The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-12
TO the emperor put n few new kinks
into his maiesty's head
SITE FOR HIGH SCHOOL.

The Board of Education of this city
it is understood. intends TO vote tomor
0 row evening on the selection Of a site
, for the new high school. A previous
vote OF the Board fixed the site on the
Twelfth Ward school property. The
plans for the building, however, were
altogether too large for this site, to say
nothing about the campus, the drill
ground, the gymnasium and the commo-
dious area generally, required for such
an institution. In view of this fact
and because the adjoining property was
held so high as to be prohibitive of pur-
chase, the Board later on rescinded that
locating vote.
In yesterday morning S Tribune there
was strong protest made by staunch
friend of education and Of progress,
against what seemed TO the writer of it
to be the imminence of the purchase
of the site between First and Second
South streets on the block east of st.
Mary S hospital. This site, also, is in
adequate. IL would not even carry the
frontage of the proposed building on
either street; and besides, as pointed
out In the very strong communication
referred TO. there are interests involved
which would mako delays that are i'm.
possible to consider Probably three
years would be required, possibly more,
in order to obtain what is desired; and
then the site would be altogether too
restricted and inadequate.
We have, heretofore, suggested two
positions for this high school site: The
first. to ask the city for, with we do not
know what chance of obtaining, the
northwest corner of Liberty Park. We
believe that ample ground could be had
there, perhaps at no cost to the Board,
for high school purposes; and we do
not know of any better use that that
corner Of the Park could be put to than
to have it donated for this purpose. The
other suggestion is to build the school
on the northeast corner of the block
now occupied and used for high school
purposes in the northwestern portion of
the city. This, to be sure, would be
not contemplated in the vote
the bonds; but we believe
that the people of this city would rath |
er have that done than to have the high |
pered site
AS pointed out emphatically by
gentleman with whom we were con-
versing recently, the question just now
presented is whether we shall proceed
with this high school on broad, lib
eral basis, taking The future into ac-
count, rather than try to squeeze
through on the very narrowest limit
possible on the basis of the Immediate
needs, allowing nothing for the future
and scaling verything
lown to the mere matter of high
school building, with paths to get to it
and to get back TO the street. A broad
minded view is the view that ought to
prevail; and that view, very clearly,
must take into account the future to a
'ar greater extent than the Immediate
present The high school is a growing
Institution. 1t has grown tremendous
y In the last five years. If we cast
'ur eyes five years forward, if we con.
ider the probable needs then, and real
re what deep regrets, what shocking
profanity would Justly be in the
mouths Of every progressive citizen on
ooking back at the opportunity now
ost IN case narrow, restricted view
PREVAILS, il is easy to see that the fu-
ure would hold us all blameworthy if c
We did not seize the opportunity we
ow have to get fine commodious quar-
ers for this proposed high school; quar- !,
ers that would be a pride and Joy to =.
very citizen for a generation to come,
1t is question of narrowness and
estriction; of hand to mouth proce- :
ure; of eliminating from the high 4.
chool number of its vital and most 6
ttractive features, as opposed to pro. !;
ressive view that would make the >
Ugh school an attraction. a glory, and
leading force in the cause of educa- t
ion in this region, We trust that the a
oard of education may rise to the r
plendid opportunity now presented, s
nd give to Salt Lake City such high +
,hool site and building as will cause f
bem to be remembered with gratitude p
nd acclaim throughout all the future n
istory of Salt Lake s
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