The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-15
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hazard on Ecorse Rd. has proven q
serious problem in planning the To-
cation OF the proper site for this
area. During the past two years
this temporary building has not
been used and the elementary
grade pupils from this area who
formerly attended school in this
building are being transported to
the Woodruff building. With the
increase In enrolment at Wood
run shown during the present year
there Is no guarantee that the
transportation OF children TO this
school can continue indefinitely. II
an elementary building is located
near the present temporary build
ing. however, the congestion at
Woodruff will be relieved and
Woodruff will probably be large
enough TO accommodate all the
children in its own building area
without the addition OF more class
rooms. Eventually. however. the
older part OF the Woodruff building
will have to be replaced.
Overcrowded
The high school building Is SER
iously overcrowded at the present
time and with the demand for
changes in the curriculum which
will come after the war this over
crowding will affect not only the
size OF classes but the necessary
studies high school students Will
need for specialized training. This
building was originally designed
for a high school unit but element
airy grades have always been hous'
ed there. Until the present year
the elementary grades in Central
School occupied Is rooms in the
high school building and this year
two OF these rooms were given
over to the junior division OF the
high school and these elementary
children were sent to WEIGH Hall
Industrial Arts
The demand of an industrial COM
munity will force the construc-
ton Of adequate industrial arts IA
cilities to give high school stu
dents necessary training for indus
try. A well planned and far reach
ing program OF industrial arts has
been adopted by the Board of Edu'
cation but the lack OF adequate
shops and classrooms to take care
of the students who elect these
courses has been a definite handl-
cap. Glasses are now reciting in
re-vamped wash room and form
er lumber storage room. Not Ill
the pupils who wish to take indus
trial arts courses can be accom-
modated and these students must
be thrown into other classes which
may not fit their needs. This con-
dition should be relieved and
modern industrial arts unit added
TO the present high school building
as an immediate post war project.
Increased enrolment in high
school is expected after the war.
This will be caused by the natural
growth OF the community and also
because young people will see that
the needs OF post war society will
demand high school training for
every normal citizen. To prepare
for this increase in enrolment the
present high school building should
be expanded by the addition OF well
planned classrooms.
1t is anticipated that the post
war period will ask for high school
graduates with broad general
education and also special skills
in their chosen fields. The curri-
culum Of the high school will have
to be changed. The Ypsilanti High
School. long noted for its strong
college preparatory, industrial arts.
and commercial courses, will con-
tlnue these courses at high
level and at the same time provide
additional courses which will give
the special training that industry
and government service are sure
to demand.