Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-08
No Temporixins to Supph Immediate
Needs for Room, Du< q Dread Polley
Intended to Provide Buildings for
Many Years 10 urssd-.0sNnits sesps
Must Be Taken Soon.

| or tho value OF buildings already
erected. Tho present board was ad-
vised to ind another site OF tan acres
or moro and to start q new aigh
school there for the three upper grades.
| and to leave the eighth and ninth
grades In the present high school ~ .
Junior high school ana not disturb the
John Childs building a. . ward school.
This would nscessitate the building
Of new grade school very shortly
south Of the tracks and possibly one
more somewhere in town within the
next five years. The board win take
no definite action until II sounds public
sentiment moro thoroughly and other
conferences will be held.
An architect had recommended the
gradual wrecaxing Of the present high
school and also OF the John Childs
| building. II It wa desired to build the
new high school plant ON the present
site. This everybody present opposed.
as 1t meant the destruction OF build
ings that would cost $16o.o0> to replace
and which would be serviceable for IN
| other fifty years. Unless they are re-
placed there is no room on the present
site for the high school Of the future.
Beware OF Past Mistake.
Mr.. A. A. Moore, when called upon.
hoped that the present board would
never repeat the mistakes Of those VINO
had planned the present building. He
believed that Z new high school would
not relieve tho situation in the grades,
and advised q comprehensive pro-
gram that would extend over q psraoo
of years and which would include the
grade schools that are to b needed
very soon. He favored practical pol
icy without thought Of building any
ornate monuments, and above all no
wanted the tuition to farmers raised
| until they paid ali that 1t cost per cap
| tia to school their children In town.
It was explained that the $3.50 Per
month tuition charge was now wltiin
! so cents Of the maximum that could
I be charged under the law and that II
was paying the cost Of service with the
present plant but that II new high
school were erected at present costs tu-
ition would have to 60 up and tho law
would have to be changed or the pupils
from the country kept out Everybody
present favored taking care Of all stu
dents from the farms provided they
paid the full cost of service rendered
d. H. Denmead opposed any temper
ling or attempt to get by for q year.
He wanted a broad policy looking to
the future.
Defends tho Farmer childrsn.
Merritt Greene, IT., defended tho
farmer from the charge that no was
not entitled to educational advantages
Of the city, since he had voted down
consolidated schools in his own neigh
borhood, by saying that it was gooo
public policy to educate tho farmers
children and make the next generation
a broader class OF people.
John &. Bell wondered where = new
site could be found, but favored saving
tho present buildings and starting
anew somewhere else.
Favors Unit Plan Of Building:
T.. r. Austin advised against any at
TEMPT to get by for ono year at = time.
He did not believe that It would be
necessary to erect very many new
buildings In any one year, but he want
ed a policy of erecting a few at time
all toward q general and comprehen-
slve plan. 20.
A. r. Balc6 favored tho idea Of =
group Of buildings that could De
erected one unit at a time, instead OF
one immense building, and he oertAin-
" would not destroy those which we
had. I'D
Would Specialize Moro.
A, "A. Novotny favored more high
school buildings ~ needed. but he
wanted the new plant so arranged that
hisl1 school students in the future
could specialize on the lines Of work
which would best at them for what
they intended TO do afterwards. He
had no objection to Q.atin and lAnguAE-
ca for those who wsre going 10 college,
but he wanted less OF them and NOR.
science and business training for these
who could noc 10 to college afterwards.
Superintendent Palmer agfCel with
Mr.. Novotny and replied that this
would be done as soon as the building
equipment would permit classes to DO
separated.
o. L. Ingledue favored . new hiSh
school on q nsw site planned In
broad way Tor the future, plain ana
economical In construction, buile ono
unit at time a. needed. but largo
enough at all times to accommodate all
the students from the country who
wished to come and pay their own
way. He believed that it was good
thing TO have farmers children 3olnS
to school In town. ..sy,
,. Ps.sdena'a plan Outlined.
D. w. Norris told how simiinr sit-
uation. had been met In Pasadena,
Calf, when that city grew from 10000
inhabitants to $4,000. He said that the
former high school was used AZ =
Junior high school and that . now high
school had been erected two miles out
from the business center on the street
car line, with municipal auditorium
az central building, and with other
buildings grouped around It The town
used the auditorium for all Of tn large
gatherings and the high school pupils
1000. assembled in It every
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