The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-07

ing here would add very much to an in- taTestinr group of buildings. On the same square would be the Public bl- hrary and the Court House. Near by is the Young Woman's Christian Associa- tion building, the Masonic Temple, the Catholic Church, the Convent and the Central Presbyterian Church.
 One of the strongest reasons Tor To- rating the High School building on this lot Is its proximity to the Public Li- brary. The city is under contract for 4 perpetual expenditure of $5.00O an nuaIIy for maintaining the Library and adding to it's collection of books The Library has now many valuable refer ance books and the collection will be- come larger and larger as the years go by. This ibrary would be convenient for the use of the High School and would prove of the greatest service. Our High Schc ol is now much hampered u, It's work for lack of library equip ment If the High School Building were located adjacent to the Library, there would be splendid opportunity for training pupils in the use of books at that period of their lives when guidance is most needed. The Library would be helped by the school and the school by the Libray.
 The Haas Lot.
 The Board is informed that in the selection of the Haas lot the Council was influenced by the following con alterations:
 1.-Tkat the lot being 150 feet by 1s0 feet possessed an additional area of 14O0 square feet as compared with the Jones property. This consideration Is far overbalarced by the 5000 square feet of open area next to the Library or the west side and by the large open space intervening between the Court House and the Jones lot on the north st6e.
 2-That the IIass lot was of the car lines and for that reason more desir- able. With this the Board takes issue for the reasons set forth above.
 3-That the Haas property could be purchased for $750 less. While this is true, the Board submits, in the first place, that the Jones property Is much more valuable. and, in the second place. that the additional cost of grad ing on the Haas lot would probably cover the difference in the price of the two lots.
 4-That there is a brick fence around the Haas property of considerable val ue. The Board would call attention to the fact that fence around the school building would not only be unnecessary further call attention to the fact that the Council has had fences removed from two school lots.
 5-It was stated that the paving around the Jones property would en- tail cost on the city. We would reply to this that paved streets add to the health and comfort of a building and if the school building should be loca- ted on the Haas property, the time would come when the adjacent streets would be paved and in the end there would be equal or greater cost to the city.
 6-If the Haas property is used as a location for the High School, the build ing should face McDonough street. This would place the entrance to the school seven and one-fourth q 1-D blocks from Court Square as against three and three-fourth 6 3-4) to the entrance in case the building were placed on the Jones property, thus re- moving the building nearly twice as far from the business and street car center
 Summary.
 For the convenience of the student bodv as a whole, now numbering 300, and increasing from year to year; for the convenience of the public who have business with the office of the School , Denartrnent: for the convenience of the teachers who from time to time must meet the Superintendent and the su- pervisors at their offices; for the con- venience of the Board of Education in hoIdinr their meetings; for the reason thai inc location is on two car lines and near the center of the car line s,,eteros. for the reason that the school b;,jIdinu would have more open space l around it and would be consequently better lighted and ventilated for the reason that the surroundings buildings are of such a character as 1t is desira-