The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-25
MANY VIEWS ON NEW
 SCHOOL BUILDING
Conference Held in EeSsemer
 tO Discuss Plans
DIVIDE ON AUDITORIUM
Good Government Club in Session Dis cusses AdvisabiIity of Adopting Municipal Code-Personal
 and General.

1 Bessemer. February 24-(Special)-A meeting was held this evening at the city hall of the members of the Board of Edu- cation and the special committee which was appointed from the Council by Mayor Rush to take up the matter of the pro- posed school building, for which bonds have recently been disposed of by the city.
 Each member of the board was heard and while they did not all agree on the kind of building to be erected still it was the general opinion of every one present that the matter should not be delayed any longer than possible. Dr. Downing stated that in his opinion building should be erected at the earliest possible moment and that it should be so constructed that it would have about eight class rooms, in addition to the laboratory the superntendent's office and a place in the basement to be fitted up for man ual training. He said he believed it would be a good idea if the city found out that it could not erect suitable building for the amount of the bonds that have already been sold, then the other s250OO worth should be sold and build ing that would be a credit to the city for time to come be erected
 He said he would like to see build ing erected with an auditorium, but that if the building was going to be erected with an auditorium with a seating ca- pacity of only 300 or 400 people then he was strictly in favor of putting up a buildings that would only cost about s15.OOO and leave the auditorium part off alto gether.
 Mayor Rush stated that he would like to see building erected with a large auditorium in connection
 MT. Goodwin stated that he believed the city should either sell the rest of the bonds and build a high school with an auditorium attached, and building that would have rooms enough to ac- commodate the sixth and seventh grades of the grammar schools, thereby reliev- ing the present congested condition of both schools as they are at present or else arrangements should be made to have additions put on both the Clarendon and Roberts schools.
 MT. Lewis stated that he believed it "0uiu pS d SOou tlllflB TOT the board and the committee to get busy and see if a suitable site for the erectioH of the build ing could not be located.
 Dr. McNeil said he would very much like to see strictly first-class school building with a large auditorium in con- nection erected, as he believed the city was badly in need of such building He said some mention had been made of using the city park for this purpose, and while he did not care to leave the 'm- pression that he was desirous of robbing the little boys and girls of their play ground he believed that inasmuch as that special piece of ground was very cen trally located, he neIieved it could be used to good advantage if it could be obtained He statel that tic site did not make so much difference, provided 1t was centrally located
 Dr. McTyiere spoke in favor of erecting school and auditorium combined, and he believed it should be a good one when it was erected.
 The following gentlemen were appointed to hold a conference with regard to the selection of a suitable site on which to erect a building, and submit their views at the next meeting of the council. Dr. Robinson, W. l.. Rush and Gardner Good wyn from the Board of Education, nnd Messrs Edmundson, Thomas and Ba.soa from the Board of Aldermen.