood, Riverside, North
Prairie, Glendale, Northwood Timon
and Sunshine should join a union
district, levy of approximately four
mills would maintain the high school
OI IT'S pIcSeuI lHGSe OulSluo
districts will pay two mills for high
school purposes next year anyway,
Mrs. Robin said.
The union high school plan has
been worked successfully for many
years in various sections of Skagit
County. and reports from there are
enthusiastic concerning it. By re-
tanning the individual boards to take
care of the grade schools, the sys-
TEN has none of the evils of the con-
solidated school districts, such as are
maintained in Whatcom County in
several sections.
To start the ball rolling for a union
high school district, five heads of
families must sign petitions in each
district asking for the system. The
petitions must be passed on by the
boards of directors, and then submit
ted to the county superintendent. II
she approves, an election is held.
A meeting of the school boards of
the different districts in this section
may be called shortly to take up the
question.