Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-11-18

'ItdN'u attendance Tor several days
after work was resumed, but every
thing is back at normal stage now
and the daily attendance is averaging
3,276, according to II. y. Downing
superintendent of the city schools
THE attendance" said Superin-
tendent Downing yesterday, rs more
Irregular Of course, since school
work has re-oponed the last time
but otherwise we are getting back
INTO the harness again, and the short
vacation made necessary on account.
OF the danger Of a dipthera epi-
demic will have very little effect on
the general grades of the students
at the end of this term
Every available school room in the
city, including some in unhealthy
easements and roughly constructed
structures for temporary use, is filled
to its full capacity and teachers as
well as students are fervently hoping
that the bond election to be held soon
viii result in the providing Of enough
money to construct additional build
ings Of a substantial nature and ac-
quire more playground territory
1t is highly possible that every
voter in Kendall addition will vote
in favor of the 100000 bond issue,
for the reason that the present public
school accommodations in that part
of the citw are deplorable. Three
small rooms in the damp basement
OF Kendall college are the only ac-
cesible quarters for the housing Of
the students in Kendall addition at
present and these conditions have
aroused the residents Of that vicinity
to a point where they would almost
contribute money personally for the
building of a suitable structure for
this purpose. At leasct $4,000 will
be spent in procuring grounds and
erecting a two-story building in this
section Of the city in case the bond
election is successful.
Residents Of the Lynch h-Forsythe
addition will cast a big vote for the
bonds, il is said in order that they
ditional playground for the benefit
Of the pupils at the Lynch Forsythe
school, which is one of the largest
and most slightly ward school struc-
lures in the city, but which is sur
rounded only by a cramped play
ground or campus.
At the North Side school there is
practically no play ground at all, and
at least $4,000 is needed there for the
purchase of additional territory.
Practically the same condition,
though not as bad, prevails in owen
addition.
The fact that the money derived
from the sale of these bonds would
be distributed in the proportion given
throughout the eastern, northern and
northwestern portions of the city,
with a nice amount at West Tulsa,
will result in safe majority in that
much of the city for the bonds, it is
thought About $25O,O0O would be
expended in buying property and
building a high school somewhere in
the southern or central part Of the
city, thereby giving the citizens liv-
ing in the territory thus affected, an
opportunity to vote for a badly need
ed Improvement and one that would,
no doubt, result in an increase in ad-
iacent property values,
The present High school building,
eighteen rooms Of which are used
for ward school purposes, is not
adapted for high school use would
result in it being used as Central
ward school, to accommodate some
thing like $50 students.
Professor Downing's plan is to con-
vert the six-room brick annex on the
present high school campus into
what he terms a vocational" school,
where unruly or backward pupils, re-
gardless of age, size or Advancement
in their classes, could be taught the
elements of an education that would
fit them for life; something which
this class of students does not usually
obtain on account of their embarras-
ment at being forced to be in the
same grade with children much
younger.
Another of Professor Downing's
pet plans is to establish a night
school for the benefit of boys and
girls who are forced to work in the
day time and who could be given a
business training by having classes
| for them an hour or two each eve
ming.
There are enough principals and
! teachers i'm the city" said Professor
Downing, "who would be glad and
willing to donate their services with
out cost to the city, as instructors in
free night school, and l would do
the same thing. In case we are sue
cessful in procuring a new high school
| | believe the annex at the Central
school should be used for the tutor
age Of wayward students during the
daytime and for anght school in
the evenings"
Professor Katz, superintendent of
the high school. realizes better than
anybody the urgent need Of a new
building.
81 hardly believe there is anybody
who would be opposed to bond issue
for new school buildings and
grounds" said Professor Katz yester-
day. IF they would spend a day with
us here in the buildings now in use
We are crowded into a space SO
small that we hardly have room In
which to turn around. and we are
forced to use diminutlve closets foi