Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01
School sits Column.

A number Of communications have
been received as suggestions for high
school sites and as the mstter appears
to DO open yet the public ought to Be
given chance to consider them.
Editor Reflector: The school board
has not given the most eighty and
prominent location in the vicinity
consideration--the hill east Of Mt. St.
Josephs college. 1t would command
0 beautiful view aud be dry until
another NoAh's food comes. --vox
Populi.
Dear Editor: The southside has
been completely ignored in selecting
. high school site. Why not putt
on the corner west Of Nuas's store.
The big cellar could be cemented and
filled with water making splendia
swimming hole for the boys. The
waste steam would keep the water
warm in winter and the town would
become famous for its large high
school attendance and clean Kids
Pro Bono Publico.
Mr. Editor; Why don't the school.
board put the high school on west
side on University Heights. Charlie
Parker will donate his old brick workg
as q site and Mr.. shipe would prob.
ably come back and put In . street
railway. Old Subscriber.
Mr.. Editor: | have . suggestion
that will satisfy everybody. Let the
city hall be used 10 o basis for our
public buildings. Use the lower floor
as now; the second floor for COM
me1Cial club headquarters aS Frank
Glimpse and Yes SheArer want II.
Put another story ON top Of 1t and use
it for q high school. On top Of that
put story for Prof. Andreson's bust.
ness college. On top Of that let An
drew Carnegie build story for pub
lilo library and put on roof. With .
good elevator service we would have
| commodious structure and every
body would DO happy because ell
would have the same site. The city
hall block could be parked and beau
titled. Constant Reader.
Chapman, Feb. 28.-DeAr Editor
Let your schoolboArd take its $4,000
and build a trolley line to Chapmar
with cars every ten minutes and send
your high school pupils to the county
high school. 1t will do them good. =
D. G. H. s.
Dear Editor: Has the council CON
sIdered vacatiDg the cemetery as
site for the high oolP-Student.
From the MORNING REFLECTOR,
MARCH /, 1881: The board Of educa'
tion met last night to consider the
site for the high school. The S2nd
ward now wants 1t on northwest
boulevard where Talmage used to be.
The mayor has vetoed the vacation Of
lower Broadway and Third street,
also the vacation OF Mud creek and
West Third. All the streets Of town
have now been vacated at one time or
another commencing 10 1905. The
council will meet tomorrow night to
consider the site for the proposed
Carnegie library. Congress-
man CalderheAd was 10 town last
night. 1t is reported that some can
didates want to oppose him for re-
nomination but it IL likely that be
win win, +. g. Pnliver last
night gave q dinner party IS q re-
union Of those who voted for the
school bonds In February. 1905.
Reminiscent speeches were made By
b. K. Humphrey, J. II. Glsissner and
George Huffman. State Supt
W. B. Hall visited TIE high school THU
morning. II is still in the city hal
where IL was when be was here. Th'
attendance is 50 crowded that th'
seats have been taken out and pupil
stand in lines with their place.
marked BY painted squares on tb'
floor. supt. Nicholas Evans favor
putting q double deck around th'
school rooms and this may be done
> The library association heard
from Andrew Carnegie today. b
will give money for > library whsr
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