The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-09-05
H,HERE you are! One contributor

THERE you are! One contributor
= says the editor is near-sighted
fanatic because we think it is good
business to take advantage of the
governments As percent grant, and
another writer says we're in the
s'two-by-four" class that's "agin the
buldin' of a new skule house"
No doubt the latter is being face
tious, because possibly no one in
the community doubts our stand on
the question. We are in favor of
building here. We need it, we can
get help on the financing and it's
Just a matter of good business to go
ahead with it while the getting is
good. H. ~. IT. s.:-.....
We all know we need more room
we know the facilities we now
have are inadequate. Any kid will
tell you of the crowded classes, the
congested halls and work rooms.
And surely, over twenty-year per-
iod an allowance of three extra
rooms for expansion is not fantastic.
From relief angle there is still
another advantage to the district.
Really, this is alone enough to just
fly the erection of the school, even
If we never used the building. Act
ual, direct costs of the building to
the local individual taxpayers will
amount to about a quarter Of the
entire cost of the building. Nearly
twice that amount will be spent in
this community for labor alone. I'm
other words we borrow on our fu-
ture for twenty years land at a
low rate of interest) and get back
double that amount this year in the
form Of labor.
Or here, look at it from another
angle. At the last election you were
given actual figures on your own in
dividua1 costs for the new building.
Divide that amount by twenty and
see just how much it would cost you
individually each year to have the
new, complete, adequate school
house, the building Of which will
surely enhance the value Of your
property far more than the actual
cost to you.
: Here is a parallel which you
might consider, which viii throw
some light ON the deal as 1t is now
presented. Suppose you had cou-
pie of kids sleeping in the hen
house because there was no room in
the house. Suppose Santa Claus ap-
peared and said he'd give you As
percent Of the total cost, loan you
the balance at low rate Of inter-
est and then pay you for putting up.
the building If you'd agree to erect
a new addition. to your home, so the
kids could sleep inside. Would you
say "Aw, nix! It'll just be a monu-
ment TO someone.
Under our state school system
certain things are required Of a dis
trict in order to secure position on
the accredited lists in order to get
the allotments; under the federal
plans for the grants for public
buildings certain other things are
required.
The board, taking all the require
ments into consideration, has SUBJ
mitted the plans. estimates, etc. to
the federal department, made ar
rangements to comply with the state
regulations. This was done to the
very best interests of the district as
whole and then submitted to the
patrons of the district Now the pro-
position has been put entirely in
your own hands. It is now strictly
up to you.
The last time the deal was sub
mitted the financial setup was not
nearly so easy as is this, yet q ma
Jority of the patrons Of the district
sanctioned that. Under this plan
surely enough more ought to vote
for it to carry. Personalities have
no place in this question. It is pure
Iy matter of what is best for the
district as whole.
The election win be held next
Wednesday. It is a time when every
patron in the district should con-
slider only the good of the district
Be sure to vote.
At present the board is compelled
to rent two outside rooms at a cost
of approximately $500, to say moth
ing of the decreased efficiency in
operation, supervision, etc. The in
stallation of Junior high school
system, such as is now contemplate
ed If the new building is authorized,
will increase the states allotment
to the district approximately $500.
These two items alone will go a long
way toward making the bond pay
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