The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-30

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CONDITIONS IN GRANT pIsTRIc-
BEoulRE Careful ATTENTION
OF CITIZENS. Sy ,5.i;.iS
TIE coming spring and hummer vii
marked by unusual activity In ia,
line OF school building. All over th.
country, there will be erected build
iugsn which the ever increasing ed
roliment Inns made necessary. Union
Independent distrilt First ward o.
FaifmontJ ,iwillohaye two new moaern
buildings to be paid! Tor bya the pro
ceeds ofsafbohd issue recently voted
by the up-to-daie people oft'tkat dis,
trlct: Union district win make proyI.
sion for the overflow conditions a,
Kingmont by the erection Of large,
modern school building; at Aniabelle,
in Lincoln district. where two years
ago there were not dozen sours, a
population Of hundreds imnst be
I served by building OF eight rooms
Or More: in thee lilies Of Warrington
and Falrmont, provision must at once
be made for tRe'relIefof oSer-crowd
led rooms; and, last. but notleast, II
would seem that the time .has come
for building activity in Grant dis
trict, which embraces that part OF the
county lying between the West Fork
and TyBart's Valley rivers. ~. ia--
The conditions In Grant district
are indeed bad. Almost everywhere
in the district. teachers are handi.
capped by lack Of proper building and
OF proper school equipment. The I'm.
Ion school. for example. is in bad re.
rair. is not a modern building In any
sense Of the term. On Kuhn's run
there Is but noe'sshool building, when
Il would certainly seem that there Is
need Of two, or at least OF graded
school OF two rooms, AT the town
Of Boothsyllle. there Is aTgood .oppor.
tunity to establish district high
school. Here, and elsewhere over
the district. are found pupils who
have completed the common school
course, who have received their di.
plomas emitting them to admission 10
high school; but who for various rea.
sons cannot attend q high school at
a distant point II would seem that
o. better building. and an additional
teacher at Boothsyllle. might well &C.
commodate such pupils BY permitting
them to receive thorough high school
instruction in their home school. At
the same time. the new and better
building would add greatly to the
quality Of the work done in tile grades
below the high school 2 # : ~
Much could be said OF the needs OF
the Red school. the Nixon school. Inc
Sarietta school, and the Eyerson
school. But perhaps. for the present,
attention may best be called to the
conditions at Monongah and Watson.
The need OF increased school accom-.
violations at aonongahf has long
been recognized: A visit to the yairl.
GUS rooms will convince any unbiased
person that something should be done
at once to relieve the situation. The
primary rooms are particularly
crowded. 60 pupils being enrolled In
one room not much larger than room
In an ordinary dwelling housed Then,
too, the rooms are badly arranged as
to light and ventilation. playground
and other vital features. Monongah
certainly needs a new school build. |
Ing. s',.
At Watson, the conditions are even
worse. The main building, having
been outgrown, as at MononEah. an
annex has been provided. At best.
this annex is not suited to school pur.
poses. a glance at 1t win bear out
Ills statement. The teachers in the I
annex, and, indeed, in inc main build.
ing. are forced to work under condi.
lions which are very, trying: the pu,
pills are crowded together in small
rooms. lacking in many OF the things
needed for proper work. Relief Is
badly needed at Watson. ~
From this hasty summary, IL will |
be seen that Grant district Is very
much In need OF school buildings and
school equipment, and that this need
s felt all overSthe district. And Shy1
Ices this condition exist? There may
De differences OF opinion as 10 the an.
iwer TO be given, but suffice It to say
hat the ordinary revenue OF tie dis.
riot for building purposes Is not SUI.
iclent to provide The buildings and
.qulpment needed. The Board of Ed.
ledtlon is powerless to meet the SIT.
latlon with the money now available.
me Board has tklss9 yeaE erected a
iplendid new building at Hutehinson,
Where there had been but a 6ne.toom
TO accommodate 70 pupils;
tut the erection oicastwo.room build.
ig such as this practically exhadsts
he revenue and does not nearly meet