The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-17
WOULD ENLARGE
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Committee Appointed BY Commercial
Club is Preparing Data in
Regard to Proposal
. WOULD BENEFIT COMMUNITY

WOULD BENEFIT COMMUNITY
Men Living in Affected Territory to
Be Guests of Club Tuesday
At the weekly monday luncheon Of
the commercial club Tuesday noon the
committee that has been investigating
the proposal to consolidate the Cakes
school district with the territory sur
rounding it made partial report, and
recommended that the men living in
the territory affected be invited to
come in to Oakes next Tuesday even
ing as the guests of the club and talk
the matter over.
The proposal was originally sug-
gested by ]. w. Riley, state rural
school inspector. He found the schools
of Climax district to be inadequate,
and in some cases in a condition quite
deplorable, and ordered that suitable
school facilities be provided with all
possible celerity. Since such large
number of pupils from this district are
at present attending the Oakes schools
and since with the new building that
is being erected here, in addition to
the corps Of efficient and well-trained
teachers, so much better educational
facilities can be provided in the Cakes
schools than could possibly be fur
nished in rural school, Mr.. Riley
suggested that the ideal solution would
be to consolidate the Climax district
with the Oakes district.
The statement was made in tho
Times several weeks ago that several
schools in Norway district had also
been condemned. We simply repeated
statements that were made in the dis
cussion Of the matter in the CONNER
cial club meeting when the matter was
brought before that body. It has been
brought to our attention that this
statement was incorrect, and in JUS
tice to the patrons Of Clement town.
ship we make his correction. None
of their schools have been condemned.
However, since a number of chill
dren from that district are also at
tending the Oakes schools, it has been
suggested that part Of Norway dis
trict might wish to be attached to the
enlarged Oakes district. Consequent
| ly a number of the farmers of Clement
township have also been invited to at
tend meeting next Tuesday evening
at the commercial club rooms over
the Brown -Slocum hardware store.
They will be the guests of the club at
a o'clock luncheon.
j This meeting Tuesday evening is
intended to be simply get-together
meeting, where the proposition can be
considered from all sides, to find out
what the popular opinion is. If the
move is one to the advantage of all
concerned it certainly ought to be
made. If it is not, thorough discus
sion of the advantages and disadvan-
tages by every one to be affected GER
tainly ought to be had before anything
definite is done.
j One fact that should make the prop
osition more desirable to the taxpayers
Of the territory to be consolidated with
Oakes should the suggestion be fol-
lowed up is that the Oakes district
has about $4,000 in bonds outstand-
ing, the money from which has been
or is to be invested in the school plant.
Tax levies to pay interest and princi-
pal on these bonds have been made by
the board of education, and will be
paid by the present Oakes district re-
gardless of whether the consolidation
is effected or not. The territory COM
ing in will thus get the use of $780,
900 worth of building at no expense.
i A committee has been appointed by
the commercial club, consisting of A.
P. Guy, Supt. ]. c. Gould, F. D. Nc
Cartney, S. A. Reko, B. w. Slocum
and Glenn v. Dill, that has been at
work preparing data on the proposal.
The committee will have definite fig
ures not only upon the cost to the
territories affected, but also upon
other factors that will have bearing
upon the situation, and they are to
make final report next week.
The Importance Of the education of
the young people is so great that the
meeting next week should be attended
by large number.