The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-30
HEATH is AFTER
HIGH SCHOOL IF
IT is TO BIZ BUILT
But Representative Thinks
Consolidation With City
High Preferable.
A. P. Hill Says People Are 10
be Considered.
NO BOARD MEETING TODAY

Cold weather prevented meeting
of the county school trustees this
morning, and the question Of build
ing a separate county High school or
cooperating with the city High school
will remain in the balance until an
other attempt will be made to have
the meeting. II will be next week
and possibly two weeks before County
School Superintendent s. ]. Billing
ton. who Is chairman of the board,
will call a meeting. Most of the trus-
tees reside in the county, two as far
as 90 miles, and the blizzard was
too strong to face.
The weather was q factor in pre-
venting a large attendance. but Trus-
tees w. II. Davis and p. A. Bagwell.
and Superintendent Ellington were
present. Two trustees were lacking
to make a quorum, Representatives
were present from Lone Oak, Arcadia
and Heath, seeking the location Of
the school. as well as Superintendent
j. A. Carnagey. who had planned to
explain the feasibility of cooperating
with the city High school.
Heath In Fight.
IL developed today that Heath,
which is eleven miles from Paducah
on the Illinois Central railroad. is in
the fight for the location should the
board decide on separate High
school in the county. Mr.. Alp. Hill,
of Heath. was at the court house, and
was ready to present to the trustees
the proposition OF the citizens o,
Heath to donate a site OF eight acres
with guaranteed bonus of $4,000,
and possibly a large fund.
In speaking Of the proposition for
Heath. Mr.. Hill said: First II is our
belief that the county High school
should be consolidated with the city
High school. where the county grad
yates may receive good training from
the start. for a period Of two years,
at the least. In the meanwhile fund
could be raised by the county and
then separate county High school
could be built II good results were not
obtained. This. believe. is the con-
census Of opinion Of the farmers and
residents of the central part OF the
county. for I have been driving for
two weeks and consulting them.
"should the trustees decide TO
build a school, and ignore the benefits
offered by the city school, every eff
fort will be made by the citizens of
Heath TO have the school located
there. Our advantages are that IL Is
healthful location and is the only
location considered that has a rail-
road. Heath is as near the center OF
the county as could be desired. and
therefore would be more accessible
than the other locations. Besides be-
ing convenient from all parts Of the
county. Grahamville and Lamont are
about one mile distant, and these
three towns in the county certainy
would contribute more pupils than II
the school were located in other
parts of the county Today there are
three county school graduates taking
the examination for diploma.
1--WE are not after any positions
but only justice for all parts Of the
county. as only the residents of the
county must bear the expense of the
county High school. No one institu-
ton would be benefited more than
all the citizens by the placing OF the
school at Heath, as the donations
have been subscribed by citizens
alone. and would be a benefit to the
lcitizens"