Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-07

OF the school board IN the past. 81
was one of them" he continued. "ani
! you men must not forget TO give thes
men credit for the work they have
done"
lie called the attention Of his hosts
to the fact that he alone had been re
sponsble for the first movement
which Tulsa knew I'm trying TO give
this city a civic center.
He declared that he had paid, from
his personal account the expense at
tached to having an architect make
a wator-color plot or prospective of his
ideal Of civic center. This plan OF
Mr. Mcclure included the erection OF
stores and other places of business
about the "civic center"
His Plan Failed
The failure Of this first plan Tulsa
ever had to have a municipal center.
Mr. Mcclure declared was due to the
opposition Of certain officials within
the city han,
The speaker then returned TO the
matter of the city school system, cspc
cially to that Of the high schools. both
old and new.
He reminded the city club mem
education approximately $40, 900 more
TO let the contract for the heating APP
paratus after the contract for the
building and other equipment was
awarded. than would have been the
case had all contracts been let at the
same time.
Explanation was made that the
school board would sell no more Of
the site on which the old high school
building Is situated for the reason
that all of the unit system schools are
now ovcrcrowded and that the old
building. which he declared had 10 be
reinforced from time to time, might
be used as n junior high 10 handle
the pupils unable to gain admittancc
in other schools.
High O,crcrowdcd.
I'VE have the high school almost
complctcd,' he continued, yet we
Will find that after the graduates
| from the eighth grade for the next
year have gone into the building 1t
will be crowded. This building, which
will cost when completed 100000. Will
be inadequate TO give facilities for
more than one years increase Of stu
dents according to the president OF
the board Of education.
support OF all civic organizations
was sought by Mr.. McCue for n sue
cessful election of another bond issue
early next month when the citizens
of Tulsa will be asked to vote another
100000 for school purposes
"But this will not satisfy MS for
long" he continued. we are growing
so rapidly that 1t will he one bond is
sue after another. We are spending
money everywhere. Just as people
have charged us with doing"
Another Bond Issue.
Several years ago Mr.. Mcclure. as
"a member Of the school board. looked
into the future of Tulsa and saw that
bond issue Of 100000 would give
Tulsa the system of schools needed To
properly educate it's young. Later he
came forward with plan for the
erection OF the "iitney schools" which
were called Mcclure schools. II is
into such structures as this that the
city of Tulsa has spent It's school
money. The operation Of the Mcclure
system under the Mcclure financial
administration. upon "A basis Of Nc
Clure conception. did not jihe. Now
Tulsa, TO give the facilities that were
to be expected from the first bond
issue of $500 600. will te called upon
on February G to vote on the matter
OF issuing 100000 more In school
bonds.
The new school building. which Mr..
Mcclure declares will be crowded To
accommodate the natural increase IN
pupils passed from the eighth grade.
will not be completed for the sum
given out by the school board. con-
tractors declare. II is possible that
some of this money which is to he
asked for on February will be used
to provide funds with which to COM
pletc the new high school. The rest,
If the program OF the past Is pursued.
will be used i'm constructing and op-
Grating "iitney schools.