The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-27
NEW DU|[O|nGA
! PRESSING NEED
OvERCROWDED CONDITION OF
SCHOOLS SUGGEST lMMEDI-
ATE ACTION.
LAUNCH CAMPAIGN
Superintendent G.. II. VIM and
school Beard Start Movement
to Get New school
lsuiIsling.

lsuilding.
II the patrons of the public
schools in Waxahaehie would only
take the trouble TO visit the school
buildings and make a personal In
spection of the unsanitary and con-
gested conditions found there, 1t
would not be many weeks until a
modern building would be under
course of construction. Facing the
facts as they exist we are constrain-
ed to say that Waxahachie schools
cannot attain a higher degree of eff
ficRncy under the prevailing condi-
tions, and. since there is no such
thing as standing still, the only
thing left to do will be to 90 back
wards
At the beginning of the 1915-16
term with an increased enrolment
Superintendent VIM and the board
OF trustees are puzzled over the
proplem OF taking care of the chill
dren. They realize that the lack of
room is a great handicap and that
the school cannot make the showing
possible II the congested condition
was relieved. Therefore 1t Is with
the cooperation of the school board
that superintendent G. b. Winn is
launching a campaign which has for
its purpose the erection OF a new
and modern building. This cam
paign is to be waged increasingly
until new building Is started. 1t
is learned that the assessed valua-
ton of property within the district
will admit of bond issue that will
take care of the needs OF the school
in the way of building and its
equipment. Such a building Will
probably cost $4,000.
While superintendent G. b. VIM
is willing that he be blamed, if there
is any blame attached 10 it, for the
new building agitation, he feels that
he should have the hearty co-opera-
ton OF the school patrons in order
be accomplished earlier. With this
idea in view he invited a number OF
patrons to visit the school today at
a time when the true conditions
could best be realized At 10 o'clock
this morning Messrs. l.. ID. Lass
well, Harris Mcintosh, S. w. Dur
ham, j. G. Cornwell and c. A. Tun-
nell, answering a summons from
the superintendent, presented them
selves at his Office. Mr. Wiun had
not explained his purpose fully for
summoning the gentlemen to the
school building, but when they had
arrived he told them plainly that he
wanted them to look over the school
building and see for themselves
what was needed. He said he Sc
lected that particular hour because
1 ~ saw OH tHPoith1lAg w htttN AIt
difficulties with which some 400 pu-
pills climb two flights of narrow
stairs to stuffy half story audito-
rum or study hall, where they pre-,
pare their lessons under greatest in.
conyonienees.
After few moments wait this
bell for recess was sounded and
the visitors, stationed at vantage
points III the hallway. Witnessed tho
exit of the pupils from the building
With the pupils marching in lock.
step il required a full two minutes
| for the rear end OF the column Il
reach the first floor landing and an,
other half minute TO get outside the
door. II was evident that the study
hall for the high school was wholly
Inadequate and in a measure dan.
| gerous. The half-story eontraptiou