The Holly chieftain., 1922-06-15
NEW GRADE SCHOOL
Is NOW ASSURED

new grade ScIlOOl DullulIR 10 cOSC
$4,000 was very gratifying to friends
of education. Everyone keenly re.
| alizes the burden of taxation. 1t
| is high and must necessarily always
be high if the community shall
| meet the demands of modern civili-
zation. As disclosed in our article
on the twenty-fifth anniversary OF
the Chieftain the total tax levy now
| is less than half what it was twen.
y-five years ago. excluding the city
tax.
But Notwithstanding the burden
of taxation there was and is gen.
eral feeling that the children must
be provided for Our present ac-
cOmmodations are so inadequate
and the old grade building is so
insanitary that everyone knows we
must borrow outside quarters and
fix them up temporarily ut great
wasteful expense or else take the
bull by the horns" and build an
adequate building now.
The new grade building will be
built facing Fourth Street to the
rear of the present grade school and
in front Of the bus garage and
south of the superintendent's home.
This will place the smaller children
by themselves and remove them
from the busy traffic Of the Trail.
1t will also provide for future
bigger Holly when our town shall
have grown to several thor lsand and
our facilities need to be enlarged.
If such a day comes. and who can
doubtitin the light of present pros
poets 1t is then contemplated to
build II new high school on the site
now occupied by the old grade
! building and use the present high
school for Junior High. But
these plans are for our children to
work out need not concern u.s. ex-
cept to plan our building campaign
now so as to anticipate the larger
! plans Tor the 1utllre.
The architect is at work on his
specifications and will soon propose
them to the Board The contract
win be let within thirty days and
building operations will immediate
ly follow. 1t is planned to. havt
the building ready for use by the
second semester of the school next
year, perhaps even soon.
The profile of the structure show.
ing the facade and the blue prints
of the interior plans have been seen
by all our town people at the Post
Office but for the benefit of those
who may not be able. to see these
plans a brief explanation Is given.
There will be two stories, with
two entrances A wide vestibule,
one at either end of the first floor.
A wide vestibuIe will divide the
front portion of this floor from the
rear Tn the front section adjoining
the south entrance will be the boys
toilet. Just south of the north en-.
trance will be the Principals Of
flee with a waiting room in the rear.
Between the two entrances, exclll
sive of the rooms named will be two
large class rooms with coat rooms
adjoining. The rear portion will in.
cIude four other class rooms with
a firl's lavatory in the center of the
rear portion.
The second floor will also have
similar toilets, library In the
north OF the front section, and six
class rooms occupying the rest OF
the top floor. The structure will
be severely plain and every avail
able inch of room will be reduis:'
toned. The south end facing to-
ward the Trail may be made more
ornate than in the original plans.
Only those who were legally quail
ified voters and tax payers could
vote on the bonds. This excluded
at least half of the us ual vote. The
vote Thursday was 95 to AZ in favor
of the bonds-a vote of more than
two to one. Doubtless If all politics
, and prejudices could have been re-
moved from the situation the favor
: able vote would have been still
larger.
We anticipate that the movement
will steadily gain in favor with the
) people as plans progress. Our
/. children deserve the best. There Is
, no better asset we can leave them
5 than an education.