The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-05-09
SCHOOL BOARD TELLS
or pRoPo62D BOND
ISSUE: rLAIN STATE.
MINT or FACTS

! 8"ttNA WI ttNtNtHN ftf%iRF HfkH
sehool EselliiReS for the district
that $;so,ss0na woula he required
g place the rre~eMt wsrsl school
buildings. and convert the pres
ent hugh school building into 4
ward school building. shnuli that
vourSr he decided npon. that we
should place n of ~.d hna,dinrs
IN the hs~s r,,'ss:aie condition
thai the bonds Mould run for
iweniy five sears. that the rate
II interest should he five per
cent payable sesnisannaally; and
that the election shanlsi he held
~ The earliest possible date.
j. As q the cost az renaeacling
and firs proofinr the present
high school building, and haild.
ing additions 10 il. architects
have hesa consulted and varion~
estimates have been made. sll
iarwely depending sapon What was
siene. to what extent and in What
manner Some II those consult
eel did NOT consider ghc PROPOSE
tion worth entertaining bat frem
the advice given the Board il
would appear that il would cost
something like s2ss. .uo0oo 10
overhaul, esaaip, repair and fire
rreof the present high school
building; and aid "a it 50 that
the hnllding. when completed.
wonld have twenty six class
rooms. standard gymnasium
ard IN auditorium snitahle far a
hailg'ing Of that kind.
The ssiding sn anA rernnslrlinr
~ the present high school huila
iag wonld NOT provide the city
with any additional ward school
facilities, something that no one
will dispute. IL badly needed and
II that plan were followed, AL
most immediately a site would
hAve to he purchased aud ward
school building erected where IL
the prcsrwt high school building
WAS turned into a wand school
building and . separase and dis
iines high school building erected
an another site. tle net gain
would he not only one enlarged
high school building bnt one
ward school building as well.
II has been suggested that il
the present proposition Is voted
down that We could then have
another ek.rtion and vote on
something else, bni as far as the
ISoari of Education Is concerned
here viii he no second election.
Tor rs They view the n,rsscr. II
The tax payers and patrons OF
ihe district will not vote the
amount of money asked and leave
III the details of its expenditure
10 the seven persons that they
save excited and the five that
hey have authorized selected,
hen il il the sense ~ the Beard
hat they will be unable Ii agree
among themselves CA any other
slan and that il wopld he no nse
o keep the people of the district
u turmoil and add additional ,
expense for holding additional
slecions
The question of location and
'ite has never been passed upon
~ tho Board Of Education and il /
has not even been discussed AZ
INV meeting Of the committees
representing the Board az Ednca-
ION ard the people of the dis
'rSef through the Chamber ofl
Commerce: however. the Beard
II Edncation and the Advisory
committee pledge themselves 10
procure a suitable site, Az eissaplv
il possible and also pledge them.
selves. if the bonds are voted, not
= use any more of the bonds
han are necessary 10 buy site,
,uild aud equip snitas'le high I
'ehool and If II II not nrecssarv
D use tie s3no 10000 they wiEl
aot he used.
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