The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-10-07

Clarence L. Simmons for AMP -
Fresh and new arguments over the
location of the proposed new Cen
tral high school were aired again
here this week when Miss Jane Hun
ter, secretary Of the Phillis Wheat
ley association, made a statement
urging that the proposed new
structure be constructed west of
East 55th street, east OF East doth
street, between Central and Car
negie avenues.
Miss Hunters statement, in direct
opposition to a group of citizens
who want the new building in the
vicinity Of East list street and
Carnegie avenue, apparently has
baked the board Of education's
deliberations on the East list
street site.
ln her statement Miss Hunter.
revleWed work done by committee
apuolnted in 1892, particularly as
tnis work concerned s.relieving
conlitions which were d great haz-
ard so the safety Of the girls OF
Centlsl high school removal Of
junk yards north of the school.
provislons@ for more playground
space and reliefNof congested con-
ditions on East 49th street So tnat
the students were freed from the
company Of loafers and other un-
desirable people,
Miss Hunter said that members
OF the board of education promised
that the new building would be To-
Gated in the vicinity Of the Phillis
Wheatley association so school
girls might conveniently continue to
participate in the activities of this
institution
In her argument for the new To-
cation Miss Hunter asserts that
I'VE find that certain selfish inter
ests, who have made no contribution
to the welfare Of Negro girls, have
recommended that the school be
placed east Of 55th street, at dis
tance which will make it very incon--
venient for school girls to attend tine
clubs and classes of the Phillis
Wheatley association"
Atty. Chester K. Gillespie, who was
one Of the members Of committee
ceaposed of DR.. Charles II. Garvin
and William r. Corners, members Of
the Central High School Citizens
committee and the Negro Welfare
association, respectfully, said, .the
only reason why Miss Hunter is
clamoring for the western site is 10
enhance the value of her own insti--
tuition
In the fight for new location Of
the school, which will be built as 4
part of the Cleveland Board Of Edu-
cations $8,000,000 PWA program,
the Gillespie committee strongly OPP
posed the boards site on Quincy
Avenue facing the Woodland ceme--
terry.
So strong is this opposition to the
burial ground" that rumor is CIR
culated to the effect that services Of
a well-known law firm might be re-
tanned to file injunction proceedings
If the board persisted in its obvious
plan to "bury" the new school in
that unsuitable spot.
Members of the committee are un--
animously of the opinion that the
new Central high should be located
somewhere east Of East 55th, be-
tween East Goth and East 74th
streets, and north Of Central Ave-
a suggestion whicn up to the present
has not met with favor at school
headquarters.
1t is pointed out by the committee
that the new school should not be
built as a Negro high scnool (which
has 80 percent Negro students, and
which might happen If the Jane
Hunter request is granted,l but a:
one of the high schools in the Cleve-
land educational setup to serve IN
its proper relationship to other higl
schools.
--(---------