The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-10-28

SGhUUL REORGANIZATION WILL FEATURE IS4S
Meeting OF SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
Reorganization of school districts undoubtedly will be
the major issues of the 1851 Legislative Assembly
And because reorganization carries potential threat Of
soyng third class rura and small town. districts it
atve that rural people keep sharp this matter al
times AS will note in the letter reprinted below the 1915
meeting of the Montana School Boards Association hello
in Billings November and 8, will feature discussion
ganzation Rural should that many
delegates possible be in attendance fair discus
sion of this question Please give Rev. McCore letter
immediate attention.
Dear Board Member in Third Glass School Districts:
Perhaps before has there been annual meeting of
meeting which will be held in Billings Montana, November
and 8.
Secretary Gleason S of that association has sent letter
tell that Reorganization will be considered the meet
Billings Do that every school reorgan
cation bill thus proposed class school
be abolished? Do you that your school dis
rc abolished will no longer have authority
munity to and maintain school?
Secretary Gleason right when says that your duty
to be present at the meeting and make yourself heard Let
munties will oppose the any legislative program
tends to cut off your authority to operate schools.
With exceptions communities that make third class
school districts have real need keep their schools In
tegent know that long hau school buses
They also that almost everywhere Montana
unfit and be travelled by school buses either
in deem snow Equally disturbing the fact that if vor school
kept OPEN your children will be herded into
school rooms that are already over-crowded.
Observe please that Mr. Gleason's letter tells you that
lars with him and enroll at the meeting Mr. Gleason that
school board the ten dollars early
enrolled by him before the day that the meeting
delegate will be denied VOTE unles the dollars
board reaches Mr. Gleason by November or 5.
Also, observe that school board must voting
delegate This that your delegate should with him
statement bearing the signatures of at least two board
bers TO certify that he is votng delegate alternate
ing delegate" of your particular school board
The boards of first class second class school districts
but small minority of the school boards of Montana This
small minority has right to control Montanas School Boards
Association and set for legislation that will be
hurtfu to the communities of Montanas third class districts
stand by rights this small minority will control
Montana School Boards Association
School reorganization controversial issue We
both sides Neither side let itself be squeched
the other side 1t is the duty of all to demand plan
legislative which will maintain good schools all
communities without deprvng any community of its right
open a school when that school is needed
You who live in the country small towns will lose
schools surrender existence school districts
Send school warrant for ten dollars to L. Gea-
Secy Montana School Boards Association Box 500
Livingston Montana Then be to send voting delegate
from school board to the meeting Billings November
and g. 1949 Yours truy-DANIEL S. McCORKLE General
Secretary Montana Welfare Association Conrad Montana