The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07
VOLUME NINE
Views On Grammar
School Bond Issue

The Grammar School Board have
presented their reasons for sub
mittilg a proposal to vote bonds in
the amount of $4,000 for an addi-
ton of six rooms to the present
grammar school building and to
purchase additional furniture and
equipment for use in the enlarged
school. The total cost of these
improvements is estimated at S22,-
600. if the bond issue is approved,
the PWA is expected to make a
grant of $4,000 to complete the re-
quired funds The Board submits
that petitions were circulated TO
ascertain public sentiment on three
propositions. First: DO you favor
adding on to the present build
ing?" Second: "You favor acquiring
a new site and placing a building
thereon?" Third do you favor
Junior High School, and providing
additional rooms for the lower
grades" According to the Board,
1O9 people favored the first pro-
position. 90 people favored the sec
ond. and u favored the third pro-
posal.
The Grammar School Board are
of the opinion that the school can
be operated more efficiently and
more economically, if all the class
es are held in one building. and
cite the comparatively low cost per
pupil. They believe that an addi-
ton to the present school building
means added efficiency and greater
economy
Those who differ from the con-
clusions reached by the Grammar
School Board-and there are many
who do so-contend that an addi-
ton to the present grammar school
building can not possibly mean
added efficiency, that six more
rooms added to the present class
rooms will eventually cause great
er confusion, greater congestion IL
the cafeteria, library and auditori-
um, even if it does mean less con-
gestion in the class rooms, for the
time being. They contend that II
Coolidge continues to grow in the
next two years as it has in the past
two years the problem of conges-
ton in the Grammar School Will
be infinitely worse than it is now
and more schools will have to
be built. They contend that the
present play ground is wholly in
adequate for the number of chill
dren now attending grammar
school-that an addition there to
the buildings can mean only less
play ground for an increased num-
Der of pupils. They contend that
there is more danger of contagious
or infectious disease among school
children, in very large school build
ings with a shortage of Fairgrounds.
They believe that it is false eco
nomy to spend $4,000 for temper
ary relief in overcrowded class
rooms-and still have overcrowded
Fairgrounds, that the Grammar
School grounds are too small for
even the present enrolment.
Everyone agrees that more school
room is absolutely necessary, and
many are of the opinion that
Junior High School building, built
separate from the present High
School. but on the same grounds,
is the best and cheapest solution
of the school problem, if consider
ed from long time view point, and
submit several logical reasons in
support of their views. The main
reason submitted is that, if Junior
High School is built as proposed,
with II class rooms, there will be
no congestion in either class rooms
or Fairgrounds for many years TO
come. and that the present conges-
ton in the Grammar School can
be taken care of by removing to the
Junior High building all the high
er grades now in the Grammar
school. leaving that building for the
exclusive use of the youngsters in
the lower grades.
They point to the playground ad-
vantages on the High School
ground. where there is plenty room
and they contend that the propos'
ed Junior High of II rooms, with
much improved play grounds, swim
mining pool and athletic fields is
cheaper in the long run at pro-
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