The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-25


I would like 70 taks ths cpco~tu-
nifty to answer the LADY from Mob
nm blvd. who. . Few days ago. wrote
her vssv- on initiative MEASURE No.
20. popularity called sss ss-is school
measur~
Her~ are Q nv stattstsoA -
-fssrxn. as I understand shs Wishes
10 b answered not aions with -theo-
rtcrl.
Tns~s sfsffwssos are aushsntsc ap-
proximat.d expenditrrs.
wAshinston's y.~riy investment.
elementary and high school ednoar
ton
The r-n~rL fund operating ex.
pens~. rhis does not include money
raised from bondsI Of tho common
schools OF Washington IL $4,000 ooo.
Collection on present 80 par ehlid
basis
state. ~ per cent .------.s f.sis.tso
>, counties. 10 per cent :. s.7ss.sso
..soo districts - per cent i2.T7i.,,o
Io0a $1,000 .ss.--s ss~ssSNN."F~
Collection op proposed $50 per child
hasis--
State. 81 per cent ........Sfl.fIasto
20 counties is per cent =. s.7ss.sso
$500 districts. 81 per cent s.ssi.sss
Total .--.----. ----. .s-{.ooo.o oo
Tho~e statistics hav. been gathered
IN Olympia By Ralph Swetman
There have been any number OF false
and misleading statements concern
Ing this measure. which. I hope. ara
due 10 Misunderstanding.
The lady who wrote the unfavors
able letter concerning the 1910 meaA-
urs wanted Us 20 ure Seattle. or.
properly speaking. school district No.
1. rs an exanpla Very good I
think perhaps none would h> better.
Seattle 10 the richest district In the
state In taxable property. and you
will admit that this In the main fac
tor IN raising school funds Seattle
has also the best and most expensive
school buildings In the state, and this
Is due 70 the rate OF attendance. In
comparison with tho amount OF tar
able property OF value in the district
Where the school district furnishes
So per cent OF tho total school funds
II IN only logical 10 suppose that tho
richer the district IN In taxable prop
erty. the more money Il has to
spend. and tho better advantages IL
can afford to give lie school chIi-
dron-
Now, w. win take another example
also. There In a large school district
Just south OF Seattle which II very
poor In taxable property; still II has a
very high rate OF attendance. What
IL the result when. as in tho case of
Seattle. tho district itself has TO fur.
nish 50 per cent OF all the school
funds7 1t In inevitable. These chill
dren are forced to attend school In
delapidated. unkcmpt buildings. and
understand their manual trimming &C
commodation r. an old deserted barn.
Here In whore the theory must. of
necessity follow. In this fair7 The
children have no choice In the mat
ter or where Il In their lot to live
and attend school. and after all Is
said and done don't we, Society
tas we call the human raec) owe
something nearly as much 10 one
child as We do TO another. regardless
OF their place of residencc7 II Is not
the aim OF the 3oio to Rob Peter
to pay Paul" but an euualizing OF
things AZ much as possible so IA TO
give all Mt least a fair chance. We
don't want 10 erect and maintain
anything like n Roosevelt high school
for these Riddles. but we would like
To give them at least chance 10 be
comfortable while they study. 30
their minds can be on work instead
or their uncomfortable. squalid sur.
roundings.
This In not by any means the
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