The Holly chieftain., 1922-04-27
PROGRESS OF HOLLY
SCHOOL SITUATION.

| About dOben men met with
the school board Tuesday to talk
over the school building problem.
They represented pretty fairly all
the districts comprised in the con-
solidatiOn. The conference was pre.
| ceeded by visit to, and inspection
OF, the present buildings, and other
buildings that might possibly be
/ procured for school purposes. The
I discussion began be the introduc-
tion G. data prepared by 7. G. Dem
array and John Duncan. They re-
4 viewed the proposition of bringing
in the outlying buildings of Fair
view and Sunny Side and putting
the armoly in shape to be used for
school purposes 1T was agreed that
4 that proposition would not be econ
omical and would be but temper
AIRY make-shift. Another proposi-
ition, suggested by Boon Smith, was
to use the old buildings as they are
and run buses to take the children
of the lower grades to Sunny Side
and Farview and so relieve the con-
gestion here This would require
extra teachers and deprive many
children Of the benefits of consOli-
dation and would relieve the con-
gestion only for a time. If at all.
Since these suggestion seemed
ineSpedient the proposition of build
ing an or 12 room building on the
grade grounds was discussed. This
would REQUIRE IN expenditure of
from $4,000 to S65 900. Tn case Of
the bond issue this would mean
abont SIC tnx per acde on $4,000 or
SIC on 100000.
!, After considerable discussion 1t
was unanimously agreed to recon-.
mend bond isuuc of $50 OD0 to be
used largely for new building of
8 or 10 rooms, reserving only a
small amount to nut tho old grade
building in snch shane that II could
be used for manual trainig, lunch
room and such like PURPOSES where
temporary fixtures would be suff1-
cfent. 1t was thought best to put
rs little money as possible into the
old structure but to build an
or 10 room unit now with the pros
meet of building similar unit In
time to come on the other side of
the old building and eventually con-
meet the two with modern gym
nasium. This would relive the con-
gestion for few years and provide
q building plan for expansion in
the years to come as needed An
architect will be invited to suggest
plans FOR a $4,000 unit including
simple repairs on the old building.
The Board readily agreed to this
advice from their constituents.
Throughout the discussion the strin
gency of the times among the farm
ers was never forgotten but neither
was the best welfare in necessary
provision for the children overlook
ed The conference endeavored to
strike happy medium
1t chould be said in explanation
Of the action of the committee In
conference with the school board
that the school buildings as we
now have them were intended to
house $50 pupils. There are now
$40 pupils in our schools. This
will he increased to COO by next year
including IS to come from Sunny
Side 1Ss pupils are brought
from the country in busses. This
will he considerably increased by
next fall, 1t is all well enough
to make two blades of grass grow
where one grew before but not to
crowd two children into space in
tended forSOne even tho this were
possible which it is not.
The cost to an 5000 acre farm
FOR the contemplated $4,000 bond
issue will be only $3.50 surely
this will not seriously burden any
one in light of the necessity which
is upon us.
A full and official report will be
given in the next issue of the ac-
tion contemplated.
Don't fail TO see Charles Ray In
"Ccrap Iron" at the Cow Club Fri.
luy and Saturday nyeninp