The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-07-07

1t II yours and ours. We all contrib
ute to its support, o. Fast years en-
rollment t26). six were from District
No. 70 and the balance. twenty. from
the various sections Of Powder River
county. 1t was ascertained that Is Of
last years attendance, would have been
without high school training had It
not been for the district high school,
whose doors were open to them.
''The district hign school is support
~ by countrywide tax as is also coun-
ty high school--but i is to the ad-
vantage OF the whole county to ADOPT
county high school. looking to our fu-
ture needs. because with a small in
CT ease in our taxes we will have es
tablished an institution that will take
care of all the eligible students of our
county throughout the coming years
and become an institution made strong
ty our limited effort. District high
school provides for three-mill levy:
county high school provides for Ave
mill levy. Three mills will provide
cnly for maintenance. Should county
high school carry at the primary cleo
tion the additional tax of two mills
would not be applied until next July.
for the school will be operated the
next term as q district high school.
High schools must he housed by s.ruc-
ture Of stip1ated requirements similar
to the one that is being built now by
private subscription and of which IN
speak directly. Though this building
~ assured. it is financed as an invest
nent which Is to be repaid with in
terest at per cent. This money is
Forthcoming through rentals paid out
Of high school funds. One may read
lily see that II three mill levy Is
ne eded for proper maintenance 1t ie
gripping your school and mine to
take this rental money from funds
needed for maintenance. think a
five-mill levy might not be necessary
that perhaps four mills would pro.
vide for maintenance and rental to the
end Of the period-three and One-hal1
years-after which time the levy thai
would provide proper maintenance,
would be the proper one-prooably J
three mills. The possible difference II
levy, two mills is the essential differ
ence between county and district higf
school. and this may eventually prove
the difference between a strong and {
| weak high school. In either even
three mills will be the levy until 1872:
whether county high school carries o.
not. No bonds is or will be asked TO
county high school. County higl
school is managed by seven director
lone Of whom is the county superin
tendent. District high school 10 man
aged by the three district directors.
Now as to cost Of the high schoO
to the taxpayers-present and future
TIL make this statement that the av
erage cost in taxes to the average tax
payer last year on two-mill levy, wa
Z: or less: that the average for eac
this year ION three mill levyl vii
be % or less, and should county hig
school carry 1t win increase the take
OF the average taxpayer to less tina
$3.50 and does not become operativ
until 1923 for any amount above
on this basis.
$50 far as I know no one today de
Nies that the M an or woman OF tc
morrow who achieves success must
Jthio' 10 the coclushrdllshrdlucm
eQuipped with an education. Thu
this 10 the conclusion Of the people {
Powder River county generally Is Z,
teot46 ~ the fact Of their exodus frol
this county In the past for the pul
pose Of educating thelr children els
! who're. In most Gases this exodus hs
: beea for. the purpose sf schooliH