Rev. A. V. Hart and Wm. Burney. The arguments were as good as we ever heard, and the rebuttals by Pearl Wax and Lloyd Holland were keen and pointed, bringing down the house with their climax cadences. The judges gave the suffragists the honors two to one. The program closed with remarks by Supt. Kirk, supplemented with a short and appreciative talk by Rev. C. S. Hanson.
Nearly everybody present took the opportunity to see the manual training work of the schools. The work in this line is of great practical value to the students, who are taught and become familiar with the use of the tools.
May 27, 1915 Coming Events at Collins – High School graduation tonight, Thursday, May 27. Alumni Banquet Friday, May 28. The election for consolidation of schools Saturday, May 29. (Insert 2003: Did not find election outcome results. Refer to February 16, 1920 entry in this history.)
February 17, 1916 Teachers Meeting at Cambridge – Cambridge entertained over 200 teachers at the County Teachers Association meeting there Friday and Saturday. The teachers of the Collins Schools and those of the township with but few exceptions attended.
March 2, 1916 Notice of Annual Meeting Collins Independent District – Date second Monday of March 13, 1916É.
March 2, 1916 Referring to School Election – In the notice of the annual meeting of the Collins Independent District is this issue, two propositions are submitted: “Shall the Board be authorized to transfer the funds in the School House Fund to the School Building Bond Fund? ” and “Shall the board be authorized to expand the sum of not to exceed $2800 for the purpose of installing an adequate heating plant, and building new roof on school building?”
There is no proposal to issue bonds for the improvements. The first proposition merely has in view the using of funds received for the old school house and grounds and transferring it to the school building fund that it may be used in reducing the bonded debt on the present building. The second proposition is provided for by money now in the contingent fund and is so necessary that it cannot be delayed without risk to the building and to the health of the scholars.
During the winter the heating was so poor that the children had to wear their wraps until about 10 or 11 o’clock in the morning. It is altogether impossible to give a satisfactory service with the present heating plant. The roof of the school building is exhausted. The leakage from it comes down to the lower rooms and the preservation of the building demands a new roof.
March 16, 1916 School Elections – The school election brought out 101 votes, two being spoiled. Those elected were R. E. Marsh for director and W. H. Thompson for treasurer.
On the proposition “Shall the Board be authorized to transfer funds in the School House Fund to the School Building Bond Fund? ” the vote was 47 for and 40 against, the proposition carried. The other proposition “Shall the board be authorized to expand the sum of not to exceed $2800 for the purpose of