The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-09

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Barth-I am satisfied that we are
not satisfied how it has been oper-
,ated, but how to remedy the situa-
ton is the question. II you appoint
committee OF three to see the sup
erintendent he will talk you into
spending more money. That Is what
he is for. l am satisfied that we are
paying too much money for wagons
II believe that the neighbors could
handle those school wagons them
selves, free of charge, without spend
Ling so~much money Don't appoint
La committee of three-they will sure
talk you into spending more money.
Wright-The only way to get at
the thingsis at the bottom. The only
way to solve the problem ID to solve
the causes. - can suggest three. ]
may be wrong 1t certainly cost
| money to teach any certain subject
in school. In the eighth grades they
| teach farm science and occupation.
They have both the boys and girls
l13 and IA years of age to decide
| what they are going to follow for
their life's work. That appears
ridiculous to me- They have got to
pay a teacher for that. Nearly every
week turnout the whole school year
see a whole herd of high school
boys and girls rah-rahing on to
Gooding or somewhere else. They
always do it on Friday afternoon.
Why can't they do it on Saturday in
stead Of Friday? The teachers ARE
paid for that. / know of some
schools that run on Saturday also.
Why can't they do this on Saturday?
object to their using school days
for athletics. e,.
Gillilan-I don't think there lis a
better bunch of men who are better
capable of taking care of the schools
than the men here are. They are
good and conscientious. You know
that the school board is obliged to
hire teachers that are capable OF do.
ing things-that are trained. You
know that the wages are set over the
country at certain maximum. We
have to pay that certain sum all over
the country to get them. 1t is very
foolish to discuss that when 1t is a
United States problem.
Jackson-1I have not heard one
man yet say word about reducing
the wages of the teachers. i don't
want to see teacher taken off 81,
Kennedy--Can someone suggest a
plan by which we can work, and
what will apply to one will apply TO
all Of the various public expenses.
just make a motion that the
taxpayers of Bingham county APP
point themselves a committee OF one
and discuss about the building OF
more roads in the county.
Farley Price-In regard to these
school wagons. Instead of reducing
the school wagons next year we were
figuring on asking the school board
for truck so we could get in little
quicker. My children leave at 1870
in the morning and geteinto. town at
9. II they are going to figure on re-
ducing the taxes by doing away with
these wagons we are sure going to
put up an awful scrap. :
Merrill wonder H. it would be
possible now to eliminate. any ex-
pense in the system nof our schools.
We have interest to ,pay on those
bonds and salaries. We find schools
turnout the l. country, where one
teacher is paid $125 for teaching
twelve to sixteen pupils, where they
could teach forty-five in the room
they have. We have got to meet
these bonds. We have good system
of ducation-let us keep what we
have got. 1t has been said that we
are all dissatisfied with the way con-
ditions are. Taxes are not hurting
us great dealt is the condition
of things. / have heard from farm
ers that they are only going to raise
enough to keep themselves. That Is
a poor thing to do. The merchant,
the manufacturer, etc. have got to
come down from their war time
prices and come down to the working
mans wage.
Nofear Davis chairman of school
board DIFF any of you want to sit
with us at our midnite meetings you
can. l don't think citizen will
want to reduce the standing of our
schools. We have good schools. Our
students leaving it can go anywhere.
But we don't want you to think we
want to run this without any sug-
gestions, because we don't. Don't be
afraid to say what you want, and we
will do the best We can.
George Hall have had six
months of being probation officer.
I think the chairman remembers
when lived three miles out Of town
and we were going to make a district
OF our own. I hauled different
children to school. hen they de-
cided on putting a wagon as I found
tout that good many Of the teachers
around this country blamed the
/ children for not coming to school.
Relieve there are one 1or two routes
4 that could be done away with, but as
/. to- these outside routes three or four
miles out, they should have the
wagons. don't want to do away
with the school WAGONS.
Blenkle-The schools cost more