Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02

build? 1t will only mean inevitable
heavy losses regardless of the out
come, and also hard feelings.
5. deny that l have said that
anyone would try to take away our
high school, but opponents of the pres
ent system have bOasted that the CO.
operative bus routes should be and
would be- discontinued. This would
lower our classification and cost this
territory thousands i'm state aids, as
we'll as break up the state plan for
secondary education of rural school
students.
6. The so-called tax reduction in
the Bruno territory is an admitted
experiment, and already the school
orders of the unorganiZed territory
are reported to have been discounted.
Can Mr. Stepan deny that? They
could have just as well cut the school
maintenance tax to 20 mills as not.
(But, Willow River can safely do this
next year with our state aids due u.s.
1t was purely an experiment on their
part, anyway. Some portions Of the
unorganized territory paid as little as
So of their taxes last year. Willow
River village paid 500 last year. 1t
will be sorry day when Miss Willow
River marries the unOrganized ba h
elor who is about broke and is trying
to catch the rich bride for her $4,000
inheritance.
7. Nearly every statement in that
| finIn ~
instance the number of high school
teachers were two in 192S-1929 and
| three in 1929-30 instead of one. With
four times the enrolment of 1929-30
We have just twice the number of
teachers. To measure up up with
other neighbor schools of our size we
should have s or 10 high school
| teachers.
s. Yes, the tax rate increased II
mills or about 20fo. but this was
caused by the lowering of the valu-
alton about ESQ. The county commits
siOnerS lowered the valuation, 50 why
should Mr.. Stepan ask the reason why
the rate went up? He ought to know
that it was for the same reason that
the county tax rate advanced. Why
not play fair? Why not stand on the
facts? Our school levy and receipts
have dropped yearly, and for this year
we expect only enough to cover b nds
and interest. What board or individual
can manage an institution any better?
We have reached a point when the
school is practically self-suppCrting
well equipped, to meet the state re-
quirements, on a cash basis, bonds
and interest paid to date, etc.
8. l do wish | could help our
friend, Mr.. Stepan, to at least get
some facts straight. The high school
enrolment in 1881 was not about as
big as 1882" This is not true. We
increased our enrolment over J0fd
more this year than the 1881 enroll
ment, and we, added only one more
teacher. We jumped from an enroll
ment of lis to lis. Again l wish tC
call attention to the fact that Facts
About Willow River School contains
very few facts and many mistakes
and rather unfair deductions.
10. Here is another. The idea OF
cooperative bus routes and taking
outside pupils was started when Mr.
Weinberger was here, and not last
year. Furthermore my predecessor
was not fired he was refused a re-
election. AS for the reasons, the
board can answer that. Personally
| think that he did some good work
here. Anyway, what has this to dc
with the proposed untimely, radical
and unreasonable destruction of our
school district?
II. Mr.. Stepan denies the Jack
pot? Then change law number
2S65A first. Inspector Engum admit
ted this. Why deny it? Read it.
-. Yes, l mean exactly what
said There are few misinformed
citizens who insist that we Join the
semi-bankrupt schools already in the
unorganized territory" Frank can
not honestly and truthfully deny the
facts in the case, after he has studied
all of them. Why not debate this al
a community meeting? Why burden
the poor newspapers with all this use
less discussion?