Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
Atlanta NEEDS More
Schools and Better
Schools
While the Cty Finance Committee is Considering Wants of
the Various Municipal Departments it Must Forget the
Immediate Demands of Our Educational System

The best friends of the South marveing record
Of progress of which Atlanta and her sister cities justly
proud asking today in that remarkable progress the ma
teria has not too wholly overshadowed the ideal.
Has the sycraper and the railroad and the mart too
great place IN thoughts? Has the great which
robbed thousand and sweatshops of their helpless VIC
TINS which turned the dread spots of great cities into
Fairgrounds for the children of poverty which created the
ideal that led Rockefeller give of his millions to
science in its battle diseases which moved Carnegie be-
spread the nation with the thoughts of the master minds
has that movement found Iukewarm?
The question should give every friend of the Soub
pause Especially should be pondered by every to whom
has been officially intrusted shaping of it's d
MES.
The problem home with particular aptness to Atlanta
at this time the who apporon it's millions in revenue
meet to consider the ctys needs Will they consider school
though be without who urge cause as
important street grading?
Will they consider the play ground from the street
car and the automobile its Victims and keep the youth of At
anta happy minded and happy hearted more
White-way lights?
Will they weigh the pleas of the citys splendid mothers Of
its educators and its doctors and all its ceares thinkers and
take to heart the needs of those who destined build even
what it is?
Or will the finance of city council Law these uro
ngs aside the enreaes of impractical deaists the IN
spoken thought oh those wat That has been done
before
Among the urgent needs of the educational system Of At
anta there have been pointed out English commercial
high school building to take the place of the
shames the city which schools for the
eighth and the ninth wards and replace dapdael
DAVIS street building the nman
ana Grand Park schools to eliminate unhealthy Easements in
srcOn roomS the Improvement of yards that
but actual peril and the purchase and LIGHTS
for audtorium them ceners and give the city
its full value for money expended
Let the committee consider these suggestions carefully Let
II remember that all he greatness city may achieve empty
indeed without happy intelligent children properly prepared
take up tomorrows stupendous tasks.
The work of the finance committee is hard The citys
finances involved Impractical business methods and worn.
out charter providing antique system of municipal govern
ment responsible for the difficult position the committee is in
1t IS the duty of citizen protest against the growth
OF Atlanta being suned by this manged old charer-wch has
become nothing than stumbling block to municipal eff
cheney and cloak for the schemes of petty politicians
committee OF one hundred appointed result charter
meeting to visit council Monday afternoon and ask the
passage OF the Humphrey resolution which opens way for
a sensible, upto-dae charter
BY adopting the resolution council put itself on record
as progressive nonpasan body with the welfare the city
at heart.
Schools Streets parks ali improvements will never
meet public requirements under the present system.