The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-03
LUBBOCK PLANNING FOR HIGH
SCHOOL and 3 Ward SCHOOLS
THE PROPOSED BOND ISSUE IS FIGURED TO COVER
COST OF THE FOUR BUILDINGS
THESE ARE NECESSARY FOR DEVELOPMENT
Our People Must Support These improvements Our City to
Keep Pace With the Development Of the South Plains
Secson-Hclp Build Lubbock and Her Schools

increase Of 3is percent in the num-
ber Of farms in the county during
the past ten years. All Of those
figures are facts and there Is no
dodging them. They reflect growth,
development, activity, expansion.
And these things bring with them
civic responsibilitcs. This is a new
country. Everything that Is done or
neglected at this time will react up
on the town just like training or
neglecting a child az this age We
are building something bigger than
ourselves when we give our time,
thought and support 20 civic de-
velopmcnt and enterprise. II will
cost money. u viii cost time, labor,
effort, privations possibly, and some
criticism, 90 put over the things that
must be hone here within the next
few years But there are the two
outstanding things that must be done
this year. The first Of these in
point n importance, necessity, and
bearing upon the standing OF the
town is the school question. The
other things are something that we
have started and must complete.
That is the Fair.
These two things successfully put
over for 1922 will make success
ful year for the city, along with the
little minor things that come and
10 every year, month and week. or
these the schools must come first.
Unless suitable buildings are started
within the next four months Lub-
book will loose fifty families that
viii otherwise move here FOR the
schools next year. Any man with
children would be foolish 90 move
io Lubbock today n he did not know
that suitable school buildings would
be- erected for next term of school
Streets, sidewalks, paving, audi
forums. potato curing plants, ware
houses. all these things are desir-
able, almost necessary. but only ma
terial damage and loss IN dollars
and cents follow in case they are
put or year or two. But school
children must be cared FOR today
and the loss is in lives. strength ~
health. character. and mental devel-
opment. II through short sightedness
they are not provided Tor.
n it were possible 20 pay a law,
carrying a penalty of sivty days IN
jail FOR failure 20 observe same,
making ii necessary for each par
ert IN the city of IUhhock to spend
one hour month IN ihe Public
Schools ~ this city for the rest Of
this school term 10 would be snap
"a pvt over bond election for
$3.50 COO and yet they tell us that
10 viii be possible 10 take care ~
conditions with 25.000--or ap-
proximatcly each for each inhabi-
tant 81 this city That is spread out
over fifteen 90 thirty years--or
about thirty cents q year--not in
cluding interest And yet some folks
are scared IL cant be put over. Yet
they give $40 for a hound pup. chew
81 worth Of tobacco every month
and wear out 81 worth of shoe
leather padding up and down the
streets cuesin' the City Government,
the State Government. Texas. the
streets, and everything else they
don't happen 90 have free hand
in wrecking themselves.
The School Is Necessary-Let's
Co