Show School Additions Considered Extensive Program Disapproved I Last Monday Mond the board of education education tion entered into an extensile e discus discussion discussion discussion sion of i t proposed building program for the Davis Divis district schools Till This Ii matter has conic come up it t a n number of meetings during the past winter sinter the opinion prevailing that same bUilding must be done the coming year car in order to properly take care of oC the children en The correctness of this opinion has been confirmed through Milts to i number of high schools and junior high schools in neighboring districts It vas as found that our northern neighbor the Weber school diStriCt smaller in population than Davis by four or fh file fi e hundred children recently spent to o provide an up to date senior semor high school while the Davis D district for exactly ex th the same purpose has spent in m all only The building and equipment of the two tso 1 0 districts compare comp largely as ao athe the expenditures e indicate The board ilio ilso il io found that other nel neighbors Mor Morgan Morgan gan l Co Granite Jordan ind hold about the same relatIon to Davis as Weber in providing ac- ac ac for high schools After a thorough consideration of the problem the discussions of oC the board rd have resolved es into the question as to what extent the people ish wish to go in provIding fo the fo-the the school needs of their children To secure an Ins cr to this question 30 citizens were lIed called In Into into into to confer conCer on the matter All sere ere agreed that thit the schools should not be permitted to lie leg for 1 I buildings and equipment and that the board boud as a es of the people should ork the problem out Some pro plO proposed posed floating a bond for about to cany Carty out an program pro ram The proposal given most consideration was to ask ash the people to vote cote ote a special tax fo to raise to take cue le of the most important needs The the above meeting board mem members bers leave hive sought the opinion of a large large- number of tax tn payers on the question of raising funds and ha base hae ha e learned le tint that a large major m majority ity of them are an program m at this time but that with hardy an exception they favor and are arc rc willing to support a I special tax t tp tt provide for tor the actual and ur- ur cent ur-cent needs ent-needs heeds of the children in m order toI to toI I the schools up to date Th The following statement of needs by principals Samuel Morgan and J JA JA JA A Taylor end ind in by Supt Bur Burton on n ind end the faculties of the schools sets seta forth in the opinion of the board the essentials that thit the people are Ire interested in supplying Immediate ind Imperative e High School Needs eed for 1928 29 rust First We need four additional l class rooms We e see no possible av of getting along without two addition additional al rooms Second In order to do satisfactory shop work pork we must have an te shop building for auto mechanics nd ind wood work pork The building we se now have is shift especially for auto mechanics Third Thud We tie e greatly need addition al toilets cho shower shover er rooms and tind i place I Sot additional lockers in order to toI the or more students I we have reason to expect next year Crowded shower sho rooms an 1 1 I ded cro tOIlets pro luce in an un unwholesome hole some situa situation situation tion which is out of keeping with the high purposes of education I Fourth Our assembly room seats scats students This year we have ani an I enrollment of with Ith prospects of I at least next year The assem assembly bly is in tn important part of c I students student s regular school work but under un under under der present conditions it presents a problem which cannot be solver soher satin I I I I Our present g gi to 10 not adt adequate for a school chool of our pro proportions proportions I portions With our physical tion program requiring is s it does as many as 80 SO students in one class cliss the floor space is inadequate The floor space is also inadequate for corn com competition petition in basket ball with other schools The gymnasium is also too I small to properly our students student and the public who are In Interested interested in supporting Davis m in these thes contests If the above needs could be provided this year we ise e would be approaching the standard of a modern up to date high school chool I lOur Our school now nosy occupies an hone hom posItion in the state te and we feel that It would be a mistake to place upon it the handicap h of lack of room toom and equIpment respectfully submItted I SAMUEL MORGAN lORGAN Principal I Urgent and Essential C coI 13 at the South Junior high scho school l for forI forI 29 9 v I 4 4 I First Two No T 0 additional cIa class rooms must be provided to take care of the assured increase in enrollment I I Second We need an assembly assemble I rr room in m which all the students cnn can meet and a gymnasium for physical education ind games Our assembly room only about t O thirds of oC our students Respectfully submitted J A TA TAYLOR principal ldla I At Layton one additional ches cli room must be provided next year following year ear car there will be two teachers foi fot rich cich ch grade calling for 16 10 rooms where there arc now nosy 12 The above ab- ab ve needs as ted st are limited lim almost entirely to next newt year ear ever Ho if they ire supplied they Will Win take care cire of conditions except for class rooms for several years rears ears to come To mike m these would require at least but the law is so that the has no way slay ay of securing this money except by submitting the proposItion to the people for vote note ote In In the pest st the tle law has permitted boards in this county to tl l vy 1 vJ es high a as 14 mills If the people vote favorably on the ape vial tax the le levy ley y which is now floss 79 7 mills would should be increased to 9 0 5 The leVIes made by b bv our neighbors last years ears for school purposes in the in interest interest terest of their children are Weber 11 2 mills Morgan 92 Coalville 10 4 Tooele 8 Salt Lake ke City 07 7 Ogden 11 5 Alpine 12 The aver aver- average average aver average age amount spent in the state last year ear pel pet childs child was wis s 77 43 In Davis It was 62 02 The reader may draw his own conclusions from these figures For the man who hoe e property is assed assed as sed it t 1000 this tax mould mean not more than 8 a year r e for years ears cars The nili lads factories and trills mills would should carry two fifths of the b burden and the th rising generation pf if childr children n would leap the benefit Are the children in Davis county worth it With the assurance received from Continued on page 4 School School chool Additions Considered Exten sue site disapproved ed Continued from page 1 many man tax p ers hac Jac hac the people want the Davis schools kept up to date the th board is seriously considering ing for in an election so o the people may express s themselves them elves on the matter unite 1 action was tsar postponed until the next meeting March larch lath ith |