Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1919-03-29
Public Opinion


preached and SO am going 90 aus /
wer some OF the objections nr0uRht /
out. as seen by one who has been a
member of the board and given some
thought TO the subject
First there should be no DANCE,
Tot dIsruptIur the school system BY
trying 81 out now None Of the
ward schools need be- touched nor
the plan of any OF tho younger
childr,ns studied disturbed For
the first year u should only be tried
out IN the b Oh school building. dc.
ing SO would in effect double its
capacity aud ohyiate the necessity
Df doubling ms size az This time II
the plan succeeded there, 4 could
then De gradually carried down into
the lower grades as Gan as 10 was
found practicable
have heard OF no place In which
fhe plan has been given real test
The opinion OF educators is not una
uimous as 20 rs probable merits
and they are ! believe. generally
given hy men who have either never
1rie5 Do themselves or who have.
Hsed 30 temporarily only as an emer.
1en.y measure without the purpose
Ot irving 70 make 20 OF o.. and
] hive seen no record OF whore 10
r'.lIy wa7 ever tried out and DO
eve .e afsOciatCd with The Gary
+ plan .r 'hC minds of most educators
F...h Quito different and ol which
W doubtful
s.. H tAU hours. The ,i1 half DAYS
prr week VIII give within thirty
minutes as muGl study time az the
present live tull time days. and with
ibp Hrgcr pupils Il ought 20 give
1 thm quite ns much study time IN
school as The present plan ! can
InD' $500 Why u would NOT do So
Ih. difficulty OF having TWO sets
~ stud. books used IN the same
rooms 30 would appear. could De
overcome without undue EXPENSE
li the pupils are nf su,h age that
/ fhoy do NOT take their books home
Two sets ut cupboard shelves which
would occupy little space could he
arranged for each room at q cost Of
less than $4,000 per room one FOR
each seq ~ pupils These could he
furnished wien locks and the pupils
could leave what books they wished
n same
u q ea.her wishes 10 help
backward pupil pupils and teachers
alike have the whole half OF every
week lay n which they would be-
Tree and which they could uso rs
they wished
/ Let 30 Dc remembered that tho
plan epntemp'a'es that the morning
teachers shaI. not teach I'm The NJ
t'rnoun and the afternoon teachers
shall pot teach In the morning
+ and thar they win receive the same
pay a. though thet were operating
under Che present plan II il Dos
nble Boz the h ghhr grades where
r'he strain Is lighter some teachers
could teach az both sessions in
which event lhe board could we'll
afford t0 add 30 per cent to their
salary aud thereby BE- IN position 10
compete With The colleges FOR highly
educated teachers
would especially Ike 10 see me
plan tried ont now as 30 Is 80 on.
/ i1''lne % Cine and submit the fol.
'HE iu favor OF 'be plan.
FIRST The present plan Is an
. economic waste. school buildIngs
fa'' zoo use one hair the time az
every schoo week or approximately
hours per week Under the pro
posed plan they would be- used 81
.1#fs urF Weck ln other words
.1rh plan would make the school
building DO s. 0U worth OF work
.ur rFer' dollar that uuu prrform
Second 1t would give more
money for paving salaries 20 teach.
'rs who should be paid much more
'fau they nov receive
Third n after one wears az
pertinent. b proved undesirable the
plan can De dropped
Fourth To those pupils deatIbe
Hdl'''oua outside work. Or would he
boon Tor there would De- a winnie
"''. o1F syllable every day In The
N.0s '0r Lessons m music. special
H'rt ~ any nature Boy Scout
"n'h Gym work or work IN earn
ng money when necessary
DO such plan is not trfp5 ont
.. should remember thai the pre.
nn-'f ehool building wHI cnll for
NH.Hs and interest fnnd az
$500" ih' nsutnDc. heating. iani.
For and maintenance will cost CON
''f'aiiteN $4,000 more. total or
a. least $4,000 per wear So The
. question under discussion BE- NOT ouc
I'' increasing taxes. but whether ~
Dad. ilo be,' thing 90 DO now b "a
fh' &""Hu Hr more money that
. Gould H" used f1r teachers sslarlOs
'1H usr tor the purpose OF Oh
'a.u.Hf % uov hullt@-
The Dallas NAus OF the alu .,
presses 'he opinion thai The iearh
.Is 1rn vastly more important thar
DO H.N. houses heiinye that
certainty they arc equally import.
I au' N' cannot expect Ia nav ON,
.'.'1or merely enough 10 live on
OBJ .n'. demand af them that ihey
.'H 1''eges qualifying
men '" 'H remain abreast on tbe
uar ran Ve expect them d.
/ ' money preparing themse.as
T. vocation Which offers moth mo
I".' 'IaH hare living And I
.N - favor 90. an yplan that wiz
/ PROVIDE more funds for better paid
TEACHERS subject OF course 90 fh,
'.'.Ian'. ~ undue sacrifice else.
iuhers
/ TIE Cost of Turning the schools.