Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-01-28
New High School Movement

In response to a call by Pres.
j. S. McGavren, the school
board met last Monday after
noon, to confer with Mr.. F. B.
Colby, an architect Of Sioux
City, relative to the erection Of
a naw nigh school building. At.
ter some discussion as to the
style OF architecture, kind Of
materials to be used, etc, the
board engaged MIR. Colby to
make tentative plans and spe-'
cificatiors.
Mr.. Colby was he architect
| for cur ] hrary nd is somewhat
acqu1infed in tins community
He made the plans and Yves SUI
rervisor of the $25O,000 high
school building at Sioux City,
and his services are highly in
Idorsea by the school board Of
that city. He is competent and
ought to command the conf
de, &c of the people.
The imperative need of a
modern we'll eqlpped high
schooI building is So apparent
and there is SD much public
sentiment favoYing q new build
| ing shat the school b. Ri anti
cipase very little opposition, If
any, waen the hour for voting
the bonds arrive. On 9 finan
cial erection Of this kind the
iWoms OF our city viii have the
right to exercise the right OF
baiso and we believe they will
use it.
| TIE present high school
building was erected in 1871
ard was, at-that tim built spe
Officially for q graded school
| High schools were very few,
with limited courses of study.
/ Today our present accredited
high school and the courses Of
fered compare very favorably
with the college courses offered
half century ago In other
words, the high school has ex-
banded and readjusted its cur
riculum to meet the demands
of a progressive age. The time
was when girls learned cooking
and sewing In the home but the
advent Of our factories has sup
planted this training, hence
| these COURSES had to be added
to our course OF. study.
! At the time when every man
did his own carpenter work, the
boys were more or less familiar
with the use of tools, but in a
complex State of Society. in
| which there is,a division of la.
i Dor, the sci ooIs must supplant
this training. Our Manual
Training work u.s. handicapped
because of lack of proper room
and facilities.
The present building is in
adequate to meet.the demands
of our large enrolment. I'm.
der the existing conditions,
four assembly rooms have to be
maintained. During last Sc
mester it was necessary to use
tie library for a recitation
room, and now two classes have
to wend their way there ire.
spective Of the inc!ement
weather and loss of time going
back and forth. The kinder.
garten department Of necessity
is already located there. As
the auditorium of the public
library is used for meetings.
of various kinds the regular
work is interrupted. On last
Monday afternoon Miss Baker
had to dismiss her pupils at 2
o'clock in order that the ladies
of the Treble Clef might have
the room for their meeting
The parents who have children
in that department will surely
be glad to see ample accomoda-
tions provided Every child
has a oirthright to education
but how can he sscure the best
training and development when
adequate facilities are not fur
nished?
The high school enrolment
in January of last year was 100
and at the present time is $50
The total enrolment in grades
and high school in January Of
last year was 1913, and at pres
ent the total enrolment is $50
or an increase of 102 pupils
Judging from the large number
of pupils in the grades headed
toward the high school, there
will be no decrease in the flu
ture high school enrolment for
some time.
1t is true that the erection Of