The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-13
Hardly a Doubt j lib That
Work Willsbe Started
Shortly.
COST ABOUT THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND
Conference Last Night Started
Movement Which Will Al
most Surely Result in
Early Action-May
be Near Present
One.

There Is how scarcely reasonable
doubt that Richmond is shortly to have a
modern, up-to-date High School Build
Ing and that the Council will appropriate
the sum Of 100000 to defray the ex-
penses OF the lot and structure
Tho first step was taken last night, when
there was conference between mem
{ bers OF the special committee named un-
i der the Glenn resolution, having this OBJ
3ect in view and the City School Board.
The net results SO far are q healthy SEN
4 tment in favor OF a $4,000 building; the
determination OF the conference to
meet at the High School Building Fri
day of noon, to look into the situation
further and to proceed to report in favor
Of = site. the plans and the actual cost.
Those present last night were Mcssrs..
] Capers. Ebel Hutzler, Mitchell and Hogc
from the School Board. Superintendent
/ Fox, and Secretary Walford and Messrs.
y Whittct and Mann. from tho Board os.
Aldermen, and 11 essrs. Glenn (chairmna).
Mills and umlauf from the Common
Council. III
All members OF tho School Board made
B earnest speeches In favor OF the new
building and the members OF the sub
committee responded In a, manner which
indicated that they would vote and adj
vooate for+an appropriation. It Is not
i definitely known where the new building
will be. built Is quite likely It will stand
7 near tho present one.
Crime and Disgrace.
Major j. II. capers; chairman Of the
School Board, was Immediately heard.
upon tho calling OF the, conference to
y order by Chairman Glenn.
ss He said that In the language Of the
Mayor. the present High School building
was not only a '.crime. but a disgrace.
and he thought the objects Of the meet
$ Ing would appeal TO all tho citizens Of
Richmond.
The present structure was built In 1873.
when sanitary and Z. llea ting conditions
wero not considered. Major Capers read I
a telegram from the treasurer2of Lynch
burg. showing that that city had recently
built one costing $500. Major Capers
spoke OF the additional need in the event
Of annexation and he said that even now
rooms outside had to be rented for the
graduating classes each year. Ss
p Because Of the lack OF room nothing
like the advantages OF manual ira ming
could be offered to the boys Of tho city.
Separate Education.
..For my own part ] favor separate
education for the young ladies' and boys
o} the city, and we should have a large
trail building Tor this purpose
Major Capcrs said the board had de-
cided to ask the4 Council for $500, 900 sin
short term bonds for tho building OF the
proposed new structure.
i DR.. Mitchell now spoke on the same
line, declared for commercial and man
ual trainirg;: and said II these advan-
tages could bes offered, sitswould no longer
bo said that the High School was attended
by SO many more young women than
man. l.5 g ",
DR.. Mitchell thought 1t wonderful how
we'll the teachers did their work under
the circumstances. and he emphasized THE
fact thnt Richmond would have most
important and valuable asset In such a
high school building as was proposed
Dr.. M. D, Hogc spoke from a health
standpoint saying It was treating the
youths of the city wrongly to force them
into such a building rs the one now being
used. He looked upon the high school
as the poor mans college, and he ap-
pealed to the committee to meet the re-
qulrements Of the hour on this important
matter. 4ss