Show LET CALM JUDGMENT PREVAIL much has been said on both sides side relative to school expenditures with particular reference to the salaries which the school teachers are receiving and much that has been said bald and written has borne the marks of heated passion and ill III tempered judgment which has naturally resulted in extravagant and radical declarations declaration which will not bear up under close scrutiny and hence are most unfortunate we believe this matter can be adjusted entirely to the satisfaction of all concerned it if calm reasoning Is employed without that chaos will r sult and bitterness will grow both of which conditions reflect the real situation in poor russia today a situation which this land must not get into cinfici no matter what may come we have always sympathized with the farmers fa and in tact fact everybody have lecause b because the farmer is the backbone of the country and when he be falls fails everything else falls and when tit tie prospers all other lines of industry prosper we can therefore appreciate the attitude assumed by the farmer in the present crisis and his insistent demand that relief be provided but there is danger in carrying this insistence too tar far with the natural result that real harm is done instead of providing relief in other words we may inay strain at a gnat and swallow i a camel the school board is making a real at attempt which will undoubtedly be successful to curtail expenses without impairing the eff efficiency ot of the schools in the matter of teachers salaries instead of reducing them and thus forcing out all the good teachers in the system the teaching force will be cut down to provide a saving ot of 20 a year in the matter ot of buildings and equipment the board saved last year approximately and by fall following owing the same program this year a like amount will be saved thus making a net saving of per year that seems to be a pretty fair retrenchment on the part of 0 the schools and about all that should be required tor for let us not torget forget the schools are provided wholly tor for the educating ot of our children and it we ve lower the efficiency our children not tiia the school board nor the teachers teacher must suffer we believe that by a little mathematical calculation any one can convince himself that ile he can afford 10 contribute in taxes the amount which koes goes tor for school purposes rather than to jeopardize jeopardise ise the training ot of his children there is hardly a farmer who would be willing to turn over oner a choice animal to be trained by an inexperienced individual and surely the children are more valuable than are the animals we believe that a calm discussion of these things a little figuring and enlightenment will clear away a lot ot of misunderstanding and create a better feeling among everybody for th there ere is hardly a single class which Is not insisting that the most stringent relief measures lie be adopted in every department there are more departments than the schools we have two railroad lines threading our valley cement highways hundreds of automobiles modern conveniences in our homes not to mention the finest school buildings in the country and many many other blessings which we would dislike very much to get along without BUT THEY ALL COST MONEY and the people PAY THE BILL in every case during the good times I 1 have lived riotously and so have you despite the fact eliat warnings were issued odthe of the breakers ahead we paid little attention to those warnings and nd we are now bouncing around on the roads clamoring for help and that help will surely come ac we can only keep our equilibrium and plod ahead this is the richest country in the world the best government under heaven and in our own particular section the resources have only atit jut been scratched let wisdom guide and our barque bacque will cately make the harbor |