Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-05-31
MEETING ENDORSES
ONE CENTRAL SCHOOL
W a - z a. q
Comprehensive Discussion of the
Bond Issue Followed by AL
most Unanimous Vote

Almost unanimous endorse
ment was given to the plan of tn
Richmond School Board to erec
a magnificent central school buil(
ing on the eight-acre site of th'
present Madison High School a
a largely attended mass meeting
OF citizens at the court house
Monday night.
Following a frank preSentatio,
of the plans as formulated by th(
School Board by Chairman Johr
holland. and after considerable
discussion pro and con, Mr.. T. s
Burnam declared that he was cor
vinced that the plans of the board
were for the best interests of the
people as a whole and should be
endorsed.
Mrs. Warhcld c. Bennett then
moved that the boards plan for
the building Of a central school
on the Madison High property be
endorsed as the sense of the
meeting. There were several sec
onds to her motion, and upon 4
rising vote called for by Chair
man DR.. r. /. Telford all but
three or four arose and gave their
endorsement 20 the boards plans.
Many who went to the meeting
opposed to the removal of the
school from the Caldwell school
site. left convinced that they
were in error and that the best
thing for the interests of the
school children Of the present and
the future would be TO construc;
one great building on the other
site.
Chairman John holland, of the
School Board, called the meeting
TO order, and clearly and frankly
told OF the work that the School
Board found ahead of it. He
stated what had been done in ev-
cry particular, told of the various
opinions and plans that had been
considered and of the decision fl
nally arrived az if the voters Of
Richmond authorize on June 18th
the bond issue Of $4,000, to erect
modern complete, and magnii-
cent school on the Madison High
site Mr. holland went into de
tail. and then asked the people to
cooperate with the Board by ap-
pointment of a Citizens Commit
tee.
DR.. Tclford was then named as
chairman of the meeting and the
committee. Attorney A n. Bur,
nam. who is looking after legal
matters in connection with the
proposed bond issue. explained
the conditions of the lease of the
old Madison institute property,
and in answer to inquiries read
the deed to the Caldwell property
He gave it as his legal opinion
that the chances were almost all
in favor of the school board being
able under the law, to dispose Of
the Caldwell site as it saw fit. as
in the earl y Gays OF the school
situation here all of the terms Of
the old grant lad been fully COM
piled with,
Hon. w b. Smith. Richmonds
oldest attorney, espouSed the idea
OF erecting L splendid central
school building on the Madison
High site. with characteristic Wig
or. He said that perhaps he was
the Only one present who had
ever seen Robert Caldwell, who
gave the Caldwell site to the city.
He told of his early days at
school there and gave some inter
esting "reminiscences of early days.
He. urged the people to vote to
erect building that Richmond
would not be ashamed of. He said
he felt sure most of the mothers
of the city would vote for the tax
to provide their children with
comfortable school. quarters. He
declared that the one acre Of
ground at Caldwell was made
quate to care for the growing
school population. He said that
undoubtedly 200 boys and girls
would crowd Caldwell beyond the
limits of safety. He declared
his opinion that Richmond will
never make a manufacturing cen
ter, so thought the people should
have an ambition to make it a
great educational center.
In response to query from
Miss Belle Fl. Bennett. Mr.. J. A
Kunkel, attendance officer, stated
that the school census of Rich
mond shows 923 children of
school age. There are about $50
in the graded department and l25
in the high school.
Mr.. Waller Bennett wanted to