The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-17
MORE SCHOOLS
 LOCATED
  Sites in Dallas, Clay and Chambers. SCHOOLS BEGIN IN OCTOBER Proposed Buildings Must Be Finish cd by April l, 1908. superintendent Gunnels Held Confer ence with Professor Doster Yes terday and May Decide Right Away On High school
 Courses.

At an executive meeting of the High School Commission, held yesterday af- ternoon, in the office of Governor Co., mer. that body located the sites Of schools in three additional counties af- ter having received handsome propo- sitfons from the favored communities. The fortunate towns were Lafayette, Plantersville and Ashland. This makes thirty of the counties in which the sites have bssn located.
 The Commission also passed an in- teresting general resolution fixing the day as October 1. next, when the au- thorities in those towns where schools have been located may begin the all those counties In which high schools may be located any time prior to Oc- tober l. 1908.
 There is the further provision that the proper authorities must make bond guaranteeing the completion of all pro- posed buildings promised in their offers before April 1. 1908.
 Following Is copy of the resolution
 Resolved. That it is the sense of the Commission that the County High Schools located previous to October l. 1908 or later, provided the proper au- thorities at the place where the county High School Is located make a sufii- eient and satisfactory bond to com- plete the proposed County High School building. and otherwise comply with tuc 0s l1C School Commission, not later than
 Lafayette, in Chambers County. won the decision over Lanett. with an sT- tractive offer. It was recognized as one of the most liberal donations in the long list of winning communities. Lafayette's offer as accepted was as follows:
 Lafayette agrees to deed the prop erty known as Lafayette College, to the State of Alabama for the Cham hers County High School Said proper ty consists of five acres Of land. q brick building valued at $40.000, equip ped with modern desks, charts, maps. paratus. high. school library of about Qpe thousand books, on condition that it. be permitted to use four rooms of said building for period of five years, said rooms to be furnished with heat and tanitoFs service.
 Tn consideration of the use of these rooms, heat and janitor's service. La fayette agrees to pay $1,000 annually. These rooms as well as playgrounds shall be distinctly cut off from the rest of the building and grounds. On this contract the County Board of Edu- cation of Chambers County has agreed to appropriate annually $2,250 on con- dition that provision be made fog nor mai instruction. Lafayette agreeing to furnish model school taught by teach CTS of recognized ability and fitness. It is distinctly understood that the County High School and Grammar School of Lafayette shall be conducted under separate management and that the pupils of the two schools shall not intermingle."
 Ashland. in Clay County. was the victor over Lineville in a hot compe. tition which lasted until the final de- Alterations of the Commission, Jt was mostly a question of dollars and cents with the members of the Commission as the natural factors seemed about equal Ashland gave an offer which totaled $2S,O00 for buildings and ap- purtenances as wen as reasonable sum annually for the maintenance in addition to the States appropriation oe S2000 for the same purpose.
 Lineville's proposition measured only to S26, ,0OO. The Linevi1le citixens pledged this amount as the guaran- feed cost of high school building. and, in addition the furnishing of heat, light and water together with five acres required by the law. They. too guaranteed to supplement the States appropriation for maintenance.
 Ashland's offer was divided into many elements. The total estimated value of the ofIer was $2S,oo0. This was made up of the following items: S7,5O0 two-story residence, fifteen rooms with a one-acre lot for nse as a dormitory; $15,000 for main building: SI 1900 for seven acres of land on which to place building and make campus: etc, $1,5oo; sewerage. gasoline ii library, $1,000; furnitures. cts, $1.500: sewerage, gasoline engine, pumps, etc. $l,500; fencing to grounds, $500.
 Plantersville won her victory by offering $10,000 for the main building with five acres of land and suitable