Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-05-31

gether in one big school. He as
1serted that this school matter i
not question of SO much none,
or location but of education; AM
: that the people should decide OF
what is best for the real educa
. tiona good to their children.
In response to this, City Supt
u. Howard Payne told of thu
opinion of DR.. Strayer, head o
| School Administration of Colum
bia University, that one centra
school building is far better thar
scattered schools in any city un,
der $4,000 or 10000. He told Of
the enthusiastic work that can be
done by eliminating lines ot
demarcation between the grades
and high school. With the eight
acres available at Madison High
he said, it would not be necessary
to have the same Fairgrounds for
the children Of different sizes and
different grades that it was pro-
lposed even to have separate lava
tories or different floors, etc.
What Supt. Payne said thoroly
corroborated by President T. ].
Coates of Eastern Normal School
who was present in the audience
and was called upon for his opin-
ion in the matter.
Mr., Erskine objected to the
one building in a few remarks.
saying that Richmond could ex-
pand either way, and there ought
to be school on each side.
Mr.. 7. S. Burnam then declared
that Mr.. Noand's statement in re-
gard to the boards plans was
conclusive; and that there was
nothing else 70 be done.
Mr.. {. {. Wallace moved the
appointment Of an executive com
mittee to crystalline sentiment il
favor of the bond issue and tC
form an organization on the day
of election to carry it.
Mr.. Waller Bennett discussed
the advisability of paying the cost
of the new building by direct tax
alton instead of a long time bond
issue. He SAID he would favor
the bond issue if it was for three
or four years or five years rather
than spread over 20 years. Tc
this Attorney A. r. Burnam re-
piled that the only way this cou1C'
be done under the financial condi-
ton of the city and legal restric-
t1ons on borrowing money. would
be to raise the tax rate and thus
secure about $4,000 a year, ant
build a new school pieccmeal.
Mr.. Bennett also said he and
many others Of the older citizens
had much sentiment for the build
ings of old Madison Institute ant
would hate to see the old build
lngs torn down.
Col. N. B. Deatherage said he
too. would hate to see the ole
buildings so. He said he hated
to see his old church torn dowr
and hated to see the Presbyter-
1an5 tear theirs down but pointed
to the magnificent houses Of
worship which adorn the sites OF
the old ones. He declared that
when school was going on al
Caldwell, moss of the children
seemed to him to be out in the
street; that one acre for a play
ground for500 children was entire
ly too small and he was heartily
in favor OF one central building
on the hill.
DR.. Homer W. Carpenter gave
his approval TO the sentiments
which were being expressed. He
urged that too much puDiiciitt,
could not be given to the plans,
and purposes Of the board and the
campaign committee. He also
suggested that the colored people
be fully acquainted with the
needs and purposes OF the school
situation in Richmond.
DIR. Telford was empowered to
name All executive committee to
have charge of a campaign to
carry the bonds and cooperate
with the school board. This
committee will be named within a
day or so.
Mrs. War6eld Benefits mo
ton for complete endorsement Of
the boards plan then carried with
a whoep and,rhe meeting adjourn
ed.
r. r. Wage Decision Wednesday