Arizona republican., 1919-03-25
ASK ELECTION TO BOND S7 00,000 FUR H|GH SCHOOL
Representatives of Practic- ally All Organizations
 Last Night Decide More Facilities Needed at Once

Representatives of practically every organization in the city, by resolution adopted, last night requested the high school board to take the steps neces- sary to calling bond election to raise the sum of $700,00O to provide adequate facilities to care for the edu- cational needs of the community in the matter of high school buildings, land and equipment.
 The sense of the meeting was unan- imous that the city needs an en- tirely new additional plant with ample grounds comprising at least 40 acres, in order to take care of the increasing number of students and give them proper training for their life work.
 Sixty people sat down to an ex- cellent dinner in the high school cafe teria last night at N:30. They com prised the school board, members of the faculty, members of the trustees of the districts that make up Phoenix high, and representatives of the cham Der of commerce, merchants and manufacturers association, Rotary and Kiwanis clubs, Parent Teacher asso- citation, the Woman's club, and the Madison Improvement club
 what Are Neeoed
 The needs of the local high school were taken up and considered, and discussed from all angles.
 The needs of the high school sys- tenn, as explained by A. A. Betts, presi- dent of the board, and members L. B. Orme and George Allire, are for the following buildings and equipment.
 A liberal arts building of 20 rooms, to cost. estimated s100,000, equipment for same s10,000.
 Machine shop s45.O0O. equipment s20,O0O.
 Gymnasium, s4OOOO, equipment $1O,00O.
 New heating plant to care for all buildings, including proposed new ones S25,O00.
 The present equipment, it was point ed out, consists of science building containing 13 rooms, domestic science building with II rooms, and a commer- cial building with nine rooms, a total of g rooms-and they have A teach CTS. So crowded is the school that teachers are hearing classes in the approaches to the fire escapes, it was stated.
 Say Now is the Time
 The enrolment for the past three seasons. on the average, has been 663, 92O, and 1O62 The capacity of the present plant is about 500. Prof. Loper stated that there would be near ly 400 eighth grade graduates this year, candidates for admission to the high school next term.
 Prof. Jantzen, principal of the high school and Prof. J. D. Laper superin- tendent of the grammar schools, spoke of the urgent need for greater high Aschool capacity and extension of courses.
 Architects W. o. Wallingford, Royal Lescher and Lee Fitzhugh spoke or building costs, advising that they will not be reduced for years if ever, and ! that now is as good a time to build as will come.
 1 Contractors Stewart, Egan and Campbell, agreed with the architects { that now is the logical time to build 1 the needed additional 'plant, and urged as a further reason the need foI 1 providing more employment ! N. D. Sanders, assistant cashier oi | the Phoenix Savings Bank and Trust l company, spoke of the sale of bonds l It was his opinion that considering the good reputation, financially of the l city, and the low bonded indebtedness 1 there would be little difficulty ir | disposing of the proposed bond issue i The assessed valuation of this district was s10.474,117, in 1911. as compared with the valuation of s39,522,347 this year. The total bonded indebtedness is s150,000, drawing 41a per cent in i terest- This is less than 40 of pel cent on the valuation, while law allows a bonded debt of 6 per cent. The ad dition of the proposed bond issue O s700,000 will bring up the bonded deb to less than 1-3 the legal limit
 Pass Resolution
 The matter was further discussed 1 by Warren McArthur, Charles Christy 1 J. A. Judson, F. H. Ensign, c. L Michaels. J. A. Riggens, c. L. Good man. and others, all favoring an ade quate development of the high schoo system. with ample room and provi sions for vocational training and |, care for present needs and norma growth
 The meeting then unanimousl, passed the resolution instructing tn board to call an election for bonds i. the sum of s700,O0 to be used to pro vide an entirely new and additiona plant for high school training.