Telegram-herald., 1890-02-10
4 FAR BETTER IDEA
Proposed ~ Member OF the
Beard or EducaglOn-
10 CESIRM SCH0oL NyEI FOR Hla


The TuEGRAN- -H1aAID reporter m-
ED n,a..y met me.a aer ena an ex-
memleg " the Board % Education yes-
terdAy. ia conversation touching upon
schoo affairs The board meeting OF
Saturday evening WAS tne principal
topic 81 discuss. ss.oa.
"Whst do you gentlemen think Of
the propost t.on 20 build ON an annex TO
the Central school building asked Ihe
reporter
Il am decidedly opposed 20 IL" sad
the member ol tlc board.
$50 ann J., SAID toe ex-member. 81
ANA very much OF the opinion that
Trustee IIousemsn seeust0be, although
! haft ueNer talked with hlm Oh the
subject.
"h1t what are you gong to DO IN the
mat.ert Here arc styegIl trustees Who
declare thar such an addition j. an
absolute necessity, and .t .s pretty eva
dtut tl1t tac e.ghbulug Nart schools
are over-cr0wdet ani the overflow 0I
pup Is must be provided tor.
"-Hat ycry true. said the trustee,
"but tnere is Tar better way ouI OF
tine difficulty. IL my opinion the cen-
tral bIluog IS large enough ID answer
aA the purposes u u sh school for
ten Nca:, to come, and then i the city
lec., Sc budding an educational pal
ace .t VIII be allie To 60 So. At present
the taxes are SD high iu consequence OF
the numerous public Improvements.
tnat the puplc can't stand very much
more. The Board of Education must
bc cautious aul not plunge into any
unnecessary expense. ! ann willing 10
admit that the schools are oyercrowded.
hut tie way % relieve tie pressure is TO
bulld more ward schools"
"But wl.. not the High school depart
ment be- crowded CUt of the building
very soon? The statistics show that the
number OF pupils is largely increased
every year.
"No, s.r; the trouble with the Central
High school Is that il IS largely a pri-
MAJ J school with high school depart
mcut attached. The majority of the
pupils lu the building are eighth and
ninth grade pupils, some of them are
little boys and girls hardly tail enough
% look over table. What are they
dong in the High school building"
Il find that 10 l>a f1ctail over the city
that as soon as the little BOYS leave off
thgr short pants. and the little girls be-
C.n 20 leugtnen out their skirts, they
get the Central school fever. The Ward
schools are not good enough for them.
Iney worS upon their parents and the
udlth's DtSiu 10 WORK them INTO the
central school.
nat 30, SAID the eN-tTustee; my
muse rll .l,.S so' u aIIc9u!- SAe can
- or TOT Two years yet just rs well I'M
..e "aI4 -thool 'a sue couid III the
'i''' '.-. 'i-t Iia' .il idea tliat II she
~''s 20 ,Ht OliI'fdi slie VIII oc ciassed
~ 4ii1h :. .HooI pup-I, or an infant
illeiio'A A'h'
nave you any ldea' resumed the
lI's-te' no" many puPlls tncre are out
o. lAe thousands VINO start in every
year VINO compete the course. me
"a aIsilcN snow thut one-ha!i OF those
mo START at 'he nrst grade drop out ut
lue seventh grade, ana 3l the
I-illh Sl'ue' I"o-'IiIus nave oroppeC
ou'. rom lhls on the laiIng Oh Is
't4E i1p't' ana me graduating class
a. 'cid-Cs iloil' 'n'Ilt " 'AIIy-HNe IN
Il iu.ll~tIs' s''ch year.
pc nee" more "dIo scllooIs certain
~ dll' '.o'uei 'il'lS 'ial we heeo j
,D -. 'i4 & I's''eI ora s!cle' lauSnt ll tnehl.
We i'N 1i"S7 Ot IoacucIs N.o are
CON potent - 'e"ch lie Iihth ana tenth
9l''D-'' '"" "a 'li''c S4''''' were taught
p" va" .io'.' thtie "oUIu ilo1 'c 20
i'-l."S o. ~ 'nc pups NV"io