| Show School Board Plans Bond Election For New Building The Board of Education of the theIron theIron theIron Iron County School District took steps Saturday to provide Cedar City with a new high school building building building build build- ing by deciding to call a bond elec elec- election election tion in order r to secure funds to match Federal appropriations for such a building The election is be he held on Wednesday May and official cial notices will be published in the near future The action was taken at this time as the result of the last c- c tion of the President of the United States State In his new government spending ape program In an attempt to bring the country out of th the business business busi busi- business ness slump of the In this program the matter of time is Important and action by the school board was waa necessary to qualify quality under the regulations t cf f the Presidents President program Realizing that a new nev high school b building for Cedar was going loing to be necessary before very many years the Board of Education over overa a year ago filed an application for fora a P. P W W. A grant and loan which was approved and which has beta been kept In good standing When the president announced revival of the Public Works Administration program program program pro pro- gram It placed the Iron County School Distrct application In the approved and earliest available list one of five schools in the state state- In this position The new program as the President has outlined It it ft requires that P P. W W. A A. A projects tobe to tobe tobe be accepted must be ready to start within six months and capable if rf completion in 18 la months month Bince Since the local application had been kept in good standing these requirement are possible provided the people cf cf cr the district approve the bonds I I A II new building would cost approximately approximately ap ap- proximately which mean means that if it a P. P W W. A A. loan loon is approved the district will receive a direct grant of approximately The possibility possibility- of receiving this grant was the thing which moved the Board to action at this time There has been en no action taken b by the Branch Agricultural College College College Col Col- lege wick necessitates the district providing for the high school at the present time but it has been ad admitted admitted admitted ad- ad by both the state school and the local school district that the tendency should be toward a se separation separation separation se- se of the two schools an and that plans plana should be gradually formulated so that the district would be prepared pre to handle the when it arose whether it be next ne year cr five years f from m now Realizing that It U Ls going to be necessary to provide a building within the next few years and also realizing that this will probably be the last lost opportunity to secure government aid under the P P. P W. W A A. with a big percentage perce of direct grant the Board of Education de decided decided dr- dr that the district should avail Itself of the opportunity if tf possible It is Ls felt that this may be bethe bethe bethe the only means of solving a buildIng building building build build- ing problem that must be faced sooner or la later ier regardless of any program that may be worked out with regards reg-ards the college ge and high school It is also felt that this building program would also provide some much needed work this time |
