Smyrna times., 1921-01-05
m ISSUE ELECTION FOR
/ sIIEIIL SET FOR JANUARY %
.,,,py TO CHANGE DATE
.'rcr LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

n NEEI LCuT
n .,s of the Referendum Eec-
Made Plain To Voters-NO
~, Of legislature Can Effect
,cb q misunderstanding of the
ll..S ,~snts of the law, it has been
.srv % to change the date of hold
I S = School Bond Issue referendu a
Y y S,brday, January Sth to Satur-
Is"uary 29th. The Importance
.'"Dting the one hundred thousand
- oift of the Delaware School
'Tsy % Association does not favor
;mnress a few of our citizens.
i greatly to be deplored. Sure
ssv have not thought the thing
arb If we vote down the bond
10 lose the two roomed-portanle
n ID building now loaned US without
q and will be forced to provide for
.svputy or more children in this
LIMO as we'll as for the now over
~lsd rooms of the main buildin :.
\ this and make our present
,FDg pass fire inspection not only
rurance, but for safety of tine
ainr. will require, as estimated by
,rhitects, $4,000. And there is
rv for US to procure this money
mi BY bond issue. With no es-
uv then, a bond issue, why not ac-
he smaller amount $6o, 900 and
.sye Il addition the 100000 bonus.
IA the legislature may do with
xhOOl code in no way involves
n SMYRNA proposition. If the meth
raising rne taxes is changed 1,
fleet Smyrna District as we'll as
ohers in the county, and in the
way. If the State is going tC
over the schools or is going tC
si any part of this support, il
% the same for our schools thu
ID do for those of any other towr
State. So no matter whaf
e or changes the Legislature
make, our status will remain tn,
Is that of our sister tonws.
Buildings viii Aid Smyrna
III be recalled that back in tn,
d continuing for about two de
the Smyrna Seminary was il
ton here, and was patronize,
My by boys and girls of thi
but by the sons and daughter
R farmers of the community a
Why Because abetter oppol
N for an education was afforde
han our public schools supplied
as then, parents paid their take
zppOrt of the public schools an
their children at a considerabl
aaonal cost to the Smyrna Sem
Z, 50 now, if we turn down thi
ware School Auxiliary Associ;
opposition, Will they send the
iien to Middletown and Dove
n they will find much bette
0es- Better buildings and equil
Will attract better teachers. BE
ShOols, buildings and teacher
attract the scholars, and in I'll
eght or ten years it will be vel
% reach both Middletown al
Ha For within that time tn
NY will be gridironed with go,
q With the children going
RI "a and Middletown to school Il
aneSs Of. their parents will
noa sure to follow. Why as tov
a We run this risk of losil
y When we have such a wonde
'pportunity to be on a level wi
sister progressive towns. Blu.
men and property owners
una think well before casting
] against this bond issue. Aga
@eptng this proposition we S,
~ all time the question of the
y Of the high school for this col
!E The site of our prese
'ung has been chosen by the loc
n ~ . oi Education, approved by
= board and the Delaware Scht
lsry Association. The questi
a'lon is therefore definitely d
s''iiOnal Status Forced to FIR,
V draft forced home the edu,
status of this country as no
e'ore has ever done and the n,
'SS Is sure to deal with it,
large appropriations to th'
mat measure up to the
pents. To get our full quota
y Obliged to have a stand;
b i the Delaware School Auxili;
S'lon proposition contemplai
\, et US lose our golden opp
uut by a large majority Y
=. approve the S65, 900 bond iss
49, required by the conditions
4. y bond ourselves to the Ii
IL per- cent. of our assessed Va
with a new assessment un
u. ~ 4. ! order of things soon to
u, I ~. Y not the part of wisdom
ee,, Aas bond issue on our pres