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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1915
Page
4
The campaign is on for creating the Union High School District and registration books are open. Everyone not on the great register should register at once.
A proposal suggests leasing the current grammar school and using it this fall while a new high school is planned later. The plan aims for a small maintenance tax and hopes for a liberal state appropriation, with future buildings sized to district needs.
Barstow advocates planning a new grammar school building with a timely election aligned to the Union High School District formation, affecting only the Waterman School District.
The article argues science must serve humanity and influence civic progress. It cites Langley and the Wright brothers as proof of practical vision, warns politics lags science, and urges engineers to lead as citizens. It notes Cham blin’s view on Earth's long habitability and champions continued scientific application for a future Golden Age.
The old Barstow highway will join the state system and be paved. A new all-year route from Los Angeles to Salt Lake via Barstow Daggett and Otis promises a major link for Barstow Mohave county and Las Vegas boosters plan a Las Vegas meeting to finalize opening. Clark county Nevada has built about 200 miles of highway in three years and Utah has advanced north south road work. The project nears a connected route for year-round auto travel.
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