Evening journal., 1921-12-06
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DR.. A. ]. Strikol Deplores
Conditions in Park
School
DIR. HOLLOWAY SEES
NO RELIEF NOW
special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal
RICHARDSON PARK. Dec. e.
Admitting that school conditions
here are dep.orable but that the
state Board Of Education is power
less to help because the State School
laws do not Include new building
funds. DR.. II. V. Holloway, superin-
tendent OF State schools caused
school patrons of this district to lose
all hope for immediate relief In
school matters. Not only did Dr.
Holloway make It clear that the
fourteen acres Of land at Ashley
would not be used for modern
school building for two years at
least. but he announced that II this
md other schools we're to be closed
he did not think 1t would avail any
relief.
pr. Holloway made this statement
at the Parent Teacher Association
meeting in the old school house last
night. The meeting was one OF the
largest ever held here. representa-
tive sof the Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation. the Women's Civic Club and
the Five Points Civics' Association
taking part In the discussions.
In speaking OF the possibility OF
the Legislature meeting in special
session to consider a new school law
DR.. Holloway, said that Nothing
short Of revolution In school mat
ters would cause Governor Denney
70 take such action"
nxr.1afrnH in detail
the items in the annual budget OF
the state board. The law. he SAID
had been prepared in blanket form
hv the House OF Representatives but
me Senate had refused TO pass II in
this form and the budget had been
con,ed after the 1919 school law.
Being the FIRST budget, he said II was
merely guess work.
DIR. Holloway showed by the aid
Of the blackboard that with total
assessment Of s1,104,oo0 here the
school taxes collected at present in
the district totaled $4,000 whereas
the salaries paid the nine teachers
fotaled about $1,000.
The salary allowed the janitor. he
said. was based on a $50 a month
basis. the total amount allotted for
.sanitor services in each school being
s2qO. He promised. however. that
Richardson Park would appear foi
an adequate school building on th'
buildlne program to be presented
before the next session OF the Legis
lature. but said he could not tel
what they would do with the pro
gram.
DR. Holloway closed his address
by asserting that temporary reliei
might ne effected II the residents OF
the community would bond them
selves.
DR.. A. J. Strikol. OF Ashley medi-
cal Inspector in twenty-six rural
schools. reported that a recent exam
lnation Of sixty-four children in two
4 grades at the school here showed
hut one child with a perfect physi-
cai record In many cases he said
the children were suffering from
sore throat caused by the rooms first
being overheated and then becoming
rold.l That the present building is
IA menace TO the health OF the chill
.dren zwas the opinion OF the physi.
cian and others present. DR.. Strike
said THAT many OF the families Il
the community were keeping thei
children at home rather than le
them face the dangers lurking in tn
present school building. He sal
bat many Jof them prefer their chill
dfen shou1d have health instead @
Ian education. II the obtaining OF a
Education meant that their healt
was TO be impaired.
The meeting was presided over b
Miss Anna Murray a teacher.