The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-01-20
Citizens Committee

The Caldwell exempted village school district board of
saocauon has come up with novel idea and we rather
imagine you will be hearing lot one of these davs from
newly organized Citizens Study committee ~ ~ :"
a. AT the last meeting of the board the building needs of
he school district discussed The board is Faced With
e problem of not having adequate cassrooms and
facilities house and educate the puni i
uon OF the district after September 1856 p'p01"
conditions ealeul @ planning and accepting overcrowded
junction during the next school year However beonnno
% 1890 according to student population figures which
IN the present school buildings
IN order to cope with this situation the board agreed
that Citizens Study Committee be appointed and b i
committee be directed to make thorough stdv of M th
GaaWe school housing conditions present report Of
the findings and recommendations to the hoard of adloa
not later than June l. 1855 ~ " '"''on
1t was decided that members of this committee should
be representatives the civic social and reIipon ]
ons of the school district with each oreanization si
TWO OF Its members to serve this study committee
4upt George W Webb talked briefly the above
SITUATION at the Wednesday meeting of the Caldwell Lions
club and stressed again the fact that something would b
70 De done TO pioneer the for bigger adequate
The idea of Citizens Study Committee is not new
on one 1or IT was tried very successfully in Wiiamstown
W. va, the past few years and has done wonders
Through this committee the community really oo+
oehnd the idea and much progress already been made
munity we'll - ~ nl
Supt Webb said that was folly for the citizens of
lS community to wait until 1856 and then be forced IN
accept any makeshft remedy to solve the situation
m IL the organization OF the Citizens Study committee
10 PilecIeo as soon as possible there will be several
monthS available tor meetings. study and planning the
SuueVe nature and projected that the overcrowded
conditions OF the present school system will be eliminated
, There is also the strong possibility that least or
TWO county schools will be abolished within the next wear
or and Caldwell could absorb these additional students
IT the facilities available
There is unlimited possibilities for this committee and
all organizations urged to act Immediately and appoint
their two representatives n order the organization
might start functioning.
The Lions club appointed Paul McVay and John w
Hazard to the committee and their selections have areadv
been received by the school district.
= Just what final disposition will be taken by the board
OF education to relieve the overcrowded conditions will
depend great deal on the findings of this committee
1t should prove important function to community
progress and needless to say it is badly needed one
AS the proposed committee begins to take shape the
pubic IN general will be kept informed and they too will
play an important part in the final analysis regardless
OF the findings OF the committee the board of
education, they worthless unless the community gets
behind them. "
bigger and better Caldwell exempted village school
district will be the ultimate aim of the citizens committee
the board of education and hope-the community as
we'll.