, 1924-07-17
TIME IS RIPE
FOR DECIDING
SCHOOL SITE

The plan Of building . new High
School upon the present court house
site, and combining county and city
In q new and adequate public build
ing built Jointly at a saving of scores
OF thousands of dollars to both coun-
ty and city, is a matter to be worked
into shape right now" declared
Clarence A. Brimmer, member of the
Lions club and Of the school board,
speaking before the weekly Lion
luncheon last Thursday zoe
There is no good reason why
both the city and county can not
get behind this movement. I under
stand that many people, probably not
entirely familiar with the whole sit
uation, feel that such a move would
be too costly for the present, both
for the city and county. Boiled down
the plan will effect a saving of
scores of thousands of dollars t both
city and county over a period Of five
to seven years, and will give school
district No. 3 a High School plant
with which our educational prob
lem a be handled reasonably for
all time to come"
Other members discussed the de-
STABILITY of locations which have not
yet been considered by the public,
such as certain sites in Park Hill;
but it was pointed out that in solv-
ing the school problem this way the
matter of suitable quarters for coun-
ty and city activities would be un-
touched. There is no question in
the mind Of anyone familiar with the
crowded conditions existing in both
the present public buildings that
city and county will SOL be forced
En- aronf haitian rfp{et~ot{ o-J l.,
dicial plants.
This can always be done in a few
years" declared Will F.. Daley, "but
that's what we did with our water
situation-put off its only reason
able solution for a few years until
Rawlins had gone 25 years without
that necessity. Let's don't do this
with our schools, and our city and
county business. These things are
as vital as water, INK IL the whole
program is carried out now county,
city, and school district each derive
definite BENEFITS"
The question Of a Boys Camp was
brought up and Scoutmaster Phil
H. Gray asked to report upon what
plans his organization has for q sum-
mer session in the open.
Every boy In the Rawlins troop
mas been after us upon that very
question, and the time has come
when the Scoutmaster simply must
tell these chaps that there will be a
big camp this year az always except
that this time It viii be a Boy Scout
camp conducted along the lines Of
such camps everywhere. rather than
Just a big group Of boys out for q
good time. OF cours that will be
the prime motive for the camp
good time-but many other features
enter in when the stunt is handled
according to Scout methods.
This camp will be held during
the first two weeks Of August, and
will last either m week or ten days
and certainly the Scouts want the
suggestion and help Of every grown
mp. A plan for financing the camp
will have to be worked out; but It
must be remembered that Scouts are
not supposed to accept charity.
Equipment such - army pup tents
and blankets could be provided the
organization and issued to the differ
ent Scouts with the understanding
that Il remain the property Of the
organization and not OF the indi-
vidual, I believe"
Other matters Of interest dis
euased before Cub Sanders put on .
stunt different from anything the
club had INDUCED In before.