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Show NECESSITY OF -IIEW HIGH Wm BY BOARD MEflBER wishes to hold up her head in the educational edu-cational world. "The "citisens point with pride to the city and county building when via-i via-i itors come to the city. But when they are asked about the high school they look the other way and change the subject. sub-ject. ' "The amount of money put into the city and county building was 000,000, and it probably does not take care of more . than 150 persons. Yet half that amount would build a high school for Salt Lake City that people would be proud of. It would afford a place where nearly 2000 persons could get an education, under conditions that would be conducive to good work." - "The building of an immense high school for Salt Lake City would be a greater and 'better advertisement for f Bait Lake City and the lntermountain : region than any other scheme that has " ever been started. The people of Salt ' Lako City could spend $1,000,000 to Aouse Its politicians State, county and Vlty officials but when It-comes to taking care of the children, the gener-atlon gener-atlon on which we will deaend in a ' few years, they have nothing to give. Half the amount paid for the city and county bunding would build : a high school that would make Salt Lake - City famous, -and would be In keeping J with the now largest school between cj Omaha and the coast The above was the statement made by Judge H. P. Henderson, member of the Board of Education, when asked , what could be done to alleviate the frightful conditions that now exist at the Salt Lake high ' school. Recommends Bond Issue. "The only practical thing would be & bond issue," continued Mr. Henderson. "The first thing necessary Is to bring ; the matter before the people, show the v. necessity for a high school more cen-Vtrally cen-Vtrally located and a place with better - accommodations, and the reasons why the Board of Education is unable to meet the trouble, under present con-' dltions, without some means of rais-' rais-' Ing funds. The bond issue is the only feasible way to accomplish the result. "The board can only collect a certain cer-tain rate of taxation. This is divided Into three funds the building fund, the maintenance ' fund and the sinking fund. The : law requires a strict administration ad-ministration of these funds separately. Building Fond Exhausted. . "The increased demand for grade school buildings and the furnishing, equipping and repairing of others, such as be old - high school building, are an absolute necessity, and keep the building fund exhausted. ".Temporary relief may be had by a 2, knaiium and large assembly-room bull between the main high school ' bulldmr and the Union school, but, I ay, this will only afford temporary , relief. . High School Unsuitable. . - "The 'high school is old, too elevated and entirely unsuitable for the present needs. It should not be used as a high school. ' but, as the residents of Salt Lake City seem so little interested that they are- doing nothing toward relieving reliev-ing he situation. It is practically up to the newspapers of the city to assist In the work.' - "The residents of Salt Lake City 'should look into the conditions 'them-' 'them-' selves. Then some scheme should be agreed Upon, the amount of money to be spent, the location and other details, de-tails, and then voted for by the people.. peo-ple.. ... New Assembly Hall. "The new assembly-hail and gymnasium gymna-sium will do away with the science-hall science-hall building, which requires the pupils to walk nearly a block from the bulld-' bulld-' ing to get to it The new building will , extend toward the Union school, and an archway can be made between the two buildings, so that pupils will not 'be compelled to go out in the weather. There will be no more ill effects from tramping to the science building next . year. Property Could Be Sold. "The building at, the high school and the land could readily be sold for railroad rail-road purposes and, I believe, will be In time. The board will lose nothing by such a transaction, but, until some- , thing definite Is done toward a new schoolhouse, this cxnnot be done. . ' 'I do not believe Salt Lake City ouk-ht to think of building a school-hofuse school-hofuse costing less than $450,000. The dixnlty of Salt Lake City Is Involved X the present. building. If the cltl-n cltl-n would only stir uo a little inter-est, inter-est, affairs would change and the children chil-dren would be taken care of properly. Natural Educational Center. "Salt Lake City Is naturally the ed-! lication center, and it is up to the people peo-ple to make It an actuality. They will 'iiave to sooner or later. They have got to. It Is no fad, no fancy; it Is absolute, abso-lute, destitute need and necessity. It has got to be done, If Salt Lake City: |