The log cabin Democrat., 1922-02-08
CLUB DECIDES
 SCHOOL SHALL
 NOT BE CLOSED STARTS CAMP A|CN
 FOR SIO,OOO FUND. Sl,267 A MONTH RAISED Commercial Club Meeting. Called for
 Another Purpose, Develops into
yl,267 A MONTH RAISED
Commercial Club Meeting. Called for Another Purpose, Develops into
 Public School Rally.

With all the fervor of an old-tme | camp meeting, 100 members of the l Conway Commercial Club, at lun- cheon last night, adopted the slogan The Conway Public Schools Shall 1 Not Closet" and backed up this decla- ration by subscribing within few minutes S1,267.50 month for the re. naming four months of the present session, approximately one-half the sum required to maintain the schools the balance of the term. A canvass Ing committee was appointed to se- cure additional subscriptions and general mass meeting of all citizens of the district wass called to be held In the public school auditorium Thurs day night, February 9, at 80 o'clock.
 The Commercial Club meeting was called by Pres. V. D. Hill for an al together different purpose, being in tended as the first of series of "get together luncheons at which men from rural districts of the county are to be the speakers, to bring about a closer cooperation and stronger ties of friendship between the town and the country. With the impend- Ing calamity of the closing of the pub llc schools as the all absorbing thought of practically every member present, however, the meeting soon developed into school rally, and the campign to finance the school the re- malnder of the year without borrow ing more funds from the banks was given such an impetus that it was everywhere predicted today that the order of the board discontinuing the session on next Friday will be rescind- ed and the school will continue to func- tion.
 Prof. C. c. Denney's' plan of pay ing off the school debt by selling 1000 $50 "bonds," as published in the Log Cabin Democrat yesterday, seemed to meet with universal ap- proval and he was called upon to speak on the school crisis. Mayor w. D. Cole, Pres. B. w. Torreyson and several others made short talks. Mayor Cole called for rising vote on the question of continuing the sales and luxury tax plan, whatever additional means might be adopted, and every person present stood up except one, F. U. Halter. MT. Hal ter said he opposed to the principle of the plan, favoring raising neces- sary additional funds by subscriptions and donations. He afterwards sub scribed $5 per month, which he paid in advance
 After general discussion, a mo- ton was carried that the sum of $l0,000, or $2,500 month, be raised for the continuance of the school to the end of the present session, and the subscriptions be started at the present meeting. Mir. Torreyson was appointed temporary chairman and P. F. Cleaver clerk, to record the subscriptions. Starting at $50 a month, several of this sum were iiifldt, anu LII SQIllS HUH pDO CON II to S5 a month subscriptions were of fered as rapidly as they could be recorded, until every person present had subscribed $5 or more per month.
 Leo Grafton was appointed chair man of the canvasSirg committee, with w. s. CaZort, Enc Hilliard, Will liam Van Valkenburg and Frank E. Robins as his assistants. The com mittee met this morning and ap- pointed additional canvassers, out lined the territory and arranged to begin work at ? o'clock this after noon.
 Subscriptions made last night, in cluding a few telephoned in during the meeting and recorded early this morning were as follows:
 Fifty dollars month-Wiley Mosley, H. B. Ingram, Jo Frauen- thai. Bank of Conway, Farmers State Bank, Faulkner County Bank & Trust Company, Conway Com press Company, J. F. Little, Oliver