Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1922-03-15
For City Offiees- Spring Eleeties,
For Mayor,
FRANK GROOM.
To he Patross Of the Pstssi Seheel

10 TIE T0tH0oS OF the otou Cenoot
On March q you will be called up.
on to consider q proposition OF vital
importance to you a. citizens Of the
Potosi School district. II Il proper
that you, ~ She taxpayers. shonld
know the conditions which have made
the enlargement and rerochng OF your
choolbuilding absolutely imperative.
In the last Ave years the number oil
OF school age 10 this district
has increased from 3l2 to 4S7. and the
enforcement OF the compulsory At.
tendance Law has brought nearly all
OF this increase into school. Your
present school building wss crowded
to the limit I've years ago, when the
Board Of Education asked you 10 pro.
vide more room and you tsfused; and
since that time the only effort that
has been made to relieve the crowded
condition was the building Ola little
one.room temporary structure. which
was built largely By private subscrip.
tion and funds obtained from enter.
tainmsnts given by The school child.
rcd.
You have enrolled in the 6sst grade
this yeas lOl children. ranging from
q to IL yeass.of age, and you expect
one teacher 10 instruct this number
Of children when there should be
three teachers assigned to this task.
These children are oil crowded into
one room, 2Sx3o fest. condition.
from . humane viewpoint, which
would not be tolerated in any factory,
and from m educational viewpoint Ii
appalling. No wonder Warrington
County ranks among the highest in
the percentage Of illiteratea. No
wonder Washington County hss IA
pay oue.third Of its revenue for the
support 81 its insane and feeble.
minded. when our children are being
educated under such conditions.
You havs Id children enrolled In
the second gsade. crowded into your
little yellow" school house, under =
| teacher yon pay sO0 per month. You
have 60 children enrolled In the third
and fourth grades, under one teacher,
where there should be two. II there
are thirty pupils In clsss In arish'
mstic. history. reading, Language OF
geography. aod each pupil II given
an opportunity Of recitipg. only out
minutes time can be given each pu'
Pill durIag . recitation Of 80 minutes
duration, which means that each pu'
pill will receive less that ons minutes
time each day In each subject studied.
Did you ever work with your OWE
boy Tor more than one honr trying "a
cause him to understand his lesson
| In arithmetic2 Then what can .
teacher do 10 one minutss
You have 90 pupils enrolled IL
grades ave and six. enough for tws
teachers, crowded into room as12t
feet, which under standard reguta'
lions 10 Iargs enough Tor only y
pupi,s You have 50 pupils enrolled
| In grades seven and eight. enough
| Tor two teachers. This room has ever,
desk occupied and NO more desks car
possibly be pisced therein.
| Al the beginning Of next year yos
viii have 20 Of more pupils in Higl
School and thess must be taken care d
Ia stady hall IeSgs enough Tor only u
pupils. You have ons class room FOL
the accommodates u High School pupils
This same roam must Be used for 1
isborstory for Physics and Agriculture
You have one othar room 6xi6 feet
built Ia betwesn and over tbs stair,
which II used - a Office and elias,
room for High 8chosl eisssss. Hers
tbs superintendent hes his desk an<
conducts his sIasses. lmsgtne slAal
Of 20 popils ssswdsd Into this snal
pisce and tryihg " Do note bosk werh
undsr such een1itisns. Tbs baly plaea
lift for the thisd High Geheo, teacher
10 esnduct her eisnpss y b TIE stady
| hsil auA this isvssy trying anthsteaeA.
| - u NJ TO sendnsa.a vssitatte0 whsss
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