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Get Your School Points From the POINTER THE POINTE VOL. 3, HIGH POINT, N. C., MARCH 14, 1923 CONSTRUCTION ON NEW CLOVERDALE SCHOOL TO BEGIN AT AN EARLY DATE “DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR” LIBRARY SCHEME WILL END APRIL 1 PARENT-TEACHERS ASSOCIATION HAS AN INTERESTING MEETING That construction on the new Cloverdale school will begin at an early date, was the decision reached by the school board at a meeting held in Superintendent W. M. Marr’s of fice, Thursday night, March 8. The plans for this new building, which were presented by Herbert B. Hunter, architect, and accepted by the board, with a few minor changes, show that this will be one of the most up-to- date buildings in the state. This new school- which will be a twenty-room building, will be located in the south ern section of the city, on Emory street, and in design will be very much like the new Ray street school, having a gymnasium—auditorium, similar to the one in the new Ray street school. Other nteresting feat ures of this building will include a lunch room, and clinic, and an extra room or two to be used for similar purposes. The site on which this build ing Will be erected Imc iilrna/ly been purchased and a committee was ap pointed to be in charge of the build ing. The architect stated that plans and specifications would be ready for the contractors in about two weeks. Another interesting to^> which was discus.sed at this meeting was the library proposition. Mr. Marr stated that the interest in the library project is steadly increasing, and al ready the various schools of the city have raised $1500 for the library funds. It is understood that the school board, according to its own proposi tion, will match this amount dollar for dollar, but since the funds are so steadily increasing the board decided that the “dollar for doRpr” scheme will end April 1. However this de cision will not apply to the new Ray street school, as it will have to raise its entire fund for the liK.-ow this The question of whether it would be advisable to continue as one or ganization or to divide, as has been proposed, and the matter of the pro per disposition of funds obtained through the community fair were dis cussed at a meeting of the Elm street Parent-Teacher a.'^ociation Wednes day night, March 7. After much heat ed discussion the, a.ssociation decided to leave in the hands of a special committee the decision of the quest ions. Opinion of the majority seemed to favor immediate division in order that the organizaiion in the new Ray street school may,begin work at once. Many tliought that- after division, the proceeds from the community fair should be split beUveen the Ray street ajid Elm street schools, for the two libraries. They contended that many teachers and children no\y in the new school had probaldy dope naiiclijpi",fTi^ work of the carnival. Many'”6tliers thought, however, that since the fair had been advertised as an Elm street affair all the proceeds should go to that library. They were of the opin ion that an entertainment in the new school would be a success. Mrs. Fred Ingram, president of the Elm street association threw a new light upon the subject when the stat ed that, if the organization were not divided, and the vote was to leave all the carnival proceeds to the older as sociation, the result would be that the Elm street organization would hind itself to ra.se $20(^ for a library in the new school. The final decision was to leave the matter with a com mittee to be appointed by the presi dent. Following a business session. Pro fessor Smith gave a report on the work of securing advertisements for the stage curtains to be secured for the two schools in the northern end of the city. Mr. Smith stated that the curtains and scenery were practi cally assured, since almost all the ad vertisements had been secured and paid for. A deficit of almo.st $200 will have to be made up through contribu tions bccau.se of the lack of space on the curtain at Ray Street for a suf- ficent number of ads. Mi-.^. H. T. Hudson, chairman of the program committee for the even ing, presented L. R. John.ston, prin cipal of the high school, who talked for a short while on the importance of good libraries in the city schools, the need for proper supervision, and con.stant up-building. He encour aged the Elm street as.socation in it N W'E G ■ 43 in M bi ro wer Fra son every room, x,.. .... ^ . and the sitting room. Sicelolf Hard ware donated a large door mat. This new school building is the moat up-to-date of any in High Point It is tw'o stories in height and has 14 class room.s, a nice auritorium with seating capacity of 500, an in door gymnasium, lunch room, hospi tal clinic, liPraiy ami tcui.hcr’., sitting room. Each room has been fitted with dull brown Jacobean wood desks and have, been arranged so that the light from five big wndows falls directly over the left shoulder of the student. Several of the class rooms on the first floor are furni.shed with tables and chairs. These will bb u.sed for the primary grades. The principal’s office just off the vestibule hall at the downstairs en- t”«nce and the teachers’ sitting room just opposite are both furnished in mission lurmture. At the left back, on the second floor, is the office of the supervisor of primary grades. The new school will have the best set of scenery for the sta.ge in town. Tliere wll be four cut-tains. All the ads on the first curtain have been sold. Little Elizabeth and her mother were having luncheon,"and the mother who always' tried to impress facts up on her young daughter, said, “These little sardines, Elizabeth, are some times eaten by the larger fish.” Elizabeth g.azed at' the sardines in wonder and then a.sked. “But mother, how do the larger fish get the cans open?”—Selected. work for the library and thought it remarkable that almost $600 had al ready been sec’ired. Mrs. L. R. Johnston’s second grade and Mi.s.s Katie Leo McLean’s fourth grade gave a delightful program of songs and reading as a feature ofi'the meeting.
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