The Coolidge examiner., 1937-08-12
STOP AND RECONSIDER
OUR SCHOOL PROBLEM
BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.
To the Editor,
The Coolidge Examiner:

~ ltAc A+aANCAf
The Coolidge Examiner:
| heartily agree with the article
"The Grammar School Bond Tssre"
in last weeks Coolidge Examiner.
so with your kind permission and
generosity in granting me space in
your next issue, | beg of you TO
publish the following article.
wish to present the following infor-
nation so that the citizens of our
community may give serious thoueht
and study to our school problem.
This is an issue that is most es-
sential and vital TO every citizen
and with proper planning can be
worked out for the betterment of
the community as a whole.
Coolidge is growing rapidly and
while it is surprising the most radi-
cal imagination of only few years
ag as to its growth. yet, the plans
that have been laid and carried
out so far are a credit to any com
munity and show that vision and
thought were given as to it's future
development. We have our indust-
rial section adjacent to the South
ern Pacific Railroad tracks, our
business section laid out so it will
not cramp future progress, and
there are our residential sections.
Now let us give careful thought to
the building of our schools in loCa-
tions that win be of the greatest
benefit to the greatest number OF
children and a credit toward our
future progress. To an outsider
lust coming into Coolidge our town
might have the appearance OF De
ing scattered but upon second
thought and after noting our rapid
growth they would soon readily see
nat plans were adopted for tae
future needs rather than for pres
ent appearances. Now let us be
cautious about our school building.
Can't we stop and reconsider be
fore we go too far and think ou+ 4
way TO take care of our dire neeo
in the way of relieving our crowd
cd school building which was, when
build in 193O-1931, considered by no
few persons as being all out OF rea-
son in that it contained too many
class rooms.
The first need in raploE
growing community is additional
school facilities. 1t keeps ahead OF
The increase in taxable wealth. NO"
lou, con we overcome this fact ana
still consider the children's neeus
which are most vital. There Is al
wavs q way out even though we are
dizzv from trying to keep pace with
.ho Growth and high taxation. First
thing we must not increase oui
bonded Indebtedness so that we
will not be able to sell future
bonds and in that way hahuicap
our future school facilitles. We
had to ask permission of the Couh-
~ Board of Supervisors before We
wera allowed the privilege of vot-
ing on the present proposed oohu
issue as we were bonding ourselves
bevond what is considered rea-
sonable Indebtedness, A per ce'i'
and more. Our present bonoeu
High school S57, 900. at per
cent: Grammar School s5O,5OO' at
Coolidge school Indebtedness Is:
and one-fourth per cent; Tosai
S1O7 10000.
Our wealth will increase, or al
least we hope it will, as time goes
on hut at the same time our pay
ments on the principal OF the Hlsn
School and Grammar School serial
bonds will also increase as year 81
on.
In 1897 our High school bond re-
demptio nwill be $1,000; In 1850
the last year OF our serial Hlsu
school bonds, the redemption VIII
be $4,000; In 1887 our Grammar
school bond redemption will Dc
SO 900; In 1949, the last year OF oui
serial Grammar school bonds, tue
redemption will be $4,000. VI
course, this does not include tbs
interest which will grow less eacf
year but nothing in comparison te
the increase in our serial bond re
demption obligation.
All of our 1887 tax rate is mo-
available at this time but our 1885,
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