The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-05
SOMETHING TO BE CERTAIN ABOUT.

Members of the Kenosha Parent Teachers
association are making a bitter campaign
against the condition of the third story of the
Kenosha High School. Some Of them insist
that the condition prevailing is a menace and
with a view of being entirely candid we think
it is but fair to ask Of administration officials
Of the schools to have an Investigation made OF
this building which will remove these fears.
We feel that the anxiety of the member of
the parent teachers association who laid the
complaint before us is not fully warranted
Knowing the men in charge of the schools ant
serving as members Of the board of education
we can not believe that these men would per-
NIT children to attend classes in the building il
lit were dangerous.
We know that the building is very unde-
sirable one We know that various inspectors
have clearly pointed out it's delinquencies and
it's defects. We know that it is inconvenient,
too small to accommodate the students and
entirely untitled for the instruction of them
But inconvenience have been endured by many
in securing an education and-the right kind Of
student will get his education regardless of
them.
These insistent complaints however prompt
us to suggest that it is a lot better to be sure
GUS fire break out in the high school it's stair
ways might be strong enough for the hundreds
Of young people going to school there to get
out in an orderly manner. We should feel be-
ter about it if we had the statement Of an ex-
pert that the stairs were strong enough. It
is true that Investigations have been made by
local inspectors and we give great weight to
them but even the local inspectors have declRl-
ed to declare the building adequate for it's uses
from the standpoint of safety.
We know that it would cost the city money,
that it would bring lot of interruption with
school work and be decidedly inconvenient for
the school management to give up the use Of
any portion of this building but before we
would have the life of one child in danger we
would stand for all these inconvenience.
It is due to the parents of the hundreds of
children who attend school in this building that
the place be thoroughly investigated The cost
of such an inspection will not be great but if it
costs thousand dollars the inspection should
be made just the same
Lettering over the plans for the building of
the new high school in Kenosha is not popular
with the people. 1t was the plan of the school
survey that this building should be under way
by this time and yet not spadefull of eavth
has been moved and if plans are nearing c -
betion we have not been advised of it. This
building is one of the great needs for the de-
velopment OF the school system in Kenosha To
delay the construction Of it longer is unfair to
the children. 1t is to be hoped that one of the
first acts of the school board elected today will
be to carry out the mandate of the people and
get this building started with view of having
it completed at the earliest possible date Mean
time the open duty of the school management
is to give the people assurance that the old
shack now being used is safe for this use even
though it is disreputable.