Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20

In making out the ciy apportionment sheet for year
the finance committee of council has Intentionally unnD
onay overlooked the English commercial high school Just .
hsme there feature of the school system deserving
of immediate assistance than this
At present there go young enrolled this school
These the girls who when they graduated 90 out into m
world to battle for themselves Often they to battle far
parents and brothers and sisters To these young women
life serious problem. The education which they receive in
the three years is what fits them own LIVING
This department of the schools housed in buildings on
Washington street ALMOST BENEATH THE VIADUCT Com
bned the buildings have eleven They twostor build
ngs and the lower floors connected with upper by CIR
CULAR starcases. THE WORST POSSIBLE ARRANGEMENT
in the event of fire.
So many girls camor for chance learn something which
will aid them in their efforts honest livelihood that
the three grades divided into divisions There are
twenty girls in and this formerly used
for kitchen and pantry by the family which occupied house
Not only that but the pipes carrying off the water from
the overhead pass through this not con-
cealed The buildings housing commercial depart
ment not suited for the purpose which they given
is not right to force these girls and their instructors occupy
such quarters
The city pays 1925 month the two buildings
and it for TWELVE MONTHS, although the school term
only lasts NINE MONTHS lot suitable every way for the
commercial school bought by the city the of
Washington street and Woodward splendid location
for school of this kind The city agreed pay the
lot Five thousand dollars paid down. an equal sum was
to be paid each WITH INTEREST until the full amount
paid.
Then the finance appropriated $25 900 for school
building No and the building was
reached and the FINANCE COMMITTEE TOOK THE
$4,000 BACK AND SPENT 1T FOR OTHER WORK The lot
lies idle the city paying interest the deferred payments on
It, and the who attend the commercial department
are deprived Of their just rights.
These girls practically the literary education that
they would receive they to attend the Girls High school
They are not required study Latin and the higher mathematics
instead they learn bookkeeping stenography and typewrn
Special stress laid spelling arithmetic English They
given every advantage to learn BUSINESS COURSE which
fits them be sesupportng And graduates from this school
IN DEMAND by business who know how thoroughly
they are taught The principal of the
has on hand no less than 80 requests for students who
books, write shorthand and typewriter 1t is Just
say her behalf that she not only discharges the
cpal IN admirable but also her Young
charges when they have mastered the business course
III lucrative positions
The Georgian understands that the city finances are not in
the most fourshng conditions there more demands for
money than money to meet them; but all
seriousness we would upon the city very
ar demands OF this department of the school system
the Sco0 term closed last summer there 176 pupils
rolled This there 230 It is much to expect
that fully 100 pupils will commercial school
from the grammar schools September Also promotions will
lar exceed those of last thus further crowdng
here are go desks IN the eleven Not
be accommodated THEREFORE,, unless something done
2q5GIyi there VIII be LARGE NUMBER OF GIRLS WHO
Will BE DENIED THE PRIVILEGES OF THIS COURSE
BECAUSE OF LACK OF ROOM
1t IS good plan to widen Peachree street it is an improve
nent greatly needed and it desirable
nta should be paved but these betterments well
De postponed IN the interest of these young shortly
VIII nave TO take their places the consider
ate business world to MAKE THEIR OWN WAY at the same
time, perhaps taking widowed mother invalid father
or orphaned brothers and sisters
GIVE THESE GIRLS A CHANCE That's all they expect.
BuI IL Is WHAT THEY DESERVE AND MUST HAVE