The Forrest City times., 1908-04-17
Planning For an Addition 10 Crowley
 Ridge Institute.


 plans for an addition 10 the public high ~choo. baildiHg.
 There is teyond al question a cry ing need for this addition. There are but six >chool rooms in tle present building. though We have seven teach CTS and need two CT three more. To provide place for the seventh teacher the board found f necessary 10 fit up a room in the basement. which poorly meets the needs. All of the present rooms are oyercTewded. each room. with one exception. having an enroll ment far beyond its intended capacity.
 In order that this new and much needed addition may be had. il first becomes necessary 10 consider the ex- pense. II takes money 10 run school just as it takes money torun anything else and make ii d success.
 The law now k that as many a. seven mills on the dollar may be voted for school purposes. This law is cer- tainly a great advance in educational matters and almost every common school district in the State. wherein there was need or demand for this ad- dltIonal revenue. voted il al the last annual school election. With but few exceptions all special school districts in the entire state voted this addi- tiOnal revenue.
 Tie directors of this district asked that the additional two mills be voted al the last annual school election. but the request was made in half-heart- cd way and the need was not made plain To the electors. and too. they were in the habit of voting regularly the five mill tax and thought il all sufficient. The board not having re- minded them. for years back school had been held only about two years out Of three, and during the odd year the school building had been turned over To private individual and pay school started. The present board very much desires that il shall ndt for financial reasons. Ike compened To revert 10 that practice. and ii k to 1 prevent this and 10 be able 10 erect a handsome and capaciou> addition that every elector k urged To casthis vote for fhis additional revenue,
 CITY HIGH SCHOOL NEEDS.
 Il k the opinion of the writer that Forrest City should have a high school equal 1o that of any city in the entire state. There are some fifty schools in the state that are accredited at the State University Our school is not in this list, II should te. and it is the intention of the board 10 SO amend the course of study that il will be Not only this, il k 1he policy of the board To build up our school To the point that il will be an accredited Nehool not only dt our own State Eni- NerSity but al other seats of learning i outside of the state, as are high schools outside Of the state recognized al our University. bat that ii may be a school al which eur sons and daueli- ] terS may have the advantages that are afforded al other public and pri- i Vate schools without He necessity of ieafing 1heir homes 10 get all eduea- ion
 NEED oF A COUNTY HIeH scHooI.=
 Speaking further along this line. ii k moi only Forrest City That needs an advanced high scHoo. bat St. Francis county need, such d >eHeof where lie 1oqt8ef every ai~trict iuthe ra4nt. @EoWiIl appR themselyes. may have the advantage al advanced education at sma#4 eaSf loli~ di~aict win ad- di1iona assistance h9 eei~.ati tiai6 This c6H'X ~rhoa edaId h, added ar :. combined with tLeeit4 seHoe. in some , sscil1uamer a~ Me uaN receive pupiI> From lie eugutst. tHe tai1iuu now being paid ht he parent or guardian.
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