Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-05
Center Of Schools and Colleges With Buildings
Unrivaled and Facilities UNSURPASSED

1 he GSlk street WaTu SCHOOL Is Dt
brick, with thirteen rooms situated In
the heart 81 the city, on a property
q two blocks also occupied by the
High school steam heated. This
building has the primary and inter.
mediate pupils of populcus resi-
dence section Of the city.
The Johnson Street school is OF
brick, with twelve rooms. 81; la'ed on
Johnson street between Fifth and
FSiNth. near the Santa Fe station.
electricity and steam heat. II
is in a thickly settled residence dis.
trict. Primary and intermediate
grades.
The Buchanan street school Is Q
modern brick structure. recently CON-
pleted. of nine rooms. at buchanan
and North Sixth streets Steam heat
II serves the progressive territor!
north of the Sort Worth and Denver
railway. Primary and intermediate
| grades
The Glenwood school is a three
room building in Glenwood addition
Tor primary and lower Grades.
san Jacinto school is a two-roor,
building in San Jacinto HEIGHTS for
inc primary and lower grades OF this
thriving suburb
East Ward school is a primary
school for the territory east Cf the
Santa Fe railway
All children who are over seven
wears of age on the first of Scpten-
Der attend the Amarillo schools free
There is no tuition charged to those
over seventeen or these who come
back TO the High school Tor post
graduate work the beard believing
that the citizens of Amarillo should
Cet the FULLEST benefit of the school
systen.. Those who board in Amar-
lilo hut live in other places come
free Of charge, according 10 tn.
same liberal policy. Two dollars n
month is charged for urders. who are
between six aud seven years of age.
The school year consists OF nine
months OF four weeks each, begin
ming the first week in September.
there Is no shutting down OF the
schools fo- a shorter term than this,
and no call for tuition To complet,
tho term
The course of study covers seven
grades or wears Tor the primary ana
intermediate work, an6 four for the
High school, making eleven IN all.
There is choice of number OF cleo
1--we studies IN the high school with
certain fundamental branches requir.
cd. Enough elective or extra worx
can be taken to spend five Yeas 10
advantage 20 the high school, which
Is Of great beenfit 10 those who for
any reason do MOI 20 to college else
where.
Music and drawing are taught
throughout the grades. under the d.
rection of regular supervisors Of these
branches.
| III tue CITY
! public schools OF Amarillo for tho
year 1871 was ,. us white pupils.
There are no negro pupils in tho city.
The enrolment for the present year
will doubtless reach higher figure,
as the scholastic census taken from
house 10 house in May 1911. at a time
when the school population is leas,
of all the year, showed .S3i chill
dren between the ages Of : and IL.
Many people who have land claims in
New Mexico or further west in Texas
keep their children in the public
schools OF Amarillo from September
Till the last week OF April, living
here durins that time, but moving
10 their claims In April Just before
/ the MAY census Is taken
\ large number of students come
To amarillo plblic schools, especial.
/ ~ he high school from the smaller
towns and the country neighborhoods
IN the Panhandle. thus securing the
ADVANTAGES of AmarilIo's splendid
school system.