Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-26


To Issue $1,19O, 900 Bonds e..
The entire expense of the change is
to be provided for by bond issue of
S1,190,0O0 if the board adopts the
committee proposition. The bond is
sue will be submitted to the voters at
the November election. e.. -s,,-
The recommendations for the ex-
penditure of the 81. 100, 900 to provide
adequate high school facilities in the
city. were made by A. Carson Stamm,
president of the board, and f. E.
Downes, city superintendent of
schools, after a careful study of the
recommendations in the Van Sickle
report. The plan. if carried out ac-
cording to the Van Sickle report, will
meet the needs of high school condi-
tions in the city for the next ten
years. 1t provides for the adoption of
the junior high school system in the
city, with one IN the West End, one
centrally located, and one on Allison
Hill. .. -
In the West End dise~ict. the plan
calls for an addition to the Camp Cur
high school there.
Junior Schools Co-Ed
The Junior high schools will be CO.
educational ard two grammar grades
and the first year of the high school
course will be included. The boys
high school and the girls high school
will be use to accommodate 1000 pu-
pils each in the three upper classes
of that course.
The report of DR.. Downes and Pres
ident Stamm included sketch of
!. both the surveys of the experts, Dr.
James H. Van Sickle of Springfield,
Mass, and DR.. Henry Snyder, of Jer-
| sey City
DR.. Van Sickle in his report urges
that the new girls building contain
complete and modern equipment for
every need. AS the report of DR.. Sny-
der only provided for high school
needs until 1918. while the report of
DIR. Van Sickle is applicable for needs
until 1926, the latter was used large
ly to base the recommendations upon
| for board action. .-
In discussing the co-educationaI
! policy and the junior high school ques-
/ ton, it was shown that throughout the
country the junior high schools are
| being introduced with success, and
that the only way to form a practical
solution of the high school problem in
Harrisburg will be to separate the
boys and girls in the last three years
of their course.
To Meet "Citizens' Committee
The introduction of Latin into the
course at the Technical high school.
i should the new system be adopted, will
! probably be provided for. The reoonl-
mendations of President Stamm and
! Superintendent Downes having been
adopted by the high school committee
will be considered next Thursday aft
ernoon at 8 o'clock, at meeting with
citizens committee" composed of
A. d. Bacon, w. NJ. Donaldson Fran
els j. Hall, E. Heffelhnger and Will
liam Jennings.
/ The. necessity for immediate action
/ was pointed out, and it was explained.
Will not require an increase in the
present school tax rate. Every need
of both grade and high schools in the
city was carefully worked out, and the
adoption of the Van Sickle plan and
the passage of the loan will also help
grade school conditions. At present
! there are no vacant rooms in any
| building in Allison Hill. and unless
| the high school plan is adopted, new
grade school will be needed there
within a short. Only eight rooms are
vacant in the West End and these will
soon be filled, which will mean an
other grade school for that section.
Junior high schools. however, will
remove this necessity as the present
| building will be used for six grades
only, instead of eight-the present sys-
tenn. The other two grades will be in
cluded in the junior high school
course This will relieve crowded
conditions in the entire city for years,
and in the opinion of school experts
will be the best solution to present
conditions.