The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-20
~ w. 0. SAUNDERS.

.; 5000 people that suddenly
..,,os It's entire public school
,r,.,w and builds a new sys-
..,, outright designed to serve
=, needs OF its people tor a
,rar;cr century or more! You
o-,bshIv didn't know there was
,r,b I town anywhere in the
1,r,h but there is such 4 town
-;,h, here in North Carolina
anil I'm going to tell you a
ERIE something about it.
IN. town of WinSton-Salem. y. :
:. : buildin. today what is to be .
,.-a,p> the finest public school sys-
.,o NJ i,~ size in the United States. |.
T., school buildings and grounds Will
\. worth more than S3.0tO.0n. And
N the CARRYING out of its now pro- I
CRAM The city is not utilizing a single |.
,rs d: it. old buildings.
rsr;u- the need of more school
rn.,,> Two years ago. WinSton-Saiem
ls.;l,d To make no more mistakes.
In ra>t Years it had made the mis-
TAX. nf most other towns and built
cg'v for the present needs with no
regard 10 future growth. Most OF Its
school buildings were on cramped
r;-v blocks where the children had
70 play in the streets.
the Of the best architects in the
country was employed to design new
buildings and one of the greatest e1-
r,-,S in America on the subject of
school planning. ventilation and light
in. Wis employed 10 assist the archi-
,crr. The result is to be ten brand
new school buildings. every building
lo,lrel where it will serve the great
es. number of people in years to
come. every building 80 designed that
II can be enlarged any time III the
future. and every building located
on ~ near Il large playground. The
smallest school site is twelve acres
in extent. another of 40 acres. another
Of t. acres: and the high school site.
,he crowrins glory of the whole
system. Is park of 10 acres made
possible ny the generosity of two
wealthy Winston Salem families who
donated the land outright to the city
for school purposes.
Training Hands as Well as Heads
In these new school buildings, most
Of which are rapidly nearing COM
plotinn. the youth Of WinstOn-Salem
is to have access to every education
al facility known to modern peda-
gogirS. The boy who is not inclined
tn master mathematics. history, latin
or Greek-whoSe head is not so apt
., his handS-.will find opportunity
for expression thru the use of his
haDiS in drawing. science. chemistry,
commerce.. printing. carpentry. met
al working and similar crafts.
Thanks To the courtesy of Mayor
James G.. IIaueS. Superintendent H.
L. Latham. and Henry Il. Dwlre.
a,i members of the Board of School
commissioners. | was shown thru
Il" urw High School of the Winston
Salem system the other day. The
ir->- unit of the new High School Is
Now in operation. ! never dreamed
hat such Il school plant existed any
where in the South. The massive
hud.ng. set on hill overlooking the
city. has class room capacity for
2.tn students. tho only half that
number are accommodated because SC
much e the space is given over tC
o'."- things that are now considered
essential in the training of boys
AMI Urls for the highest type OF In
'".,i:"r' and useful citizenship.
1u telling nf the organization anC
rHipment of this building in another
ro.Ima. Needless to say | was hard
is prepared to find in high schoo
building modern printcry operated
hv >'.d"ut> who not only produce al
OF b" printed forms for the school
h'' d" much of city'S printing as well
N"r wa> prepared To find in thu
Sau' school Il modern cafeteria Will
q >"',ug capacity of 800 students
S-rrd By Kitchen andl cold storage
'rlpw"ut thar one would hardly ex
pee - find outside metropolitan
hotel.
And. more surprising still. | foun'
''' t"i."'> aud layatOrieS OF thi'
N'n""l loca'rd. not in some obscure
corner oi a dark and smelly basemen
N'"r" evil thoughts are easily com
hH"Ictio but in the Eghtest and mos
t'nr"nirn' locations on tn mail floo
D, m" building, easily accessible to ev
'rE r.a-, room. and all under the ob
>'r"a'0"a 81 matron for the girl
'a' custodian for the boys. A
''n'"n,"uily located are metal lock
~ i"r every student in the school
'"' every student carries key to hi
V' her particular locker.
4 Great Community Center
F.' the biggest thing about tn
~.'' ,r,,om - the idea of maxim