The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-10
Committee of Civic 0rgamza-
tons Appointed to Probe
0verCrOwding Of Schools.
SUPT. JONES BARES FACTS
Not Enough Room, Not Suf
ficient Teachers - Part
Time Schools Possible.

Some plan TO relieve he I'M
precedented congestion and over
crowdlnq OF the city schools and a
shortage OF teachers Is TO be sought
by committee representing prAo-
tically every public organization OF
Chattanooga, appointed Thursday
afternoon.
The committee, whose appoint
ment was the outcome OF confer
ence between education officials and
public organizations at the Chatta-
nooea High school Thursday after
noon, In which the plain unvar-
nished facts that face Chattanooga
school population were foroIbly
presented, 10 hard at work trying to
evolve some solution OF the mani
fold and pressing necessities ofgthe
city schools. A new school bond Is
sue was suggested ,as@ absolutely
essential to the schools. ..d,tl, -.
Three Possible Solutions.
The committee will a0nsider three
PROPOSITIONS advanced by Supt. II. l..
Jones. in an effort TO amellorate con-
ditions. These plans. which their au-
thor admitted were not practical" are:
!. Renting rooms Immediately
near by the schools, to house the
overflow.
2. improvlse temporary buildings
for the same purpose.
3. Operate upon the part time
plan, with an early morning class
Of one set OF pupils, and an AFTER
noon class OF different Children
The third plan provoked stormy op-
position both from teachers. who
claimed II would double their work, and
would add to the number of pupils re-
tarded by improper instruction, and
from officials OF organizations present
q the meeting. Two methods Of using
a ala a. "a
using the same teachers for both ses-
stems; the other for having a different
yet Of instructors, Neither idea was re-
ceived with favor. tt,t 81,
The unauthorized truth concerning
the schools OF Chattanooga was brought
TO light at the conference which was
on the eve. of the opening Of theIschyels
next Monday.
Representatives from the Rotary.
kiwanis, Civilian clubs. chamber OF
chamber OF commerce. Chattanooga
Manufacturers association. and the va
rious women's clubs OF the city, to-
Eethsr with the entire teaching corps.
Including the principals Of all the
schools In the city were present at this
meeting.
ent schoolrooms never before wit.
messed In the city schools.
2. A decided shortage In the
n1r,ber Of teachers needed for the
:. The inability TO secure teach. 4
ers 20 flll the ranks wIthdlt 6ay.1f
Ing a quarter more than tia preel
eHt scale OF salaries. So
Snpf. r. L. Jones, of the city schools.
presided mt the gathering. In opening
the meeting the superintendent ex-
planned briefly the purpose Of the con-
ference. He related some OF the con-
ditions existing In the school system.
First he reminded those present of the
fact that Chattanooga, like all other
cities. is four or five years behind in
her building program and that she is
farther. behind in the schools than In
any other line. " ~ e@
oVERcRoWDlNo CERTAIN
That when tho, schools, open naxt
Monday every otaasroou,. would be
oVercrowded, and the. teachers
would all have more pupils Nttpn =
tney could teach.
Mr. Jones then spoke Of the shortag'
OF teachers this year. He said that
ut first he thought he would have Z
surplus OF about twenty but that on,
by one designations came in until his
surplus faded away and he found that
he lacked about two OF having a sum