The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-07-25

That an additional wing be added
to the rear of the present high school
building, giving three class rooms on
the first floor, an extension of the
auditorium and two additional class
rooms on the second floor; and three
basement rooms, at an estimated cost
of .$10,500
New heating plant. 1900. 5000
Total cost improving high
school ....S lo,5OU
Speers Street School.
This. building needs another class
room. While building it will not cost
as much in proportion to add four
rooms, and then there will be room
for the future. Four rooms and
basement at north wing of this build
Ing, repair porches which are about to
fall, floors, paint, and finish to match
present building, $4,000.
Hoge School.
To attempt to make improvements
,or repairs on the present building
would be an extravagant waste OF
public funds. The building is unfit.
It is not large enough. It is a fire
trap.
The committee would recommend
that the trustees be authorized to
sell this lot and building, and rein
vest in another lot and building
suitable and large enough for school
purposes. To this end, the commit
tee has had an architect to look over
the old knitting mill building, and to
make plans for turning the building
into a school room, and we under
stand this can be done at a total
cost not to exceed $4,000, includ-
ing two acres or more of land, and
also including sewerage and suit
able heating plant. The changes in
the building already there under this
plan will give twelve (12) large
class rooms, which will be ade-
quate for number of years,
and locate the entire negro school
at one place and convenient to
large portion of the children, and
easily accessible to all of them.
Your committee feels that this sug-
gestion for the negro school will solve
the problem happily for the negro,
and for the citizenship of the town,
and will be- giving to them not any
more than is right and just, and no
one should be willing to do less.
The roof at the Boundary street
school needs to be repainted and re-
paired, and the wood work Of this
building, and also Of the high school
needs painting, and we suggest that
s5O0.00 be expended for that pur-
pose, if so much be necessary.
1t will be seen that the improve
ments and enlargements here recon-
mended will necessitate an expendi-
ture of $4,000, and we recommend
the people authorize a bond issue for
that purpose.
The grounds at all of the schools
need to be improved and beautified
and we suggest that this be done.
Beautiful surroundings are an i'm
portant part of the education of the
child, and have a refining influence.
There are public improvements
that can wait without detriment to
the public, but when we neglect the
proper education Of our children we
are taking from some of them at
least that which we can not replace.
They grow right on into manhood
and womanhood, and there is only
one time that they pass along the
road of childhood, and if we fail to
give them the proper training at that
period we are doing an injustice to
the citizenship of the community,
and failing in the proper perform
ance of our duty.
Pencil drawings of the improve
ments here suggested have been made
by Mr.. J. E. Summer at the request
of your committee, and these may be
seen at the office of the clerk of
court by any citizen who may care
to look them over, and we would be
pleased to have all Of the citizens see
them.
We do not feel that any argument
is necessary to convince the people
of this community to rally to the
support and proper maintenance Of