San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-17
NEW HIGH WILL
ADD COURSES
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Certain Subjects Left Out
Because Of Lack Of
Equipment.
PARENTS COMPLAIN
6am Houston High School
in Old Number 4 to Have
Standard Athletics.
PARENTS COMPLAIN

Certain courses not given at the
Sam Houston senior high school, the
ack of which is reported to be the
basis of an Indignation meeting" OF
satrons whose children have been as
EYsncd to the new high school Mon
lay evening at the Cavalry Baptist
church, will be added to the curricu-
uni at the beginning of the mid-win-
er term il the school board approves
he recommendation to be made to
hat effect by DR.. jeremiah Rhodes,
Superintendent of schools, it was an
bounced Monday morning.
Since school opened on Monday OF
asst week, considerable discomfort has
been manifested by patrons residing
north of Commerce street and cast OF
he Southern Pacific tracks, whose
children have been selected to attend
he Sam Houston high school, now
,uartered in the old Ben Milan school
building where halliday sessions arc
held.
Lack of equipment has necessltated
he discontinuance of certain subjects
or the present. such as stenography.
ypewriting, manual training and
chemistry. Many of the patrons have
complained that their children will be
compelled to forego these subjects
which they have elected to take.
Prefer Older Schools.
DE-. Rhodes expressed himself Mon
lay morning to the effect that he be-
ieved that the discomfort of the
patrons was caused not so much by
he lack of these courses, but by the
Fact that they would rather see their
children in the older Main Avenue
and Breckenridge high schools. They
feel. DIR. Rhodes explained, that the
,lder high schools would have a high
pr prestige.
"Stenography, typewriting nd other
subjects will probably be given dur
ng the winter term," DR.. Rhodes
Eaid. provided there is sufficient
iemand for the subjects. shall
recommend to the school board at the
next meeting that manual training
instruction begin Immediately at the
new high school. Within a month,
shed that will temporarily house
he manual training department
,ould be erected"
Chemistry In Last Year.
No senior grade subjects are offer
1, at the Sam Houston high school,
DIR. Rhodes said No pupil. who is
scheduled to graduate from high school
next year has been selected 10 attend
he recently organized school. DR..
Rhodes explained. Chemistry, he
Eaid. is generally taught in the
Eleventh grade and hence is not Of
ered at the third high school.
The Sam Houston high is operat-
ny upon halliday session basis, the
Eenior high school section meeting in
he afternoons and the elementary
school session meeting in the fore
Moons. This condition will remain in
effect until the new elementary
school building in the vicinity of the
Ben Milan building. has been erected.
Then the elementary grades will &C.
upy the new building and the senior
high school classes will have full-day
bcssions in the old building.
II can readily appreciate the view
eoipt of the patron and the pupil, :"
DR.. Rhodes said. However. a third
senior high school is necessary to
rare for the overflow at Breckenridge
Ind Main Avenue high schools which
nave not been entirely relieved by the
Organization of junior high schools.
Have a Football Team.
The objection has been raised. DIR.
Rhodes said. that athletic and recrea-
ional opportunities at the Sam Hous-
on, school arc not as great as those
offered at the older and large high
schools. Every opportunity offered
ft the older high schools, however,
Or. Rhodes continued, is offered Mt
he new high school.
Take football. for instance" DR..
Rhodes said. "The complaint has
,eep made that there will be no foot
,all team at the Sam Houston school.
know of no reason why there should
hot be team. An athletic coach
Jas been assigned to that school.
hbre the individual will have a
srester opportunity to get on the
cam that he would have at larger
Fchooi where the competition would