Evening journal., 1922-04-11
SCHOOL BUDGET
NOT Finished
Salary Question Still
Problem, Mr.. Stradley
Tells Board
HOWARD SCHOOL
BADLY CRIPPLED

Despite the efforts OF members of
the Board OF Education to have the
budget prepared by the finance com
mittee discussed at the meeting OF
the school board yesterday, Sher-
mer II. Stradley. chairman Of the
committee. announced that only
progress could be reported. He said
that when the budget was presented
TO City Council he desired to be in
position to explain TO that body just
what was needed by the school board
in the way of new schools, additional
teachers. etc.
1t was intimated that while the
tentative budget of s1.304,00O had
been reduced about 100000 the sal
airy item appeared to be the stumb-
ling block.
David A. Ward, superintendent
OF schools. in his report of condi-
tions at the Howard High School,
said:
81 wish 10 call your attention to the
particular difficulties which will be met
in the organization Of the Howard
school for the beginning OF the school
n
principale. The report follows:
The following problems present
themselves for the September term,
1929:
I'm high school. after subtractlng
our graduates in June, We viii have
in high school at least nifty more pu-
pills than the present term, and now
we are short seats and seat space for
nine pupils. We must have at least two
more high school rooms.
THE grammar school will have at
least one more grade OF about thirty
pupils. At the most conservative est-
mate we must have a total OF three
more rooms for the high school and
| the grammar school.
The only possibility for that space
would be to send the only two remain
ing primary grades and the kinder
garten out Of this building. and that
I would leave us short one room, as the
/ kindergarten Is not adequate for a reg
ular classroom. But that Is absolutely
I impossible. and there is no place TO
send them.
In the last year we have doubled
our enrolment in the upper grades.
accommodating them by sending each
one Of our primary grades 10 No. 20
school, or. 10 be specific, we have in
the last year sent to No. 2g school
our third fourth and fifth grades No.
% school has now reached g limit.
THE industrial teachers who have
both grammar and high school work
were filed 10 capacity before this
growth in the grammar and high
/ schools. In previous years the rooms
that we're filled with irst. second. third
fourth and hfth-grade pupils. who had
no industrial work next term viii be
occupied by upper grade pupils. The
] Industrial teachers viii not be able Ia
] accommodate the number of classes
and neither viii the shops he able 10
accommodate these numbers.
The only solution is more space
THE cooking teacher. who previously
/ managed the lunchroom will be filled
up with classes and those other de-
partments out Of necessity must be
separated.
Heretofore we have been able TO ir
some way make ends meet but How.
ard School has reached tho end of iti
rope. and before this new term meeti
us. 1 trust that both the superintendent
and members OF the Board Of Educa
ZION Will pay us a personal visit g,
that by figures as well as the buildini
1 itself you win see the absolute impos
sibllity Of making this plant so withou
! necessary provisions for the expansion
stated herein
DR.. Conwell Banton. suggested tina
additional rooms be leased in othe
than school buildings or that the pia
toon system be adopted at the schoo
to relieve congestion. Superintendent
Ward said that due TO the lack o
hall space at the school the platoon
system would be hard TO inaugurate
Mr.. stradley suggested that the boar,
= visit the school and ascertain con
ditions and report back to the mex