The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-30

FAVOR new HOUSE
Some Say Present Arrangement OF
study Hall ON Third Floor Is
Positively Dangerous
TO All.

TOT a new ScnOOi uuiiuiuk "uSh "S
Invited "see for yourself COM
mittee % ladies to visit the school
building and investigate the eondi-
tons as they exist He knows fun
we'll that If the ladies of the town
become interested in the campaign
and take up the work. new school
building will be forthcoming. Once
/ in great while the men undertake
a proposition and fall down on H.,
but wn.a the ladies of Waxahachie
will ul iertake-a thing it is done.
The committee to visit the school,
building this morning was compos-
ed OF Mesdames Harry Fugate. Bass
Williams Quincy Getzendaner
Tom Forrest. J. d. McRae, Z. G.
Mccartney, ]. j. McQuatters, w. l..
Harding. II. ID. McComhs. G. c.
Groce and Geo. Coleman. These
ladies assembled at superintendent
Winn's ofIlce at the appointed ho.r
and we're conducted about the
school building in order that they
might get good idea of the true
conditions. They trayorsed the dark
and unsohi,ary Railways, climbed
the narrow stairs. yentured near
enough to see down the steep fire
escapes and noted the general con-
gestion al every turn. Surprise was
plainly written on their faces, fcs.
they hal not dreamed OF such a con-
dition.
Too many children for the space
and most hazardous risk is the
way Mrs. Harry Fugate puts It.
I'VE found a very congested condi-
ton all ever the building. the hall
ways dark and unsanitary, the
ventilation bad and the light so bad
in some of the rooms that the elec-
trio lights we're turned on. A con-
dition which requires pupils 10
climb such stairways as many as
from eight TO twelve times day Is
bad enough TO say nothing about
the danger of accident. 1t would
be practically impossible TO empty
the building in case of fire-the
fire escapes are wholly inadequate
and the stairs dangerous. / had no
idea the conditions We're so bad. :
Mrs. Fugate also said they found
that the domestic science depart
ment needed more room in order
that it might expand and grow with
the school. The ladies all took an
active interest in this department.
The ladies were agreed that condi.-
tons are about as bad as could he
tolerated under any circumstance.
Mrs. McCombs said there is no doubt
about Waxahachie needing new
building. that the little stuffy rooms
we're not the kind TO use for school,
the Railways dark and the stairways
narrow She would favor new
building without too many stairways.
Mrs. McQuatters said the schools
We're badly crowded, the ventilation
poor and the rooms SO dark that it
lnecessitated burning electric lights.
I She said she had been advocating q
new school building for some time.
She thinks the cottages out in the
yard is bad way TO get results in
a school. and would favor large
building where the children can be
grouped together.
Mrs. Harding said Waxahachie Is
much in need OF a new building and
that she was very much in favor OF
erecting it at once. She said there
was no disputing the fact that the
schools are SO crowded that the best
work cannot be done.
Mrs. Forrest said she did not
dream that conditions were so bad.
and that new building should be
erected at once. She said there were
no places for the little children 70
keep their lunches and that they had
TO stack them on the floor beside
their seats. Some OF the little tots
sit on front seats. The narrow stair
Ways are bad aud the rooms all smell
stuffy.
Mrs. Mccartney said there was no
need OF denying the fact that Waxa-
hachie is badly IN need of more aud
better schovl buildtuge bindings
that are properly ventilated and
heated. Some OF the rooms in the
present buildings arc unsightly be
cause of the exposed heating pipe
and conEasied condition Is cvi
deaced on every hand of course
work c5Rnof be expected
Ia such efamped quarters. II isl
that way in homo iie and knoe "a
Is that aay "a school hfe
Mrs Coleman aid the eoualtionf