Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-22
Many of Them Are Being Remodeled and Renovated
 and Comforts Added.
A NEW DEPARTMENT
Domestic Science to Be in Charge of Miss Bassett-High Standing of
 Local Public Schoels,


 is, the first Monday following the fifteenth of September.
 In case of any demand for postpon- ing the regular date the Board al- ways publishes the change
 Teachers are required to be at their schools Friday and Saturday, September 13 and IA, to conduct pre- llmlnary entrance examinations for new pupils and those who have been studying during the vacation to make up lost standards.
 The prospect for larger attend ance than usual is apparent because of the extensive improvements in the following schools: Sixth Avenue and Lakeside, and the construction of handsome three-room building north of the Cotton Belt shops The color ed school on Missouri street is be- ing enlarged by the addition of two large class rooms.
 Natural gas will be used in heating the furnaces at all the schools ex- cept the, Greenville and Merrill color ed schools.
 The addition of two rooms at the Lakeside School will complete the symmetry of that building, besides doing away with the two small rooms which have been used as of flee rooms for two years The build- ing and closets will be repaired thor oughly. The walls will be re-calci- mined and facings repainted inside and outside.
 The largest Improvement is being made at the Sixth Avenue school. The walls are being re-calcimned, black boards refitted and all inside and out side facings repainted. Steam heat is being prepared and a modern vacuum system installed. This will keep a uniform temperature throughout the entire building.
 The plumbing and closet apart ments will be thoroughly overhauled and. put in first class order. Drink ing fountains, already in most of the schools. will be placed in most of the others.
 The Department of Domestic Science, authorized by the Board at its meeting in July, will be thorough ly equipped and the cooking depart ment ready for use by September 23 Superintendent Jordan has placed in the hands of the Board a schedule and cost of the equipment and Miss Irene Bassett, an experienced teacher in this work, and a graduate of the cele- brated Thomas Domestic Science Uni versity at Detroit, will arrive Septem- Der and supervise the installation of the equipment.
 The sewing department will be in- stalled ill October when Miss Bassett will have time and opportunity for noting the interest and the needs and scope of the work.
 in all these school improvements the Board will eXpend $15,000, prob ably more, and this outlay is con- pliment to it's progressive and enter prising spirit
 The schools of Pine Bluff are surely splendid feature for the community and the recognition given them aboard by colleges and univers- ities is an endorsement of their standard and worth. The following shows some of the strongest features in this respect and the list is being extended each session by Superintend- ent Jordan:
 Accredited List.
 The following universities and col leges have endorsed the revised course of study of the Pine Bluff High School and will admit its grad uates to Freshman or Sophomore according as subjects are chosen with view to a course in science or classics
 Washington University, St. Louis,
 
 Mo-; University of Tennessee, Knox vile, Tenn; University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss; Agricultural and Me- ! chanical College, Starkville, Miss; of Louisiana, Baton Rouge Tulane University, New Orleans, La. ]; | and Lee University, Lex inpfnn Va. University of Missouri | goiuIAbia, Mo; University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn; University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark; Ouachita Baptist College, Arkadelphia, Ark I Central University of Kentucky, Dan lille, Ky; Elizabeth College, North Carolina; Agnes Scott, Georgia; Hen- lerson College, Arkadelphia: Chica- < ( Y sAE SA s x Sss s s # S1s s sE ~ ss X