The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-21

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conscious of much severe criticism
By a few citizens because of lis en-
foreeinent Of vaccination regulation
and other regulations, adopted for
the sole purpose Of doing. as best we
understand, things necessary 10 pro-
teet the health OF the children who
warm the campus and mix together
every day
Another consideration was that a
modern school building should nee
easarily be thoroughly fire-proof
pom this question ali members OF
the board were agreed.
This high school building had also
to provide not only FOR the ordinary
courses formerly Taught in schools,
the literary courses, but it has to
make provision ana equipment for
the manual training. sewing, aomes-
tic science and in the future look to
the requirements in agricultural
courses. The addition of these
/ departments and provision for
the equipment that Is employed in
| teaching them require not only lar
ger buildings bat larger grounds
than the old fashioned school in
which these courses are not under
taken.
Another fact making It desirable
Ito acquire more grounds is the ever
present school problem, the chief one
/ of the parent, teacher and trustee,
namely: How to keep the boy in
school a study of this problem has
! led school people TO larger recog-
inition of the boys desire for athlet-
| les in his school-to provide grounds
for his sports. The girls also take
a keen interest in outdoor school
sports. Experience of city schools
has demonstrated that unless these
grounds are acquired before valuable
Improvements are built up around
them the price ordinarily would be
toe high for a school board with
limited funds to purchase at all.
The location OF the high school
building on another lot than the
present College street lot would
leave at that place for the next year
approximately 1000 pupils of the
grammar school and the primary
grades. II is planned by the board
IL move the two one-stoly frame
buildings from the campus The
re naming three brick buildings
would all be necessary to accom-
MEDIATE these children. While these
| buildings are not fira-nroof. nor are
| they up to date in either light, heat
! Of ventilation, we could not con-
slider tearing any one of them
Town, because the room is needed.
and is absolutely necessary. for the
children who viii remain on that
lot, and we have no means OF get
ting money to replace them. the
/ bonds ana funds that win come
I Into tbe hands of the board, availa-
BE foe building purposes. win not
more than he sufficient to provide
| fer the high school contract as
war}ed. and make absolutely nee
essary provision for The colorel
school. We may add for tho infor-
nation of The public that under
present conditions in this school
anytbiug like real work is impossi-
| ble because OF lack OF room to seat
the pupils. Temporary expedients
in the form Of a large hall and
church, not equipped for school pur-
! poses. are now being employed and
provision must be made for this
school before another session.
With these and other considera-
tons, which want of space will
rot permit TO be enumerated, many
OF which were discussed with your
committee in detail, the trustees
undertook to perform the duty re-
Gently imposed upon them by the
people of selecting a site for the
high school bnildjng. They ex-
ainiped the Observation-Disclosures
property On West Marvin, the
Criggs and supple property Just
west Of the present campus. the half
block north of the present campus,
she Freeman property on East Mar
vim street just opposite Mr. A,
Lesswell's residence, and another
location on East Marvin which was
Found 10 be available, and the
lot of 400xG00 feet facing Bolton
street ON the Rush Williams proper
ty.
The majority OF the board, in an
informal discussion Of the matter,
decided that lot 400x600 feet fac
ing Bolton street with proper dedi-
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