Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20
pres s,nt Building inadequate to
lTERVlEW WITH MR.. HANF

sysS s,ss Pine Bluff will have new and mod
r. high school building as soon as
s&h Me school board can complete arrange
ggSR& fnts for the necessary funds to
Il S eect the building. Some time ago
8 o school board decided that a new
ID oh school building would be a pos
"A iya necessity and the best thing to
ln was to build one and to this end
N H1h @ board has been carefully laying
&c ans, The new building will cost not
Ms than $4,000. and it will be one
R8 the largest and best equipped in II
I'll MI ate. The building is assured, but
S4he location has not been decided
I'M mon further than that it will be To-
sssated in the central part OF the city
where it can be reached by the major
Eity of the pupils without trouble. Thz'
/ Building will be large enough to ac-
$tsommodate many more pupils than are
spiu% Bluff is constantly growing and
More children are going to school
avery year. Dir. Mo Hanf, secretary
Nof the school board, says:
ES tsThe members Of the school board
Wave been discussing for some time
&c erection of this new building and
Du can state positively that it vii
built. We think Pine Bluff can
4 1[llild a $4,000 building without any
IL erous burden to the lax payers and
Everyone is of the ooinion that the
n %ullins is naoied. At present We
Il Ave one of the best equipped build
Mas in the state but the rooms are not
SHrge enough to accommodate the PIT
& lis and more room is needed for t}'z
More pupils have reached
afhe high school grade during this
dxern, Of school than ever before in tn
s&istory Of Pine Bluff and the profes-
8Ors have been crowded for room all
Noard mas faced this proposition AMI
Las solved it successfully by deciding
10 erect another building, large enough
br future eeneHatinGs Ter years TO
Is4omeJ This was decide3 nns9 ia pre-
4erence to building SO many ware
sAchools, as the present building can
sfhen be used for lower grades and
more buildings will not have to be
aHrected for many years We simply
58annot delay longer in the matter
The financial affairs OF this school
9|Nlstrlct are in excellent shape and
8ome OF the money is already in sight.
~ he raising of the other will be easy
'kor we have no debts to meet and no
NRLterest to pay. We save the b st
9fdnnped science and physics depart
Iement in the state and both those =
partments are handicapped for lock
Pl room. The present faculty at tho
SSnlsh school We think is the best that
~ nave ever HAD ana we want 10
Hend them all the aid we can. The
We" building will be for the accommo.
Natlon of only the pupils in the fresh
man sophmore, junior and senior
grades, and by having these advanced
grades in separate building much
P,o1e work can be done. The board
rs in position to add more equip
ment to the several departments and
"hen the new building is finished
'here Will be none better in the state.
I He matter of increased taxes need
nor worry the citizens in this district !
\ ne matter has been discussed for
some time and all agree that the
building must be erected
According te the plans Of the board
al present the Pine street building
VIII be used as ward school and
i'pils from other schools which arc
overcrowded will be transfer
red to this school.