The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-16
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO
HOLD ELECTION TO INCREASE TAX
MORE MONEY NEEDED TO MAINTAIN SCHOOLS THROUGH
OUT NINE MONTHS TERM
THE LADIES ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP WIN
Lubbock Has Ourown Schooling Facilities and the Increased
Number Of Schosics Increases Cost Of Operating Schoo
Increased Taxes the Best Method Of Solution.

Aggressiveness Is necessary for
the achievement Of great things for
Lubbock, and we are mighty glad
10 notice that the people ~ Lnb-
book are now lined up with the
really big problems Of educating
the young people Of this lme in
the very best manner pos BILE
The election 60 raise the tax on
each one hundred dollars taxable
values in Lubbock from fifty cents
70 ninety-fiyo cents will be- held in
Lubbock Tuesday, June goth, and
the outcome Of this election h one
Of the most important matters per-
tanning 10 the welfare Of the chill
dren Of this town parelelling the
school bond election which passed
by large majority of votes just
recently
We are mighty glad 70 note that
the people of this section are alive
and awake TO the needs Of an edit
cation for their children, and the
fact that before the full nine
months school could he maintained
In Lubbock last term, a special col
lection had 10 be asked Of the pa
irons. This indeed was deplor-
able condition, and one which
should not be allowed 90 occur
again. The people Of the Plains
and Lubbock are not going TO let
it occur again, but they must not
think that considerable effort on
the part Of every progressive citi-
zen H. not necessary. There are
people here, and everywhere else
a.. I.t afat.. dam
ly concerned In accumulation Of
wealth. grouching and knocking to
look after the educational advan-
tages Of the boys and girls. and the
progressive citizens must see 20 Il
that they are greatly outnumbered
az the polls.
The good ladies Of Lubbock, we
understand, are going to work for
the success Of this election in some
what the same manner In which
they worked in the other one, and
we are mighty proud of that fact,
and realize that through their ef-
forts much good can be accomplish
ed and the election won.
The beautiful spacious new build
ings which will be erected IN Lub-
book soon are credit 20 West
Texas, and Il would certainly look
one-sided 90 have the terms OF
school IN these buildings cut short
because Of the lack Of operating
funds, and this very thing viii hap
pen IL the voters do not take a
hand 10 raise the school tax.
Lubbock has "out-gr0wn" her
clothes, 40 TO speak, and the pres
ent rate Of taxing property VIII not
maintain her schools, pay the full
quota Of teachers required to sue
cessfully carry on the work, or to
eauip the classroOms with the many
needed articles which will have To
be bought as the school days ad-
vance
Lubbock is proud Of her young
people. The 1922 graduating class
Of the high school does credit To
themselves and 10 Lubbock on every
occasion where their services are in
demand, and we are mighty glad to
note that through the generousness,
farsghtedness and wisdom Of the
people Of this city the 1923 class
will be given even better advant-
ages than we're given the grRduat-
ing class Of 1922.
In acknowledgment and under
standing of the importaee Of this
election. and with a determination
TO lift Lubbock one step higher,
that she may take her place among
the really big centers Of education,
20 to the polls Tuesday, and align
yourself with the progressive forces
OF this city, and assist in making
one part Of the 1928 school program
something worthy of the boys and
girls Il will benefit. Other steps
will be necessary as the years come
and 20. Let's take and make them
rs they come.