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

In making city apportionment sheet for the wear
the finance committee Of council has Intentionally unnn
ionaly overlooked the English commercial high Just At
this time there feature of the school system deserving
of immediate assistance than this
AT present there 230 young enrolled this school
These the girls who when they graduated go out into the
world to battle for themselves Often they battle m
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 their own living
This department of the schools housed buildings on
Washington street ALMOST BENEATH THE VIADUCT Com
bned the buildings have eleven They twosory build
ng and the lower floors connected with upper by CIR
CUI4AR starcases. THE WORST POSSIBLE ARRANGEMENT
in the of fire.
So many girls camor something which
will aid them in their efforts to honest livelihood that
the three grades divided into divisions There are
twenty girls and this formerly used
for kitchen and pantry by the family which occupied house
Not only that but the pipes carrying off the from
the overhead pass through this are not con-
ceaed in The buildings housing the commercial depart
men suited for the purpose which they are given II
is not right to force these girls and their instructors occupy
such quarters
The city pays 1925 rental for the two buildings
and pays it for TWELVE MONTHS although the school term
only lasts NINE MONTHS lot suitable every way for the
commercial school bought by city It is at the corner Of
Washington street and Woodward avenues splendid location
for school of this kind The city agreed pay $4,000 for the
lot Five thousand dollars paid down. equal sum was
to be paid each WITH INTEREST full amount
paid.
Then the finance committee appropriated $2 900 for school
building No agreement size and of the building
$4,000 BACK AND SPENT 1T FOR OTHER WORK The lot
lies idle the city paying payments on
It, and the who attend the
are deprived of their just rights.
These girls practically literary education that
they would they to attend the Girls
They not required study Latin and the higher
Instead they learn bookkeeping stenOgaphy
Special stress Land upon spelling arithmetic and English They
given advantage to learn BUSINESS COURSE which
fits them to be selfupportmg And graduates from this
In DEMAND by business who know thoroughly
they taught The principal of the commercial
has on hand less than $50 for students
books write shorthand and typewriter 1t
her behalf that she not only discharges p
cpa in admirable manner but also that her young
charges when they have mastered the
in lucrative positions
The Georgian understands that the finances are not
the most fourhng conditions are more demands for
money than to meet them; but in all
seriousness we would upon the city
cua demands of this department system When
rolled This there 230 1t much to
that fully 100 pupils will
from the grammar schools September promotions will
lar exceed those OF last thus further crowdng
mere are 23o desks the eleven
be accommodated THEREFORE, unless something done
WILL BE DENIED THE PRIVILEGES OF THIS COURSE
BECAUSE OF LACK OF ROOM
1t good plan to widen
nen greatly needed and desirable that At
anta should be paved but these well
De postponed IN the interest of these young shortly
Will nave to take their places the gentle consider
ate business world MAKE THEIR OWN WAY at the
time perhaps taking of mother invalid father
orphaned brothers and sisters
GIVE THESE GIRLS A CHANCE That's all thev expect.
But II is WHAT THEY DESERVE AND MUST HAVE