Gunnison news-champion., 1921-04-29
,.IPoRTANr QUESTION
IN SCHOOL ELECrION
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keep . better elass Of teacAsgs than
sveA large towns ean sseusp.
At TIE present tims, msreevsr, tie
Normal School IL coming to the point
cf providing still better tsaehers saA
equipment and s1pc1visiea and u
irving the town still more help In
securing nrst-elAss schools.
IL Il tree, however, thst tha school
buildings, which can be used, are too
small 70 accommodate all tie child
ren. The district Is Obliged to rent
buildings to take care Of the children.
Besides, even IL the buildings were
large enough, they are old, out-of-
date, improperly lighted and heated,
not connected with the sewer-and on
the whole, unfit places in which To-
keep the children Of 1.-The district.
They are % poor and ogt-srovu
stock Of neighboring towns from
which students come to attend the
Normal School. Even the worst old
buildings in neighboring towns are
more modern than these; and to set
Gunnison schools up rs models when
the physical plants are SO wretched,
seems to be q great joke with all the
people that know about 1t.
Nobody feels like blaming the citi-
zens Of Gunnison for this. II is but
patural that people should wish to be
as saving and as thrifty as possible.
Oftentimes elderly people who no
longer have children in school find il
difficult to believe that schools that
seemed good enough thirty-five or
forty years ago should seem any less
suitable now. This is but human, but
it is selfish and short sighted poll
cy. Good citizens of today are will
ing to make sacrifices for the citizens
of tomorrow. So whether or not you
have any children or grand children
coming on, other people have; and YOU
wish to do your part to make the
most of the coming generation of
citizens. You are therefore open to
conviction, and willing to listen to-
reason.
This is what Gunnison might do to
improve conditions. The District
might sell the west-town school prop
erty to the County for as much ns
the County will pay. Suppose it is
not enough to cover the original cost
of the building; other things are to
be taken into consideration. II would
cost at least three thousand dollars
to make this west-town building suit
able for school purposes, and even
then IT would not be modern. Further
more, it is away off TO one side and
not in the center of population. It is
more than a mile from the Normal
School, and could not be used in the
cooperative plan. Five thousand dol
lars is not much, but 1t would start
the general fund for good building
centrally located.
IN the second place, the District
could sell the Colorado Street prop
crty to the state at appraised value
and could add the money thus secur-
ed to the general building fund. The
state would be glad to get the build
ing and the land.
These two deals will bring the
total amount up to pretty good fig
ure; but there. would probably need
to be something more. The District
could bond itself for whatever is
necessary, and could put up an ad-
equate, modern building.
The building should be located
somewhere near the present Pine
Street site so that it would be central
and easily accessible to the children
of the entire town. It should contain
plenty of room for eight grades. 1t
should probably be constructed so that
additions could be made in the future
years if necessary. It should make
provisions for the kindergarten. 1t is.
clear out to the Normal School for
be near the center Of the town and
nearer their homes.
The building should have lunch
room and auditorium, wood working
shop and other rooms and equipment
building. 1t should be model for all
towns in the state.
There is every reason why the
children of Gunnison should have a
as good school chance as the child
school year 1922-23. additional facul-
ty at the Normal will make year
round kindergarten possible, and also
closer supervision Of special depart
ments. Surely the Gunnison District
should get ready to take advantage
Of these things.
The neighboring rural districts are
all planning to bring their children
to the town schools. The town will
then get their school money. We
ought to get ready for these increas-
ed numbers. There is no better way
of doing It than to dispose Of the old
scattered properties at the best figure
possible. Then we can build central
", permanently, and in modern sani-
tary style.
District Attorney Called Home.
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