The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-14
THE. FUTURE OF LUBBOCK DEPENDS
UPON TOMORROW.

You will probably say that being the case Luo-
book is doomed as tomorrow will never come, but
in this case tomorrow is Saturday. 1t is election
day in Lubbock. and of the most important
elections that has ever been held in Lubbock will
be on the fifteenth of April. This election is to de
termine whether or not the Lubbock Independent
School District shall issue bonds to the amount OF
$l50000 for the building of a High school and
three ward school buildings SO important IS 1t
that this bond issue carry that every voter IN the
district should become vitality Interested IN the cleo
ton and vote yourself and make it a special point
that your neighbor votes.
Lubbock is at her row end so far as the school
facilities are concerned The facilities tor taking
care Of the school this year have been anything but
satisf lctory. The school has been handicapped to
such an extent it is a shameful situation, and we
must make preparation to care for the needs il we
hold our position among the really progressive cities
of the Plains Saturday will either give the signal to
advance and put full steam ahead or else retaTd
the growth and development OF the city to the ex
tent that it will take the CITY many years to over
come if ever. At the present time, even under the
conditions that exist. Lubbock schools stand high
in the scale of Texas educational institutions, but
this standard cannot be maintained under the pres
ent handicaps and must improve the condition
Il is absolutely up to the of the Lubbock In
dependent School District and the decision will be
made in the election Saturday.
AS usual there are many false rumors going about
and there will be many stories told on election day.
There will be umors galore. and you will hear prob
ably the most absurd reports that one ever listened
to- but the worst of them should not influence your
vote against the bond. Some will tell you that the
school board has selected site for the building
in the city Of Lubbock, and that site will be just
exactly where you do not want it. Any reports to
the effect that the location has been decided upon
is absolutely false. Some will tell you that the
school board proposes to junk the old high school
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a whopper The school board is against this as
would be any sensible person. and they will not do
thatl Some one will tell you that they going
to put the whole $4,000 into one building and
that the rural portions OF the district will not get
a building This is not true. The election calls for
specific things and the money cannot be used other
than the election order recites Some will tell
you that the ward buildings built that the High
School will not be needed. The erection OF the
three new Ward buildings will not affect the High
School at all No high school grades will be taught
in these rural schools, besides If Lubbock votes
these bonds there will be not less than five hundred
new pupils in the school at the opening OF the school
term next year
You cannot afford to vote against the bonds.
from purely selfish andpoint If you prop
erty the failure to carry the bonds, would
depreciae your property at least fifty percent, and
there would scarcely be any demand for it at half its
value If you are wage Garner you cannot afford
to be against the bonds because it would in all prob
ability effect your source OF earning. and possibly
lose you out entirely. If you business man
you cannot afford to the bond issue fall through
from a purely business standpoint. 1t would most
surely effect your business.
We sincerely hope that everyone will vote in
this election. Do not get it into your head that
il will go without opposition. because this is
not true. Some Of the tightwad brethren up in
about IT, and going to every means.
whether fair unfair to defeat the issue and their
yarns will stick in the ears Of lot of people and
the result nigh, be anything but favorable to Lub-
book.
II you citizen you will vote for the bonds
II you just live here. you will vote against the
bonds
Which are youp
We believe the people have seen the need of n
better school building, and will support the issue
Lets GO