The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-04-02
EVERYBODY" WANTS MONEY
TO IMPROVE SCHOOLS
Petition Be Filed With City Council Shows Community Be-
hind Proposition Erect High School Buildng-Unani
nifty Characteristic of Grenada.

NADIA gets behind every good thing
The Sentinel is publishing below a
copy of petition that will be pre-
sented to the City Council "a It's
meeting next Monday night asking fol
bonds for = new high school buili'ne
and for repairs on buildings already
in use The names attached show a
unity of sentiment that is gratifying
1t is stated that but two men refus-
ed to sign the paper and one of these
said he was not opposed to the bond
issue and realized the necessity of
the new structure.
1t is understood that the trustees
expect to use the present white school
building for the primary and gram
mar grades:
To The City Council of The City of
Grenada: :
We the undersigned citizens and
taxpayers of the City of Grenada re-
spectfully present you the following
statement of facts in regard to the
white and colored school buildings of
Grenada:
A situation confronts our City in
regard to the white school building
that demands the attention of every
forward looking citizen. We cannot
afford to shut our eyes to conditions;
we must not fail to observe what 9TH
er communities are doing, and in MAX
ing this last statement, we would not
be understood as wanting to do vain
or unnecessary thing simply because
another town had done it, yet we can
, not live to ourselves and must, in a
measure, be guided by our neighbors.
The white school building is crowd
ed to overflowing. This session the
attendance has eclipsed all past rec
ords. being over 500. The rooms OF
the present building, many of them,
are crowded almost to degree
where it is not healthy. In many
rooms the children are SO crowded
that they cannot do proper work and
their teachers are greatly handicap
ped.
Grenada occupies in many respects
a place of leadership. We believe
unaualifedly in the highest develop
ment and in the proper school train
ing of our children
With this brief statement OF facts,
all of which you gentlemen no doubt
know. We want to ask that you order
an election for not less than S125,-
OOO.O0 in bonds for the purpose OF
securing funds to erect and equip a
new HIGH SCHOOL building and re
pairing the present building as well
as doing the needful thing for the
coIored school building or colored
school. Permit us to say that, in our
Judgment. is imperative. Our public
school is our biggest asset. Next
session we feel sure that the attend
ance at the white school will exceed
600. Our school trustees ask for the
building and we are almost ready to
cav that our health authorities will
sav that it would be almost crime
not to give the children more room,
and a new building is the easiest,
wisest and best solution of the mat
ter.
Very respectfully,
w. B. Hoffa, c. c. White. }. A.
Roane. W. nj. Dubard, J. P. Meaders,
J. w. B. Taylor, J. T. Keeton, A. W.
Stokes. J. B. Horn, VIM. P. Ferguson,
r. F. Matthews, T. E. Moody, N. ).
Carothers, W. R. Todd, L. A. Pea
cock, Dave W. Dogan, R. Pressgrove,
T. H. Wier, Morrison Thomas, s. A.
Wier, A. H. Harris, j. G. Bingham,
B. S. Dudley, c. L. Davis, j. 0. Herod,
E. M. Sherwood, j. F. Thompson, w.
3. Martin, R. E. Hall, G. 3. Terrell,
E. Chisholm, ]. T. Talbert. W. u.
Salmon, J. C. Fair, A. N. Rayburn,
A. ]. McCaslin, j. C. Perry, j. r.
Simpson, B. D. Newsom, W. A: Nc
Lean Jr., J. P. Broadstreet, j. T.
Broadstreet Jr., John L. Miner, ]. D.
Roach, H. ". Alexander, L. P. kee-
ton, T. ]. Brown, E. A. McElwrath,
A. M. Carothers. R. C. Trusty, G.. L..
Cranberry, H. A. Patterson, K. u.
Sharp, r. w. Sharp, H. H. Heath,
W. E. Jackson, Harris ]. Guidry, J.
w. Murray, J. R. Garner, L. c. Wei
ker. w. v. CLAYTON, H. K. Barwick,
%. L. Boteler, D. B. Brown, N. Nc
Kibben, ]. ]. Lott, Jr., S. s. Roane,
G. T. Hemphill, A. L. Trotman, r. J!
Rayburn, E. E. Penn, E. A. Penn,
n. b. Barbee, A. S. Tatum, S. I: Ia
tum, ]. H. Nicely, T. E. Nicely, J. c.
Wilson. c. E. Lockett, F. T. Gerard,
R. C. Applewhite, B: c. Duncan, ".
K. huntington, W. T. DAVIS, .. f.
Norwood, o. L. Kimbrough Jr., A. l.
Inman, A. u. COIInS, u. ". Se1iH
r. Semmes, 8. M. Cain, G: Z; LAMB
"a. P. Mitchell, J. P. Kimbreil, Geo.
III. Garner, G. M. Lawrence l.. y.
Doak, A. T. McElwrath, 3; W. Nc
Elwrath, M. Williams, H. j: Ray, Jno.
9 King ], B. Keeton, j. N. Brown,
r. J. Weyneth, J. E. Huntington, Jay
Gore. K. Mattingly, c. a. Calhoun,
r p. McCracken, j. P. PressgTove'
R Middleton, R. H. Stokes, V. A.
Brewing, ]. S. Sharp, J. 7; Thomas
d. Crenshaw, Gas Heath, :. =.
Heath, C. w. Kosman, "; II. Kirk,
w III Crowder, T. L. Irby, c.. +.
Irby. T. j. Fatherree, w: L. Handy
e +. Gibson, Van w. Williams, j. =.
Cunningham, w. H. Whitaker, =. =.