The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-04-07
An Address to the Legal and Quail
fed Voters of Lexington
School District.

LhNlN8ToSt hO'. ApIh ftus 10
Il u meeting OF the Lexington school board.
held on the 4th day of April, 1888 1t was decI-
ded to issue the following address. III which
they desire to call the attention OF the citizens
within the district to the present condition o!
the public schools therein maintained, believing
=, VIC do that all citizen In the district most
earnestly desire thut their children shall have
ample school facilities. IN order that they may
receive q proper education. We therefore sub
init the following facts:
|. The enumeration as made for the year
1887 WAS as follows!-
Number of white children in the district
OF school LES
Number Of coloroi children In the district
oil sciool age hV
Total ............ l.IS
Seating capacity IN white schools. 800
Seating capacity In colored school zee. 100
Total seating capacity In all schools ..... ssO
Here we have / ,Us2 children Of school age re-
siding within the district aud absolutely no
place for them TO attend school.
.. In order 10 provide room Tor as many
pupils "a possible In all the different Eradss In
the public schools. partitions were placed In the
second and third wardbuildlngs thereby destroy
Ing proper ventilation and materially diminish
Ing the light In rooms so pariitionsd-bOth OF
which are 30 essential In the school rooms. and
from the ovsr-orUwded condition OF these roOms.
the school board does now and has for "A long time
regarded the condition. above named AS sx-
trsmely dangerous to the sslth OF The pupils In
attendance.
!. The statements herein made In regard to
The white schools apply with equal force to the
colorsd public school. and believing it best that
the district should own rather than rent .
school building. We will state that the records
show that tho sum oil s2 .&25 has been paid as
rental Tor y building such as the board WAS able
to obtain for the use OF the colored school.
{ In view of the facts herein set forth as TO
the urgent needs Of more and better school
facilities In the public schools In this city, the
board therefore desires ut AN early day an ex-
preston from the citizens on the question OF the
erection and completion Of q modern central or
high school building for the acommo-
dation of the high school. alsU the pu-
pIIs residing In tho second school ward. and an
larEing the second school ward by adding terri
tory TO lie taken from the third school ward,
thereby relieving the crowded condition or the
third ward school. Also for she erection and
completion Of suitable building for the use OF
the COlOreu public school tho cost OF D0lh
buildings not To exceed the sum OF twenty-five
thousand dollars. IN $40 bonds ut Q per cent.
Interest. II IL our opinion that The levy to pay
the interest and the principal as II falls dus
need not ri ANY time to exceed two mi.ls,ss such
levy will. beside pt yIng the interest. provide an
annual sinking fund OF OIL 900. We al U believe.
In order to keep the SCHOOLS 10 four buildings.
AZ Vt present, Il would be advisable 10 sell and
dispose OF tbs second ward school property, 70
such can be done VI n fair aud reasonable price
and Il done the proceeds 10 be applied IN the
erection and completion oil the build InEs abovs
named.
The city Of Lexington having a population Of
1000. and OeinE known tar and ussr xs an ed
Vocational center second TO nnns IN ihis state, by
reaSun OF her pubic ami private schools taDt
ju.Iiy col the chnol bDari. under wiur- InHu-
I az IN, mt tie I'uniIr IrGuul- AT. conducted. i"el
an especial Ir.,ie IN all our schools. bat inors
particularly IN DIR public schools. and there
FIRE b licrs Tia I Lexington should pT"STi" h'I
children with ample aud suItshIs scnU"l GuIld.
Ings that viii 60 pate Insor.b!y with those II
surrounding ciu"s and towns of lees population,
We de plore Ihr pres' nj byzteIp OF co1ping chu'
dreu vi IN smA all rooms without ventilation, anc
u surI, ID to he continual lie rebponrihiiliy
must rrst %I'n Ih@ riux ms and not ~ The ssl'Uu
board
For The board. y.J BAEbO%. SECS.
Report of the Le4ingtou Frbiit
Schools for March, 1883.