Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-31
PLA|NV|EW WANTS
MEASURE CARRIED
EXCELLENT SCHOOLS or HALE
COUNTY WOULD DE CRIPPLED
OTHERWISE. SAYS FATTY.

Nle,isi 10 The Nsws
pLAISNiEw. Oct. 3o-Thc public
schools of Hale county are IN splendid
condition for the year ~ i92O'sl Al
- the thlrty.flyc schools have teachers
ana sufficient funds a. pay the expenses
Uf u full term Eleven 81 them are
housed IN brick aud stone buildings
and three others viii have new build
IngF before another term. Some of IN,
schools wer" crowded AZ the first ct the
year. but this condition has been over.
cuina by additions and new buildings
l;N,Ty school teacher IN Hale county
this yoir holds M least a first grade
certificate and nuny have university
degrees.
The scholastic census of the county
shows s.sai children The actual al
Tendance II considerably above that
number. an unusual condition. There
.are exactly zoo teachers IN al uf the
TsrhOOls u the county. there being
ihirty.ninc In the city schools 81 Plain.
Ni"N and sixty-onc In the rural schools
This means that there " q teacher Tot
,tVry twcnty.siN children In the county
IN Front Rank.
The rural schools OF Hale co,iuty
are among the very best In Texas" de.
,lared state Inspector. T. l.. shepard
while on his annual inspection last year.
Mr.. shepard commended County School
superintendent Chas. Clements. and the
trustees IL the schools very highly on
their management and supervision Of
Tho schools. lie stated that II was due
largely to their careful management
that they were able Ia coniiuu" the
srhools On limited funds when other
Fchouls IN the state were forced col
close. H. also declared that the teach.
'rs showed better preparation Ten their
work than In most counties. MI. Gle
meats went through the public schools
= Hal" county and later graduated
from the state university. Pot many
wears he has made "a clos. study ui
rural schools which has enabled him toI
Le Of greatest service To- them.
Thirteen at the rural schools have
two or more teachers. The Hale Cen.
ter schools have seven. Alternately has
inc and Petersburg has slN. The
rchopls arr 80 located that every child
"a Hale county ~ within five miles Of
y school Al uf the schools having
more than two teachers give courses
including the eleventh grade aud some
~ the smaller schools give as complete
courses.
Although the scholastic census Of the
I'lninvi.w Independent School Distric,
shows ii:s children at school aye. the
actual attendance II i.sS3. THIS II caus
I'd by many students coming from
Olh'r counties Tor the advantages of
l'lni5view schools. especially the high
school. -Four t,1rhers have been added
t. IA, city schools since The term start
cd two q them heing added a. ia" high
yehool faculty. u Is probable that other
additions viii be- necessary before the
nj Of IN. wear
High Srliooi tniis.
rainvi,w iIirh school has twenty
three and half units Of nfiiliation with
the state university. \ large choice ~.
literary. language. science. vocational
and fine arts courses In offered
The large number OF student uEani
,aUons In PhinVicw High school afford
much interesting and beneficial pas.
times. 81 branches Of athletics receive
lauch support and the T. u. :. teams
have many championships In their
credit. The Gl,c club. the Choral club
and the orchestra are all well organized
and frequently give public entertain.
incnts. Tho Athena Debating club and
class literary societies give training IN |
public speaking.
". T. Patty. superintendent uf the
t'lainNicw schools. " optimistic over
tho ou,lool, Tor this school year. but h.
fears TIM the schools ~ the Panhandle |
viii be- forccd To cut short their terms |
and In other ways be- greatly handicap |
ped In future wears II the educational |
amendment a. hc voted on Tuesday In
not passed
Would Cripple Schools.
N this amendment should fail to Ice
gdopie,l. tho Piainyiew schools will hc
greatly crippled End will have little
prUsIcc, II running more than six OF
seven months newt year" declared Prof |
Patty. THE plan of operation of the
sincndm.r;. n adopted viii not he let |
to tho lu1l school boards but viii i~
left a. the pecplc. u the citizens want |
to have q nine months school and are
willing To vote sufiicicn, funds Ia run
v nine months then this amcndmcnt
will give them the privilege. The adcp /
tion ~ this amendment means more To
school children ~ T. xas than any meas.
IRE that has hrcn before the p-Opl" Of ,
Texas IN u quarter uf century