Show 1 tHAN a f AC i s ClO CLOSURE U 0 OF f fi r i 3 tt sR CHOOl a d S f of D District District strict Will Be i i jf Exhausted During the their i ir Month of of- ofFe February of-February Fe i Unless e s financial help p is r realized o p J the e schools school ot of the Gr Granite nIte dist dis- dis t iet ct will will wUl be closed in In six or seven seyen eks it is announced b by the board I pf education of that locality Funds S S Available will become ted inS in c february but as a remedial step remedial step a gond and election has been called for tor Dember De De- 22 at which taxpayers will Determine term ne whether or not they want their s schools s hoots to continue High prices of material and labore labor e responsible according to D. D W. W arratt As a result of this situa- situa Son the general g maintenance funds gave ve been drawn upon to complete nd equip necessary school buildings paving a deficit for school purposes ELECTIONS COMBINED J At first the board had planned to tok ask k for tor only sufficient means to re replenish re re- lenish the maintenance fund so as J y conduct the s schools for the re remainder remainder re re- of the school year but BI that Inasmuch as the regular bi- bi nial bond el election would have haYe to toLe toe Le called in the near future it would lib more economical to combine both elections in one For this reason the Ii 7 specified In the election call will be made to adjust the accounts for this year and to care for the more pressing building needs during the next two y years ars LEAGUE FAVORABLE At a meeting of ot the Granite Home and School league Tuesday evening the subject of ot financing the schools was considered The sentiment t tfx- tfx expressed x pr pressed was in favor of ot supporting the bond issue that pupils may be housed in better and more sanitary buildings and especially In order that the schools may continue to the endot end of ot the present year rear without tion The attention of ot those present was called to the probability of ot the difficult situation that would confront the Granite schools next year In case schools should close la In February The prolonged vacation would of ot necessity compel the teachers to seek elsewhere for employment WOULD LOSE PERSONNEL If It this sho should ld occur it would be nigh impossible to secure such a personnel personnel per per- of ot high grade teachers as are arenow arenow arenow now associated with the district Beside Be Be- side this pupils throughout the district dis dis- would not be able to secure their regular promotions and at graduating would find themselves in an awkward ward position when it comes to mine c oln to I other Institutions The sentiment thus thus' far expressed throughout the district is in favor of ot the bonds and those interested feel el confident that the people of Granite district will not permit their s schools I to close dose and thus deprive the hundreds hundreds hun hun- of children the benefits of a a. half halt years year's schooling Clerk ClerIc Lavin of the board of ot education education tion has already posted nested for n election to be held December 22 All registered voters who paid either personal personal per per- sona or or real taxes during the year 1920 are entitled to vOte te at at this election |