The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-05-08
New High School
Need Pointed Out
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School" originally given to it is, &C
cordingly, more accurate.
eve believe that anyone visiting
this high school will realize the need
for new building and adequate and
modern equipment. 1t will be recalled
that the center part of the building
where some class rooms and part Of
the auditorium are located, was once
the Garrett County Court House and
was condemned as unsafe for that
purpose more than 35 years ago
Some time after the new Court
House was built, the building was re-
paired somewhat and put back into
use for high school purposes. Later,
an addition was built on the front,
then on the rear and from time to
time other space has ben added in an
effort to relieve the crowded condi-
tions, until now we have sprawling
building, or buildings, wholly in
adequate to meet the needs and none
too safe.
"There are not sufficient class
rooms and the auditorium was out
grown several years ago. All who
have attended commencement and
other exercises, plays or games there
know of the crowded condition. In
fact, many of the students now have
to stand closely crowded together in
the auditorium during assembly pc
riods, even when there are no visitors.
More space and equipment must be
found if the young people who attend
the school are to be properly trained
and given the education for which the
State and County are paying and to
which they are entitled, but it would
seem exceedingly poor policy to spend
any more money on the present
building.
"The need for a new building and
equipment being apparent, the only
question open is the proper method of
obtaining money to pay for it.
at is, of course, out of the ques-
ton to think of paying for build
ing of this nature in one year, and it
cannot be built in sections or room by
room if it is to be practical and of
any value. The only alternative is to
scatter the paying over number Of
years and make the yearly payment
low enough that it will not affect
the County tax rate. This is the plan
provided by the proposed bond issue
which the voters are to pass upon at
the election on the 9th.
"Under the plan, bonds to the eX-
tent of $250,000, or so much thereof,
as might be needed, bearing an inter-
est rate of not more than three per
cent, would be issued and these
would be paid and retired at the rate
of $4,000 per year. This amount can
be cared for out of the usual capital
outlay for schools and is much less
than what has been paid in other
years when school buildings were
being erected in other sections of the
County and less than half of the re-
uuired 1912 outlay for the Accident
school, made mandatory by the
Legislature By spreading the pay
ment over the seventeen year period,
the school can be built without caus-
ing increase in the tax rate or hard
ship on the taxpayers, and while the
payments are being made the chill
dren of this whole section of the
County can have the benefit that will
come from adequate and proper
school facilities.
"Few people today hesitate to buy
and pay on the installment plan,
using the car, radio, or whatever it
may be, while making the payments.
Likewise, those who want homes and
farms, but do not have the money to
pay the entire purchase price at one
time do not hesitate to secure the
necessary money by giving a mort
gage. A bond issue is the same thing
under a different name, and why
should the people of this County
hesitate to approve this bond issue
and make possible this sorely needed
school building?
at is to be hoped that the PROPOSE
ton will be adopted"
Parent-Teachers Association,
Oakland High School.