Daily Republican., 1881-01-12
More New school Houses.

The Board Of Education have aoop'-
cd a report which they intend present
ing to the Legislature, asking for the
passage Of . law sDjoinlng the City
Council to borrow $50, 600 to be appro-
priated by the Board to the building
of Eve school houses whish are much
needed. We regret to hear that there
is disposition on the part of the City
Council to oppose the passage OF the
bill, especially for allowing the Dor
rowing Of so much money at one time.
Those who will read the report Of the
Committee on Legislation from the
Board cannot fail to be convinced that
additional school facilities are wanted,
both on account OF the fast increasing
population Of the city, and becansa
the Board is put to an expense for
renting buildings which they should
own. School houses are badly needed
for the eolored children over Third
street bridge, and in the vicinity Of
Hedgsville. There is no oolOred school
in the city but the Howard school and
though it is eligibly situated in the
midst Of o large colored population it
cannot reasonably be expected that all
the colored children in the city can
attend II. Where the oclored popula-
tion is sparse there would be no neceS.
sity for the erection Of large buildings.
$40, 900 would erect three good school
houses In the localities indicated, and
they would be amply large fer the &C.
eomnodation of the colOrsd children
It has been said that the oolOrsd peo-
pie do not appreciate schools when
they have them, and when there was a
school opened over Third street bridge
it had to be closed because 1t was not
supported. There may BE- some truth
in this, bat then We must conDidsr that
the school was opened in a small dilap-
idated shSnty with neither architsctu,
raj beauty or conveaienoss suoh as the
white schools have, and it cannot,
therefore, be thought strange that the
oolored people thought they we're ne
elected and slighted and felt bu: little
interest in sending their children to a
school that tne Board of Education felt
such q little interest in supporting
Build handsome, tasty school houtsS
for them like these for the white child
rem, but not 80 large nor expensive,
and then give them teachers who will
feel an interest in tie education of
their children, and tbsn We have no
doubt that there will be no farther
cause for complaining that the colored
people will not support Colored schools.
Aside from colored school houses
there can be no doubt Of tho need OF
school house at Lord and Pine streets.
A few years rent Of the building rent.
ed for school purposes at that place
would soon eat up the whole cost Of
building a new house, and consequent.
ly the latter would be a great saving to
the Board Of HSucstion il the end.
There can be no two opinions Of the
need Of school house over Eleventh |
street bridge for white children. The
white population there is already large
and the prospect good for rapid In
crease, especially if a street is opened
through that section to the river front.
As a primary school is needed in the
western part Of the city, 1t is to be re.
grettsd that the city did not offer the
City Hospital to the Board for that pur-
pose instead Of resolving to Bel it and
spend the proeeeds for the current ex-
penses Of the city. All that ths Board |
Of Education asks for is nesd.d, and
We sincerely hope no steps will be Ia
ken to prevent the carrying ont Of the
plan proposed, except to alter j. 80 far
as to erect thrse small, but nea,, CON
venient and comfortable scL.osl houses
for colored children.
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THE INDICATIONS are that the compI