The Citizens for Better School Planning was a civic organization, organized circa 1961, comprised of residents from the north side of Fargo, N.,D.  Jack Carter, a former NDSU agronomy professor, was a founding member as well as vice chairperson of the organization.  Jack Whittlesey served as chairperson; Mrs. Ray Miller, Paul Pancratz, Homer Goebel, Jackson Riedesel and John Korsmo were also members.  There were as many as 993 members at one time.  Unfortunately, there is no complete list of members.

The goal of the Citizens for Better School Planning was to propose a site for the new Fargo North High School. The organization had three objectives: 1) to oppose and defeat the bond issue which would have placed the new high school in the far northeast corner of Fargo, 2) to support a bond issue to build the school on the former Red River Valley Fairgrounds, and 3) to help the fair board move.  All three objectives were met successfully.
 

Citizens for Better School Planning Records |  Fargo