The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-07
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Ana Reasous Of The Sch0oi Board For
 Iravorfng Location Oh Jones Lot.


 Ana Reasons Of The Scbooi Board For
 Ieavorfna Location Oh Jones Lot. The following is Q copy of the com which was sent by the School Board to the city in favor of the location of the pro posed new High School building on the corner of Lawrence and Adams streets: . To inc Honorable City Council. Mont
 gomery. Alabama.
 Gentlemen: ,s
 At meeting of tho Council held Fvehruarx 20 two sites were proposed for the new High School building: the Haas property corner of McDonough and Scott streets; and the Jones prop erty. corner of Adama and Lawrence streets. The Board was informed or the different locations that. from time to time were spoken of. ana. when lll opinton was requested by the scnoo' Committee of the Council as to thS most desirable one. was prepared ai- ter mature deliberation. to express us preference.
 For several years the Board has re- alized that a new modern High School buildinr was necessity. Charged with the educational affairs of the city, reel ing the deepest interest in all matters pertaining thereto. conversant with the reeds of the school system and with the desirability of having location for the High School and the business offices of the School Department that would be for the convenience of the pupiis an dthe public, the Board felt that 1t was of the utmost consequence to secure a location as nearly central as could be found without being actu- ally adjacent to business houses. In stating its preference, the Board mere iy expressed It's opir,ion without setting forth in detail the reasons therefor. Thinking that perhaps the Council was not fully aware of the considerations that influence the Board it respectfully submits the following statements and requests the Council to reconsider it's action in selecting the Haas lot.
 Kind of BuildinR Needed.
 1.-Briefly, two stories with half basement to comprise twenty-four large rooms for class and recitation purposes: an assembly hall for lectures etc. seating five hundred: offices for the Board of Education. Superintendent of Schools. school supervisors: and in addition four rooms in the basement story for a manual training depart ment, and one large room for gym nasiun, A building about 125 feet by 30 feet will be required.
 Reason Why & Central Location ia
 Needed.
 2.-Pupils after completing a course of study in the different Ele- mentary Schools enter the Hign school at the average of fifteen and come from all quarters of the city.
 superintednents Offlce.-Daily thero are calls made at the ofice of the Su- perintendent by patrons for the pur- nose of entering pupils, consultation, etc; by pupils and teachers for advice about their work and cases of disci- pline; by others on business affairs of various kinds. In view of this his office should be so located as to be cas- fly reached by all.
 supervisors-There are at present three Supervisors. They visit all the schools. have frequent conferences In their offices, and consequently the same should be centrally located.
 There are frequent meetings of teach CTS held in the High School building, and for this purpose the place of meet ing should be conveniently located and easy of access.
 Board of Education.-The Board of Education, charged with enc of the lar eest and certainly one of the most in1- portant departments of the city gov ernment, has never had an office for holding its meetirg and for storing records. Tn addition to regular month- ly meetings. there are many called met'ngs and a place easy of access for the members should be provided.
 Location in Reference To Car Lines.
 3.--The High School building should be as near the street car center as pos sihle. There are enrolled this year three hundred High School pupils and 1t is probable that within the next few years the enrolment will reach five hur dred. Owing to distances. many must make daily use of the cars. A large majority of the High School pu- pils are girls and during indictment weather they should be able to take the cars and reach their homes with the least exposure. An influential ar- gument for the selection of the pres cnt High School site, corner of Law renee ard High streets, was that 1t was at the intersection of car lines. For the convenience of teachers, patrons, and pupils, a location on car lines ls most desirable. The oif1ce of the School De- pertinent Is located in tho High School building, and for years there has been complaint on the part Of the public of the inconvenience in reaching the office from the business center
 It Is proposed in the High School to have an auditorium seating five hun dred. Besides the use for the assem- bling Of the pupils for opening exer- cises, etc, th:s auditorium will supply what the city IS much in need of. name ly, an audience hall where free lectures of an educational t,ture may be given. This is an additi 1nal reason why cen- tral location Is demanded
 Advantages Possessed By the Jones
 Lot On the Corner of Lawrence And
 Adams For High School Site.
 4.-The lot is central The location is such and the surrounding buildings are of scuh permanent character that encroachment by business property is most remote.
 The lot Is within three and one half blocks of the business and car line cen ter. Tn fact all of the car lines. with the exception of Riverside, run by or within two and one half blocks of the lot. So 1t would not be necessary for pupils and those who have business at the school offices to suffer loss of time waiting for transfers.
 This lot is 160 feet and Is bounded on the west by the grounds of the Public Library. The Library Building. situat- ed fifty feet from the line leaves an un- ohstructed area of 5000 square feet next to the lot. If the building were located here, it would have the benefit or this open srace In the rear and to the north of this lot Is the Court House at a distance of forty or fifty feet The