Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-01-01

Three OF these rooms are assembly
ROOMS. In the main assembly ToOm
there are seated little over q hLn1-
red students. This is too many for
one room, especially Of this SIZE.
When all the students assemble L.
gether, they must do so in tnis ION,
which means two in one sseat. Be
sides being crowded, it IS unhealthy.
The ventilation IS poor, there being
windows on two sides, only. The
room is not properly heated. These
in the front OF the rom must endure
q cold draft while those in the
back are too hot. These are not
ideal conditions for good work as
you can see.
The Physical Labratory is only u
by Il feet in size. In this small roon
classes of twenty-five are supp sed TO
assemble for class work. The room
is not only too small but, it is poor
ly lighted, there being windows on
one side only.
The Domestic Science room Is
probably large enough, but it IS poor
ly equipped. 1t should be located
On the lower floor. And, at a slight
cost it could be thoroughly equipre1.
The Manual Training Room is
joke. 1t is located in the basement.
In order to get into this room the
students must burrow through lit
tie hole like rats. The room is very
poorly lighted. Really, the Manual
Training students have developed
very acute sense Of touch II they
wish to see how smooth their work
is, they simply have 10 pass their
hands over ii. Now. all joking aside,
il is a shame that such conditions
are allowed to exist. How many OF
you carpenters can do good WORK
under such conditions? You would
not stand for it. Taking everything
into consideration, they do exception
ally good work.
In the Senior English Glass there
are thirty-six students. Owing to
the lack of room, they are all forced
to recite at once Thists depr-Yes
them of the personal attention which
they should have. The class should
be divided in half. During the com
ing semester it is planned to place
seats in the main hall and one class
will be held there. This means that
they must be subjected to drafts
from both open stairways.
There is one other great fault In
our present building. There are
absolutely no accommodations for
public entertainments If the stud
ents wish to hold any entertainment
they must rent a public theater or
hall. This means that they must
charge a stiff price for admission TO
be able to pay expenses. Now, there
are a great many people in town VINO
would like to attend these entertain
ments and see their children get UP
before the public and do their little
stunts. Yet, they are deprived from
attending these. because they do not
feel able to spend the money. Now,
If there was some place where these
entertainments could be held in the
building, no great admission charge
would have to be eSacted.
The students must rent hall FOR
all their receptions, chicken pie sup
pers and parties. Besides beng eN-
pensive it is inconvenient The High
School yearly pays out s40e for the
atre and hall rent. In time this
would go a long way towsrd paying
for new building.
We do ask for magnificent bufiS-
ing. We do not ask for anything un-
reasonable in the way of equipment.
All we ask is, that you will give
this matter your honest and unbiased
consideration. Come and visit the
schools and see these conditions for
yourselves, When it comes to new
City Hall. a new water works propo-
sition or a new milling industry.
the men OF the city make personal
investigation, in order that they may
be capable of judging the question.
Mr.. Business Man and Mr.. Patron,
we ask you to use the same consid.
GRAFTON In this appeal for a new
building.