The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-22

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WIZ Gives 1ogoihoe Reasoas for
Immediate Action On tho
school Question.
Editor Maer:
6lR-While Taxpayer" in recent
issue Of your paper, very wisely and
properly advocated the sale Of the school
grounds and building in this district,
yet It seems to me that he failed to urge
with due force all the reasons for the
sale. J,
In the opinion Of the writer Of this
article, the present school building, even
If by any means it could 10 made safe,
Is wholly inadequate to meet the wants
Of the district. It contains no assembly
room where the pupils Of the various
grades could be collected from day to
day, and hold that no school can At
tain to . full degree Of excellence unless
some means is provided by which tho
several departments can be brought to-
gether in competition in the line Of rhe-
torical exercises and examinations.
No principal can conduct successfully
the disciplinary work Of his school un-
less he mest Ill the departments at least
once day, make his pupils a study,
form their personal acquaintance and
by timely word or look check any in
cipient insurrection. II any school in
the land is in need Of thorough course
Of discipline it Is theone in daily session
in the C&plice Building.
Again, the rooms Of the condemned
structure are Of such Z form ~ to cause
an awkward arrangement Of seats, rem
der the routine class work difficult, and
the teachers' efforts but an approximate
success. Moreover, the building IL not
Of sufficient size to meet the require
ments Of the present school population,
to say nothing Of the demand which IL
certain to come before the. commence
ment Of another school year. Net less
than six hundred pupils require accom-.
modations in our school room, 1t pres
ent, and no steps are being taken ~ our
school authorities 10 meet the wishes Of
parents and pupil.
Another very essential reason for the
immediate disposal IT the present school
property y the want Of time in which
to build suitable buildings in season for
occupancy the owning fall. The build
ing season II near ct hand when con-
tractors and carpenteTs will be occupied
with other contracts and other build
ings. The season itself IL short 1T best,
suitable material II by no means drug
in the market, plans and specifications
require time for examination, compart-
son and adoption. It y safe to say that
i've months IL . very short time In
which to provide for the actual wants
u the district.
Finally the present condition Of the
school now in session IL m al sufIicisnt
reason that some efforts be made toward
improving upon the present state Of It.
lAirs. Pupils are graded In accord
with the seating capacity Of the rooms
not on the basis q ability and advance
ment. The rooms are over crowded, O
that the performance Of duties In mat
ten Of discipline IL incumbent upon the
subordinate teachegs which are not just
" within their province.
Now since the present school building
i faulty in point Of construction, stnc'
II completed, successful school discipline
could not be maintained therein, sinc'
the sise Of said building h far inferior t.
the present school demands, since time
| b : very important and essential factor
| in this case, since tho present working
condition Of the school calls out for
radical change, deem the above rea
sons sufficient for prompt and decisiv'
action on the part Of our school author
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