The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-10
Seek to Avert Fearful
Congestion in Schools

Client number to meet the require
ments. The reason for this, as glyeI
4 by Mr.. Jones, is that the place tina
bids the highest for the teacher getl
fourteen or fifteen more teachers righ
! away, but he would have TO pay then
rs per cent. more than the teachers
already employed are getting and hi
couldn't afford to bring In new teach
ors and pay them more until II was
| possible for the salaries OF those al
ready In the service to be raised cor
respondingly.
Crowded conditions OF the schools
and the scarcity OF teachers were the
I two serious faults OF the schools which
were touched upon by the superintend :
ent and others in the discussion. after
| which, In order to consider some plan
for immediate relief for the schools, q
committee was appointed composed OF
ono representative from practically
every civic organization in tho city to
| investigate and frame plan OF RELIEF,
| This committee In TO meet subject TO
| the call OF Commissioners Fred B. Fra
| zier.
After there had been quite a lengthy
| discussion Of tho situation Mr.. Jones
4 set forth three things that could be done,
any OF the three of which might help the
| present congestion: First, rent rooms 10
| relieve the crowded conditions second
| improvise temporary buildings; third,
/ nave part tlDle StkAlOnS, winch WOUlu
mean either That teachers would have
! double work, instructing one set of chill
dren in the morning and an entirely diff
| ferent set in tho afternoon, Or in rOofps
where the part time session was adopted
start as early AZ o'clock In the MORN
ing with one teacher and get another
teacher for the class coming on at noon.
But where viii get the additions,
|, teachers" Mr.. Jones asked. There was
shortage Of 5000 school teachers In
the United States last year. and II Is
estimated that there will be a shortage
OF $1,000 this year" None OF these sug-
gestions seemed TO be practical. The
teachers showed very plainly that they
did not approve OF the halliday session,
which would double their work.
VIII Need Bond Issue.
THE question will ultimately save TO
be settled by bond issue declared
Supt. Jones. continuing. but would
Chattanooga for bond issue until the
matter as been presented to them In a
way that they muold realize the needs.
l believe we would then win out.
Teachers Fight Double Session.
When the question OF the double ses-
Miss Susie McNulty and other well
known members of the teaching corps
entered n voice against II. They de-
clared that when this was done the
teachers were completely exhausted Mt
the end OF the day and. therefore. could
not put forth their best efforts from day
to day. That, the result was O. great
many OF the pupils were retarded, ana
the city had to employ teachers nest
year to teach these Same pupils over.
Mr.. Jones emphasized the fact that the
more reporters found the stronger
argument one had against the school
system. That it would soon develop
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allowed TO develop only a half year what
they should accomplish in two.
C. w. Howard, representing the
chamber OF commerce. declared that II
was all internal rot to talk about econ
nooga has been insaneiy saving on her
schools In the past" He pointed out
that he had made visits to the Chatta-
nooga schools often and had never failed
to find from 2b to SO per cent. more
+ children in n room than there should
Howard Assails Past Time.
n part time system was. proposed
"the fathers and mothers OF Chatta-
nooga should raise UP howl like wild
Indians and raise row equal to the
bread line In New York" He declared
something should be done. 1.-THE people
and school teachers do not want to be
fed on promises"
Howard Assaults Part Time.
Mr.. Howard said further that the
present conditions Of the schools we're
|. the results Of men who had been. paid
the salaries to look after the schools,
but who failed to present the facts and
1 rvonditions TO the people, He aa,uNf,ir.
| Their that he was confident that any
sane plan presented TO the people would
| be granted. ~ FtNE wv ~
More Funde-- Frazier.
Commissioner Frnsier made a talk IN
which he declared that II would be alb
solutely necessary 20 have more money
to help the Chattanooga schools He