The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-11
WHAT WILL BECOME OF LUBBocKp

Thss week will be marked in the future as a
most evenfu time in the history of the city OF lub-
book because of the important election that is to
be held in the Lubbock Independent School District
on the question of school bonds The future OF Lub-
book depends largely upon the voice of the people
at the polls Saturday of this week he question
involved is whether or not the Lubbock Independent
School District shall issue bonds to the amount OF
$50 600 for the purpose of building high school
building in the city of Lubbock and three ward
buildings one in the northwest in the southwest
and enc in the southeast part OF the district here
is no question that all of these buildings needed,
and there is no question that there will be strong
oppos ton to the entire issue Of bonds and it IS very
important that every qualified in the district
get ready to put the day in the interest OF the cleo
ton. Lubbock cannot make further progress with
out a new high school building. The schools have
been handicapped the past two years on account OF
the crowded condition of the buildings and lack OF
equipment and the condition is growing worse all the
time Every year brings several hundred additional
pupils to our schools, and the room in the school is
not being increased hence one readily that
the buildings that accommodated the schools tive
years ago, cannot possibly furnish the necessary
equipment now. The matter OF location OF the
buildings has been brought into the fight and reports
have gone abroad that 1t is the intention OF the school
board to tear down the old high school building and
out the new one there which would mean loss by
wreckng the old building of fifteen twenty
thousand dollars but this not the intention OF the
board however, the location of the building will be
taken up later and does not enter at all into the
question of bonds. The method of determining the
location of the new high school will be determined
later and there will probably be called election
for that purpose so that the people will have OPP
portuny to say where i, shall be located. and we be-
lieve that is a very good idea. The vital question
before us now is the bonds. We urge that every
man and woman vote in Saturdays election and
see that your neighbor votes. that the fellow that
works with you at the desk. in the store shop
votes if he is legal voter. which qualification is
that you must be Of voting age, that you must be
legal voter far the State qualifications go.
that you must be property tax payer. II you pay
property tax you can vote, provided you quail
fled in every other way If married woman. and
the husband pays property tax, she can vote, and
should vote. This election means much to every
body in Lubbock The failure to carry the bonds
will mean that our schools will go down in the
scale of efficiency. which will that many peo
pie who are already here will have go elsewhere
to educate their children and people who would
come here will not. when they find schools
not up to the standard. and this will effect every
man, woman and business in Lubbock. The labor
ing man and the business will feel the effect
of the defeat the moment it is made public. There
fore bchooves every citizen. whether they vote
OF not to interest themselves in the OF the
election Remember that it is Saturday, April 9Th.
Vote. and see that your neighbors vote