The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-26
NIGHT SCHOOL
BIG SUCCESS
Graduates Told 1t Will Be
Conducted on Bigger Scale
Next Fall.
ATTEN ANCE SPLENDID

Commissioner Fred Il. Frazier, Of
the city department of education and
health assured members of the vo-
cational night school at the Chatta-
nooga High school Thursday night
at the commencement exercises that
the school would be continued next
year, Not only this, but Mr.. Frazier
and Supt. r.. l.. Jones, of the city
schools, pointed out that next year
the vocational school would be run
| on a much larger scale than II was
this year. Mr.. Frazier told the stu
| dents that they had made the first
year of the night school a success by
their earnest efforts. He declared
that for this reason he felt that the
money the city of Chattanooga put
into the night school had been well
spent.
Average Attendance.
Supt. Jones said that the average
attendance OF the vocational night
school compared favorably with that
of the day schools. He told his au
dience that in the new $l,500,000 high
school to be erected by the city pro-
vision had been made for one of the
best night schools in the city. In this
way, Mr.. Jones stated, the building
would be utilized both day and night.
In the daytime he said, II would ac-
commodate approximately 1000 boys
and girls and about 1000 at the night
school. He said that at the time the
building in which they We're in was
built 1t was planned to accommodate
800, and when it was finished 1t was
the only high school building in
Hamilton county.
Since that time Mr.. Jones pointed
out that Central High school has
| been established and that these two
| schools together accommodate 1,4OO
pupils, when fifteen years ago the
| authorities thought one large enough
to accommodate 800 would be large
enough to meet the demands. In
closing, Mr.. Jones told the students
that the new high school must either
be monument of the peoples in
| telligence or a tombstone OF their
| folly.
Resolution OF Appreciation.
Resolutions expressing the appreca-
| ton OF the student body to the edu-
| Gators for the establishing Of a Voca-
| ton night school in Chattanooga dur
| ing the past year were adopted by the
student body of the vocational night
| school. A copy follows;
| Whereas. the city commissioner OF
| education has seen At to establish u
| vocational night school in the city, Of
fering such courses as were apparently
| in most demand. free TO all who had
the desire to pursue these courses; and,
| Whereas the city superintendent, X.
l.. Jones with his usual thoroughness,
| has scectod and organized an eNcep-
| tonally strong faculty of practical men
and women who have succeeded not
only in making continued and regular
attendance well worth while. but have
| created a desire to carry on.
| Therefore, be it resolved by the stu"
| dent body of the Chattanooga Noca-
| tonal Night school that we heartily
| commend the wisdom of our commis-
sioner of education. Fred b. Frazier, IN
adopting the policy OF establishing TINS
| school, and believing that the continu-
| alton and enlargement Of this work will
| not only benefit those who may attend
| but will be OF great benefit to the vari-
| Gus industries or the city and contribute
| in no small degree to n better citizen
ship. we most earnestly recommend
| that provision be made TO enlarge the
work OF the school to meet the needs
Of the varied industries and also include
general hetterment courses
Be II further resolved, that we take
| this opportunity to express our graft
| tude to the city OF Chattanooga for the
services of Commissioner Frazier. Supt.
r. l.. Jones, Dean G. E. Ferris Unver-
sity Of u. T.. Principal W. r. Robinson.
and all members of the faculty who
have contributed TO the success OF this
work.
Receive Certificate,
Approximately 1876 students received
graduation certificates which were
given out by Principal w. T. Robinson.
Several of the teachers and students
were called upon to make short talks
concerning the work OF the Vocational
Night school Music was furnished by
members of the Chattanooga High
School Glee club.
Those who successfully completed the
courses are:
Bert Agnew, oliver Alexander, owen,
w. Alexander. Isabel Alsup. Herbert
Barnes. J. w Barrie, Archie Barron
Richard BaYston. Harry Be1sit, souis