The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21

h c made over REPUBLICAN,
spokesman of today thought
that he had broken up the solid
south because they voted against
the greatest AMERICAN, AL
SMITH and the CATHOLICt
CHURCH, I wonder how long
they will be satisfied without |
calling on the entire RACE TO
VOICE IT'S DISAPPROVAL? |
Sundays Bluefeld Telegraph -,
brought us the news Of the
great building campaign for
wh1h contracts have already
been allowed for the erection
remodelling and charging of
four schools in the county. With
the enormous expenditure of
S184, 644 not G. f n T of this
money is to go into the improve
ment of A NEGRO SCHOOL.
constructed at a cost of S78,-
"In Welch a new building will be
926, with a new gymnasium and
six class rooms.
They saw it is to fill a LONG
FELT NEED and is expected
to alleviate extremely crowded
conditions. I WONDER WHAT
THE MEMBERS OF TIL F.
BOARD THINK OF CONDI-
TIONS AT THE HIGH SCOOL
AT KIMBALL? The gymna-
SUM which was once used as
their auditorium has been cut
up init four classrooms, Today
this school is supposed to be in
THE NORTH CENTRAL ASSO-
CITATION, it may be there but
it had no more right enjoying
the privilege of that organization
than the school at Maitland. /
am positive that the members of
the North Central Association
would be glad to be Informed
concerning the conditions of
Browns Greek district high
school. / am for calling a mass
meeting of every Negro in this
county an inviting the North
Central Association to send "a
representative here to inspect
this plant" 1t is time that the
Parent Teacher Association of
this county got busy and placed
someone at the head of that or
ganization who had sincerity
of purpose enough beyond a
JOB to see h a our children
were provided with school
buildings, TEACHERS and equip
ment that would stand in COM
parison favorably with what
the white children are RECEIVING.
Cuttg up gymnasiums and hall
ways to make classrooms in
stead of rebuilding a burned
school is a new DEMOCRATIC
method of practicing ECONOMY
ON NEGRO EDUCATION.
At the time the Tidewater
school burned, there was a
frame building located on the
Peerless Coal and Coke Co.,,
grounds at Vivian. This build
ing had been erected years after
the old Tidwater building and
was modern in every manner
with the exception of probably
the outhouses. will admit that
it was not fre-proof, but with
this exception it served its pur-
pose we'll. 1t was indeed better
| than most of the Negro graded
schools in the COUNTY today, but
instead of replacing the burned
Underwater School with a new
, one. or giving the present
Browns Creek high school to
the Tidewatr children and build
ing a MUCH NEEDED NEW
HIGH SCHOOL. gynasiums and
Railways in the ALREADY
CROWDED HIGH SCHOOL
, WE'RE CONVERTED INT o
lCLASS-ROOMS HOUSIN G,
ICHTLDREN JUST ENTERING
| SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST
TIME UNDER THE SAME
ROOF WITH MATURE MINDS
OF HIGH SCHOOL STU
DENTS, all in such makeshift
quarters with the poorest of
lighting and ventilation. I am
informed that it was necessary
to use lights in the rooms con-
structed in the gymnasium con-
tinuosly during the day. Can
you imagine what condition the
eyes of these students will be
in when they are ready for col
lege? While all of this RE