The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-27

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second floor are no better. Waxa-
hachie cannot afford to house her
high school students in such
building much longer.
Home Of Little Tots.
II the conditions in the hish
school department are bad. aud as
much will be admitted by you II YOU
will but pay a visi. TO the school
building and look for yourself, 1t is
even worse i'm the old barn annex
where each little poorly ventilated
room houses from 40 to 45 bright |
little boys and girls. the pride and |
joy of hundreds of Waxahachie
homes. II Is not our purpose to ex-
aggerate the conditions, but we
must say that conditions In this de-
partment are most deplorab'e. With |
every available seat taken II Is nee
essary to make use of the 'front.'
seats as shelving for the various OBJ
jects used in illustrating the les
sons taught There are no closets or
cases for protecting these objects
and they must be thrown about on
the seats. Some of the windows are
boarded up where window panes are
broken out. Some may say that is
not the condition in the primary de-
partment of the Waxahachie
schools, but it is, for the five men
we have named saw it with their
own eyes. One consoling fact is
that the old structure will not
house all the little ones three
teachers have their children in the
frame structures out in the yard.
These buildings are perhaps safer,
but are not what town the size of
Waxahachie should have by any
means.
While the crowded condition is
not so noticeable with the interme-
date grades it is a fact, neyerthe-
less. that these grades are well
crowded and poorly housed on the
first floor of the main building
The rooms are all small and black
board room goes at premium. The
building as whole presents a most
striking contrast TO the standing of
the Waxahachie schools II is no
fault OF the teacher that better con-
ditions are not had The building
has served its purpose, the school
has simply out grown it aud now
must have new quarters if the Won
derful progress made in the last few
years is maintained.
Owing to the fact that all the pu-
pills do not get their instructions in
the Domestic Science department at
one time, this department is perhaps
less crowded than any other Here
80 girls are learning To be house
keepers. Ii is a department in
which every mother in the city
should feel a pride. Young girls
are taught how to cook and sew ami
know what they are cooking and
sewing. The equipment here is first
class, due largely to the aid OF the
women's clubs of the city. The room,
however. is not large enough and is
not well ventilated.
When visit had been made to
every department including the
drinking trough in the yard, the Wis
itors reassembied at the superin-
tendent's office and were told that
their aid was solicited in the cam
paign. if in their opinion there was
any need for a new building. No
promises We're asked, but when the
visitors got outside they asked each
other the question, what do you
think OF it?" II is needless to say
that they were agreed that Waxa-
hachic needs a school building. Each
one frankly confessed that the visit
had been revelation to them and
that they would favor immediate ac-
ton with regard to the building of
adequate buildings 10 take care Of
the increased attendance Il is their
opinion that Immediate steps should
be taken 10 that end and each AMI
every one stands ready 10 do his
part Ia presenting the matter TO the
people.
Superintendent Winn assures a.
thai amy other patrons whu 10 de-.
sire viii be welcomed al visitor al
tho schools and ain Boz shoan over
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