The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-19
EXPANSION
IN SCHOOLS
School Board Has Hard Pro-
bIemS 10 Meet In Providing
for 1900 Students

In two hours session yesterday
morning in II. b. Newcomers office,
the school board took up routine bus
mess OF the opening OF the school
year and considered several problems
which the board will have to meet
this year. The big problem is to
provide for the growth OF the schools
and out OF this most OF the other
questions developed, Although three
new teachers were added this year.
the enrolment has already out
stripped the provisions made and
more teachers are needed at once
1880 Pupils.
Superintendent Foster reported
yesterday 1883 pupils enrolled this
week In several OF the lower grades
over crowding OF rooms is acute and
he recommended the employment at
once OF two additional teachers. The
board accepted this recommendation
but before accepting any applications,
other considerations came up which
will change the system of employ
ing.
Must Secure Health Certificates.
A suggestion that has been under
advisement at various times before
came up in definite form yesterday
when superintendent Foster advised
that all applicants for places on the
teaching force OF the city schools
be required to furnish certificates
OF good bodily health and freedom
from faint OF any contagious disease.
This system, the superintendent re-
lated, Is In use in many schools and
is steadily coming into more general
use. He submitted specimen blanks
for the purpose and the board in
structed him to have copies printed
for use here by future applicants.
Place Requirements High.
Another provision which will guar
antee high average Of efficiency was
the rule adopted yesterday to elect
no teacher to regular place in the
schools who does not hold diploma
from a university or college of the
first rank as determined by the state
board OF examiners, or who does not
hold a diploma from state normal
or training school, or who has not
the qualifications and preparations
which in the Judgment of the board
are equal in every particular to
these.
At the next meeting of the board
two new teachers will be elected,
This will bring the total of teachers
including the superintendent up to
twenty-five
Buildings Needed.
More room is needed at once and
the board will have difficulty in max
ing a satisfactory arrangement Of
the buildings this year. The audi
forum on the third floor of the Polk
street building was never built for
teaching purposes and the board had
hoped that II would not have to be
used this year. But II has been in
use for several years past and, in
spite of the extra provisions made
this year. 1t seems that the third
floor rooms will have to be filled
again.
Permanent new buildings cannot
be undertaken this year but the
board is already taking under adj
visement the location and nature OF
several new buildings to be ready
next year. The section east of the
Pecos valley needs a separate build
ing. The north side needs more ex-
NOuolNO observation-disclosures anu PR
mary school is needed in the west
part OF town. .4a
$4,000 This Year.
The board figures that about $780,
600 will be available for use in the
schools this year, While 1t is thought
that this will meet all the needss of
the system, 1t is certain that every
penny of the available fund will be
used. The Independent district this
year gets about $500 from the
state fund. The rest comes from the
district special tax.
RANCHMAN SUFFERS ACCIDENT
Edgar Wilson Injured in Repairing
4.