Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-03-09 | Page 13 | Open Letter to Taxpayers

OPEN LETTER I ITO TO TAXPAYERS For P Former 0 r mer m e Superintendent Gives His Views On County High School To the Taxpayers ers of or Weber I Count Count We Ve ha have hate 0 seen match In the tho last lt ten d dibs dais s In the tho ne newspapers con con- concerning con concerning the bond Issue to raise money to build and equip I 1 t county high In Ogden City to accommodate county stu- stu students stu students dents Superintendent Fo Fowler Fonder ler state that progressive citizens and friends of or education are In ta faor or of this bond Issue I am a progressive citizen a er in Weber county and II a friend of or education and still I am absolutely opposed to the bond Issue Isue tor for the purposes named above e I I bello believe e every ever boy and antt girl In Weber county Is entitled to the tho best opportunities for tor education offered to any high school chool stu- stu students stu students dents In this state or In any other I state but I belle believe to build a central high chool school In Ogden den City for county Students would could be aI a I mistake For the follow rollo Ing rea reasons rca rca- sons Rons I belle believe bellee e such uch a school would not serve the best Interest or of o the 1110 majority of or the people of Weber county First It Is not nit necessary for ninth and tenth grade students student to leave their native natlie town tonn to get all that I Is required in ninth nd tenth grades Second the ele eleventh and twelfth grades are the only grades that need the physical and nd chemical app ratus This work cork ork can be given much better and cheaper In connection with some already equipped Thoro There Is ts nothing in the tho tato constitution that prohibits Ogden City or eber VI W eber county from ac ic- ic and chal a tuition for Weber county students The Tue opinion of or the honorable honor state su- su superintendent su to the ary Third d to center all t on high school work In a n school In Ogden City would could detract from the local school In e every cry town In We- We We Weber 0 ber her county I every ry to ton tonn n should take toko pride In building up Its 0 0 own n ii school I question very iery ery much If Ir the tho 0 parents t in Weber cou county n ty would care to 10 send end their 14 15 or year old boys and girls to board in Ogden City while chile attending aJ year font high school course The majority of or the students student to do ef- ef ff work would have havo to lie In Ogden The older ele and twelfth grades Krade are better able to take care of or them them- themselves themselves selves selve A A school building In Ogden City built equipped and I maintained for students could be a Q white elephant I The majority of or the people of Weber county would seldom see It and only a II ely comparatively few could be served by it W N PETTERSON Ogden March 8