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Lint tag? 1013, when ¢ school enumeration was taken the village of Rittman, it included 242 children between the ages of 6 and 21 years. Think how many do not attend school between the ages of 16 and 21. By actual count with proof in my hands there are 43 aetween the ages of 16 and 2} who do not attend ehoe and most of these are below the age of 14 years Toda, we have betwen 260 and 260 pape in our public actuary giving an approchma’e net gain of 65 pupils from the time when the eHMibe alien was takep in Angual ly pay $4000 purt m of a month, for the room above the F 4ven the rooms are not a de Atravle Pudkew for Bohoeld Pury seb Aud, hays a very ema when proupd for recreation We can oteapy 3 suum of a new building at present and ub doubtedly by next fuld terion can use the 4th room We Tuust have tdi quate ronine and good teachers for oT Bboots That wen may have sufficient ac commodations for our children (the future of our thriving village of Rittman) The Board of Education is asking for ($26000.00). Twenty five thousand dollare for no tew school building and location We do a not propose to use the entire amount of money asked for unless it ias absolutely necessary, but are asking for a sufficient sum to pro tect our needs. If an adequate building can be built for ($16900.00) Fifteen thou sand dollars, then only that amount of Bonds will be sold and the bal ance will be destroyed We shall try to bring our Second Grade High school to a First Grade High school during the coming year. When people are looking for a desirable place to locate, one of the first questions asked is, ‘“‘What kind of a autheu) have you?’’ We do not want to do Ashamed to te] them ‘On January 26 19124, this import ant question will be submitted to the legal voters of Rittman and I sucurely trust that you will, give this matter its just consideration thereby giving Rittman a school that will be a credit to allto in habitants. . Yours for the best interests of . Rittman, Roy B. Faber, Clerk of Board of Education 17a
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The Rittman Press
Rittman, Ohio, US
Wed, Jan 14, 1914
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