Show SCHOOLS ARE NOW MORE EFFICIENT reply made to charge that consolidation soli dation is more expensive than old system A meeting of the voters of richfield was held on tuesday night at the opera house houge to consider the proposed bond isope issue and tux tax levy asked for by ibe the board of education over of Richfield 3 taxpayers tax were present and its far as one could judge by the app applause lauRe given tho the speakers the sentiment is wholly in favor of the en enlarged lareed school facilities which the bond and tax will permit the anona orchestra and high school choir chair were present and rendered musical selections which were much appreciated H N hayes J oscar anderson peter E olsen three members of the school board each addressed the audience showing the needa of the county schools and the lack of funds to meet these needs and requirements N 0 poulson ani chairman of the meeting ind and he ande a stirring appeal to the people to give the school children the necessary nid aid for better educational facilities H N hayes president deit of the board who is better qualified to speak on the matter probably than any other man in the county went into minute detail of the conditions in which the school board found the schools and school districts when consolidation went into effect there is not one district hut but what needs repairs and improvements on school houses in order to make these needed repairs and improvements money is necessary it is imps impossible aible to raise the necessary amount by brin bonding ding aa the county districts were nearly all bonded to the limit and some gome districts had exceeded the limit before consolidation oily 0 ily can be raised by bonds and the special tax is ne necessary cesary it if the he schools i anre kept up to ro the mark that they should be in the way of buildings and equipment mr hayes replied to the charge that the schools this year beir were costina coatina ine more than ever they had cost under the old system and that the advocates of consolidation promised that thai the schools would cost coat loan less for their maintenance lie ile said he had not heard anyone promise CHEAPER schools under consolidation but he ha had bad heard it said thero would be BETTER schools ho he quoted the 0 anty o superintendent as 93 saying that the efficiency of the schools schoola had increased at least 40 per cent under consolidation and tho supervising system speaking of the financial deficit under which the schools were operating he said that the reason for th the deficit this year vear was that part of the revenue had been taken away as under consolidation the school is limited in its tax levy for maintenance so that the school system this thi year embracing the same number of r schools as formerly has something like lika less lesa m amey ney to work with hut but the deficit would not reach that amount hayes anderson and olsen made strong pleas picas for maintaining the high ti of school equipment by furnishing the necessary money to keep the schools on the advance line of progress sn |