The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-05
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BUILDINGS BY
APRIL, PLAN
Two Junior High Schools
and Grade Building in
South Highlands Au-
thorized by Board of
Education.

The construction of new school
buildings which II II believed Is nee
essary 30 furnish relief TO the crowd-
ed condition Of some Of the city
schools. should begin by April !, in
the opinion oh members OF the board
OF education who me- last night IN
he office ~ Superintendent John
Milne.
with this opinion IN mind the mem
bers OF she board. AZ their meeting,
ndopted "a resolution caiiing for she
erection Of several schools. including
two Junior high school, one for the
lowlands and one Cor the highlands
Thc resolution wns presented by W
r Boyd and seconded by Louis Me
Rae n adopted without a dissent
ing vote.
The resolution calls for the con-
Htruction Of a ~ 90 tWC-stOry
building az Trumbull avrnue and
High street, and for two 2O-room two
story units to serve as junior nigh
schools. n for the highlands and
one for the lcwlnnds.
u asks that the auditorium he
omitted from the new Junior high
schools for the present, hut TO have
the plans so arranged that additional
class rooms and uudltoriums may be
added without change In any part Of
tn" building now 10 be constructed
The resolution also calls for the
putting up Of temporary buildings
near University Heights. hut does not
state where these should Doe built.
M Second Ward Addition.
The resolution. a. adopted follows
closely the recommendation submit
tod TO the board two weeks . by
Superintendent Milne. in which the
latter advised the cOnstruc'.o n Of two
Junior high schools,
The original recommendation of the
superintendent called for a i2-room
addition Ia the second ward school
Tpon INVESTIGATION II was found that
such a plan would necessl.ite the
te1rinE down OF one of the walls of
the present school The erection Of
n new school NJ Trumhull avenue amt
High street was then considered a
hctier plan.
The building program as adopted
last night will eliminate ans necessity
for any hond isSue for additional
school purposes this spring AZ had
been proposed M a previous meeting
one member Of the board estimated
that h program could he carried
ont al u cost to exceed but little more
thar 100000. The hond issued voted
was for s4s5. 600.
IA superintendent was authorized
TO confer with representative e
Tfost a frost regarding the prepare
lions Of plans and ash Tor another
merfiug Of the board a. soon as %
might be deemed necessary.
Mr. Milne at the previous meeting
had stated that the erection n JUNIOR
high schools would relieve the CON
Eestion iu the present high school and
also take away the CLASSES from tine
library building. A. soon as new
plans are prepared and accepted The
board will have to ask for hid Tor
the work.
Would Censor Movies.
Preceding the discussion Of tho
building program the board listened
TO Francis T.. Wood who on behalf
OF the Catholic Welfare society asked
that the board appoint a member ia
meet with representative ~ other
societies and organizations to outline
a plan Of censorship Of movies Tor
children
Tho plan he said was that the rep
resentntivcs - ~ board fu lnvrsti
gate an pictures with q Wow to select
ing those not fitted for children
Paren'- would then Doe notified Of the
list OF such picturcs lie said a da,e
for a meeting of tho representatives
would be announced later Mr Me-
Rae was named to represent the
board az such s meeting.
The board also moved to fue all
paving protests presented by N" city
and to make no protest NJ the coming
hearing on February 10 and - The
school board owns properly ~
streets which come within the new
paving program.