The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-09-14
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what the Average citizen Thinks About
Them SONS Views OF our rromlnen!
Merchants asd others
Az there has been u great deal said ANA
but little done toward securing public
school buildings for the city, n HERALD
reporter, In his rounds yesterday, took
OCCASION to interrogate some OF the tax
payers in regard TO the matter. The per
sons were taken as they were met BY nm
on the street, and there are. u good many
who declined to give an opinion yet these,
when pushed, were found to be in favor OF
one large, handsome school building or
one for each ward. The sum TO
he expended will be about $4,000,
and IL appears to be the general impression
that the sum Is not sufficient TO build suit
able buildings in each of the wards, while
II would be enough to erect a good, large
school building that would be credit to the
CITY. They think that it is high time the
city council was doing something.
Mr.. John S. Witwer said that he was, APP
posed to a school in each of the wards from
the fact that the city did not have money
enough to build that number OF suitable
buildings. He rather favored two, but
thought that one good building ior
graded school would be- petter
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or two until enough money was had to
build good ward schools. The ward schools
would keep pouring pupils into the graded
school, and lie believed this the best mode
of procedure under the circumstances.
| Mr.. ]. l.. Williams favored the building
of a good high school, and running the
ward schools as heretofore until the city
was better able to build in each ward.
Mr.. w. 9. Connor distinctly says that
the city had best erect q
high grade school and let
the ward schools go on as heretofore.
Mr.. Charles f. Tucker said that as there
was not sufficient money on hand TO erect
anything like suitable building Tor each
ward he favored central high school. ~ o
which the ward schools would act as feed
ers. The city could erect one handsome
and commodious building now, and when
she got able another, and SO on until the
requisite number of school buildings had
been obtained. If the city did not
build central high school he
favored two for the four wards
Mr. Tom Walker was of the opinion thai
there should be a school building IN eaco
ward. and that each ward elect its owr
school supervisors, for he believed it woul1
give more general satisfaction than the
erection of two buildings for the foul
wards. ,:o,e :,
favor of one graded school at the present o.
the ward schools could.run as heretofore ioi
a while longer until the city had more casl
at hand y
DR.. Thompson said he would -sdyecaS
four buildings. if tire, city had the money tt
erect comfortable and comey buildings
0fherN Use he favored one or two, according
to the amount of funds to build them. 90,
Mr.. J. j. Carnes said that he was decid
edly for good, substantial buildings ina
would not only ornament the city, bu
ones that would last and be Of service fol
some time to come. He did, no nc,
believe in chicken-coop. build
ings. The city, with Whal
funds she had this year, erect Respectable
building. Next year she could bullc
another in different ward, and SO on unit
she would have building in each ware
that would be of service and credit to her
= Mr.. John B. Stone said that he was en-
phatically in favor of school in each ward
as there would be dissatisfaction II ONT
, ward had school building. and tn
others none. The people voted with thu
understanding that there were to be {
building IN each ward, and they, woult
, never be satisfied with anything else, anC
, as for himself he was that way,
Captain w. w. Ross said that the peopl
$ had voted tax for four school buildings
and that if the number was to be changed
p it should be left to the people to do it.