The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-17
OUT
 HIGH SCHOOL AS DESIGNED
Joseph W. 'Northrop Thinks New Building Should Be
 Erected in Best Way.

Joseph w. Northrop, one of Bridge ports leading architects, discussed this afternoon the plan for the pro- posed High school, arguing that it
 should be erected in the best way. He advocates the school as a social center and beauty spot. l MT Northropi said E71f = 7. cit is hoped that the Board of Edu- cation may be enabled to carry out the High school as designed and that Bridgeport may have a. High school building to be proud of
 4tHThis7 is a great opportunity to add an attractive feature to Bridgeport and it should be taken advantage of in a large way and looking to the fu- ture.
 =s'Bridgeport is behind other cities of it's size in the matter of attractive buildings with fine surroundings, and now it is to be hoped that this pro- feet may be carried out in such a way that when. it is done the citizens will say it has been rightly done. All though it may cost little more to do it right, when it is done we shall all be glad and our children will be glad Every citizen has right to an interest in this building and has
 right to a pride in it when conplet- ed.
 .'The carryng out of such public
 DTO16CtS i'll a. way .LndCa drOQS0S pIId0 and enthusiasm when the work is done is one of the best ways of kindling public spirit and civic pride in the people.
 There has been too little public spirit and too little civic pride in Bridgeport, but these sentiments are being kindled here as they have been in other cities whose names have be- come renowned for the beauty of their public monuments.
 q could name a city which is cele- brated throughout the United States for the beauty of it's school houses and school house yards.
 What are we proud of in Bridge port? We are proud of our parks and rightly so. Let us have also pub lie improvements of which our citi- gems may be proud. Although this
 This thought is applicable to the building of all school houses.
 Every school house should be center of attractiveness for it's neigh borhood and an object of interest and pleasure to the children who attend it. This applies not only to the build ing itself, but much to the grounds about the building. Every school should have a large sdhool yard This Is made compulsory in many of our most progressive cities and is a matter of very great import ance not only for the sake of the physical advantages of play, which are considered more and more inn portant in connection with the full de- veIoprnent of the child, but also on account of the. attractiveness and beauty of the building and surround ings Every child grown up looks back with interest to the place where he spent the greater part of some of the best years or life.
 ''There is a great opportunity for our City Planning Commission to work with the Board of Education in a practical way by striving to make every school house and school. house yard a center of attractiveness for it's district. It would be well worth while to have, in connection with the grounds of every school, some part of them devoted to turf planting and foliage. This need not be large proportion, but sufficient to add. to the beauty of the setting of the build ing believe that this is a child's right and that there are most vaIua- bIe object lessons in the right, of handling these things. I think that a pride in such features in connec- tfon with schools could be insttlIed into the minds of the, children to such an extent that it would not be neces- sary to have even the signs Keep Off the Grass
 Let us have High school to be proud of"