The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-06-03
THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING PROPOSITION

= self into whether or not the city 81
Pennington and the Farmingtor
= school district believes in "A public
I high school education. The build
1 ing now used for high school pur.
poses has long since served it's time
/ as IA school building and never was
, adapted to high school work. The
/ Board Of Education regrets very
much that they have had no better
; building to offer the school children
} who have desired better training.
The building is not only unsuited to
this work, II is also inadequate.
The crowded condition already ex.
lists and the annual increase in at
tendance indicates that something
must he done to relieve the situa-
ton. The increase this past year
over the year preceding was nine
teen. The Indications are that there
will he II similar increase for the
coming year, To say that crowded
and uncomfortable condition exists
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The State Department of Educa-
| ton inspccts aud classifies into
tire" classes tn" high schools Of
the state according To the length of
term, the number Of teachers "m-
ploycd, the equipment, the charac-
ter "i work done aud Tia" branches
Taught. This classification is pub
Iishcd ~ III" Stat" superintendent
Annual Report which Is scattered
broadcast over The State. To meet
the requirements Of iirst-class
hlHh school srl"nc" must he
laukht' I" meet the requirements Of
s'rohd-cIass nigh school II science
must D" taught. to meet TIA" re-
Hulf"ll'hto nl thlrd-claSs high
school "a 'ri"nc" must be taught.
WIN the exception of the science
IN" Pennington High school m"a- |
Huf'N up /" ~" standard of first /
class high school. We cannot |
"hrI' Il Srl'nr" until Il laboratory is
provided ana equipped; laboratory !
can NOT hr provided until moro |
room Is a'ailahl" and this calls for
new building. Flat River, Fred |
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largely II not wholly on the reports
s'"' ""' ny the stat" hiNersity |
anu '''e ota'e department "i Edn-
ca''o'' me interests OF the youth
W y, '"' community ana 'he reputa-
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s'"N'' us ~ al important ana
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We ''uS' YOU wiz rise equal To the
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