The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-13

each side. Where sufficient room can |
bs had for IT, l consider this DISPOSE |
ton OF rooms one OF the best that can !
be had The rooms are about 2ix25 |
feet each. The ventilation is excel
lent, being maintained through an
opening in the roof, with which every
room communicates. Water commu'
nication as before, with city sewerage;
large play grounds.
JEFFERSON STREET SCHOOL.
This was originally built Tor
boarding house. 1t is three stories
hieh, and contains two long narrow
rooms on each floor. TIE ventilation
might be improved at very small ex-
pense by enabling the windows to be
opened above Play grounds very
small, practically none. Water con-
nection with city sewers.
POPE SCHOOL, CHELSEA.
A two story frame building orig
nally a private residence. The up
stairs rooms are about 3Oxl6 teet,
ceiling about s feet high lower rooms
of the same dimensions, with ceiling
feet high. .,
The rooms are incapable of good
ventilation or lighting; the play
grounds are sufficient; 225 pupils are
here taught. This building is not eat
istaCtory.
coLoRED SCHOOLS.
A two story brick building, exterior
dimensions 75x62 feet four rooms on
floor. Average attendance $50.
Water connection with sewers. An
excellent building, but much over
crowded.
GRANT sCHooL-AUCTIoN STREET.
A one story frame building with
| passage 10 feet wide, running longl.
, tudinally through it. 1t is 90X6O feet
= and has six rooms 30x25 feet.
MONROE STREET SCHOOL.
A one story frame building with
: ground plan OF about 63x50 feet, anc
}, passage running through long
J, tudinally. Two good rooms on each
side of the passage, well placed To-
I light and ventilation. Good azet
4: piay grounds. Water connection witt
sewers. A coed building in all re
spects, but much crowded for rom.
If WINCHESTER SCHOOL, WINCHESTER STREE
/. Three Story brick building; ont
II large room on each floor, 40xlS feet
10 Ter connections with sewers.
A. SEVENTH STREET SCHOOL,
A one story frame bulldog wit
lS four rooms OF fair size, temperate
% used as a primary school for colore
children; two of the rooms were bui
36 last summer. 80,
40 The schools opened September 2St
II and closed May 3lst-a session oil elgs
76 months and vacation Of four month
81 These long vacations, keeping pupi
M ont of school one-third OF year, a.
AS exceedingly detrimental to the school
70 In former years the schools continue
55 in operation ten months. They We
opened September LIST and were close
% june 30th. / do not recommend tt
resumption of such long sessions, II
65 in our climate September and Jul
> are the most trying months in Il
wear on health. But the business se
SO son usually commences early in Sc
6 tember, and as city looks uni
45 itself unless the children are seen
90 their way to school, should be p eas
1S to begin the schools not later th'
September goth. This arraugeme
II will give nine days for organi2atio
so as TO be ready for systematic wo
90 by October LIST. If this suggesti
,62 meets the approval Of the board,
9S advantage will be gained by fixing t
date at this meeting, in giving umt
16 notice to patrons, teachers and othI
interested who will be absent then.
6 This session gives promise that I
public schools will receive more {
e nest support flom all classes OF C
70 zens in the future. This is as
"a should be, if our schools are expect
712 to attain and maintain the proticieI
and popularity Of these OF other Cit
O5 that have been favored by such con
OO0 tion for wears. The history OF oil
OF cities all over the country proves u
ills Memphis can lose nothing comm
cially or otherwise, by amply busta
276 ing the public schools. Altar
Charleston, Montgomery, Calves
mill and other Southern cities are G
FIJI vinced OF this truth, and are rival
' each other in the erection OF COM
~ table school buildings for their G.
10y Ivy, dren. In building schoolhouses, h'
,,a ever, nothing should be spent Tor
wv ;"b nament; the main considerations
ION heat, light and ventilation. =
IN t this &C aston to express my gratlt
en ~ to the press and to others who h
III on proyed friendly to the schools,
'aaS particularly 10 Mr.. S. H. Dunsco
ecu and DIR. D. Il. Porter. These gen
; S5o men have advanced money offici
ling anu p eIsonstyd " .bom
Elk were piesehVeu " '"on'
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