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questea w mane a repviw w County P. T. A. group at its meeting in Fefruary.
The work as outlined is: 1. Determine whether or not a new High School is needed and give reasons. 2 If a new High School is need* ed, plan its minimum size, bearing in mind the fact that the county is not growing, but also keeping in mind future requirements for an accredited school. 3. Select the building material and get general estimates on one or two building lay-outs. 4. From above estimates, report the approximate amout of money that the county will need to borrow and reflect this in our tax rate.
NOTE: Any present school indebtedness should probably be reported as to its purpose, size at beginning, and size now.
NOTE: There are a number of people who advocate some direct jtax for schools in order to a: Equalize the burden; b. Improve interest. (Our Poll Tax now yields about $2,300. per year, and sale of tags fd* dogs about $2,300.)
Yours very truly,
C. E. Johnson, Jr., President, _
County P. T. A.
Letter To Editor
Sir:— ,
In order to secure the $100,000 so called “Battle Fund,” with which to erect a new high school building, th5s county will have to raise $150,000 or more to build it as per the present State demands for a high school.
No contractor will now build for less than 10 per cent on the cost and as contractors are human, the bids would be enormous. Making the jail escape-proof cost approximately $21,000. To raise the $150,000 needed for the high school building would mean bonding the county with a staggering debt; to keep up the interest on these bonds would mean doubling the county 1-vy of $2 on $100 of assessed property; the schools get $1.75 of each $2.00 paid in taxes.
There are now 1000 less people in the county than were ten years ago according to the last census.
The “Battle Fund” money was paid into the State Treasury in excess taxes and should be returned to the counties to use at their discretion.
This money would build the two additional rooms now needed.
If this cannot be done, send the graduating 1952 class of nineteen or more, by bus to Warren county.
The two counties' are under one superintendent who with a little ingenuity could work out a feasible plan to take care of them.
Taxpayer and Voter
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