THE TWIN-Cmr DAILY SiSrtTINEi; WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, AUGUST 2, 1915.
City Needs School Buildings
For At Least 3,000 More
Children, Says Supt. Latham
Supt. R. H. Latham lias completed
his annual report of the work of the
publlc'-icho'eSa of the city for the term
odlS;Majtr. ins, Jtnd 11 ( now
in the handrw the printers ta.'Bc ib
llshedjrt ptnihiat form la addition
to th8$rre9teW by IYof. Latham
there are numerous tables of statistics
glvinramrttannformatibn about the
Bchodavina'a t-omplete report of t tic
work of each school compiled by t )m
principals. In it is an account of the
work "of" thf second year since, the
consolidation uf the sclmol of Win
ston 'and Salem under one system, and
It Is most creditable. Illustrations ol
twelve of the thirteen handsome
school buildings are to he hound In Un
report, as well as photographs of the
Webb Domestic Science department
and the Alex. Taylor trophy dip, which
was awarded the Win-ton -Salem High
School basket hall team as the cham
pion players of the western district of
North Carolina. Tly; Eastern (U;
trlct twqJy- .waa'.won by Kalejgh.
'-"Domestic Science.
Superintendent Latham in his re
port declares that the success of the
domestic science department surpass
ed all expectations. Ilcglniiing with
tbe fall term the work in cooking will
be Riven to both tenth and eleventh
trades. Last year the sewing 'course
was given elective to the pupils of
the eighth grade, in spite or tin- laci
that It had not. been intended to in
augurate this course until next year
The demand was great, however, and
It was nut in and the exhibit at the
close of the year showed that line
progress bad been made. Kvcry eighth
grade girl took sewing last year and
ewlng will be taught in the eighth
and ninth grades in l'.tL l!il..
Referring to this department. 1'ro
feSBor Latham says: "As you already
know the Woman's clubs of the city
agreed to provide the. equipment for
the domestic science department if
the .board would provide the teacher
This contract the ladies of the city
carried out in every way. I'liey turned
over to the city $2!i. and to the do
mestli!' science department an extra
$100. - Two Singer sewing machines
HOW TO CLEAR
Bathe- f m fane for" several minutes
with rc-alnol spup and hot water, then
apply a little rcsinnl ointment very
gently.' Lot this Btn on" tc-H minutes,
and wash offj-with -rcainol Boap and
more hot wafer, finishing with a dash
fit cold watcjr to closthe porta). Do
this once or twice a day, and you will
fee estonisfa-f to fiml Ikjw quickly tin)
healing rcgityol medication soothes and
cleanses the pores, rtmuvrs pimples and
l-tackheads, and leaves tho coniplcxior-
clear and velvety. .'
Kt-Sinol ointment and regtnol soap
top itching- instantly- nnd speedily
Leal skin hujnorf, sores, burns, wound
and cbatlng," rfold by- all druggists.
SOAP FOR UABY'S TENDER SKIN
Tho regular use of rusinol soap in
Usually enough to prevent tliom- dis
tressing rashes and chafing to which
most babies are MibjcK-t. This is so,
first, because resinol ki is nbsnjutely
pure and free from ligrh alkali, and
second, becauso it ontflius the resiiiel
medication, on which so many physi
cians rely for skin troubles.
have been bought with a part of that
$liio for the use of the classes, with
the profits derived from the sale of
lunches additional equipment has been
bought, all supplies paid for including
the gas bills. The operation of the de
partment has not cost tho city one
cent except, the salary of the teacher.
We have the best equipped domestic
science department in the state, so
those who are in a position to know
tell us."
Manual Training.
The very successful work of this de
partment caused the members of the
school board in May. Is I,',, to decide to
put a course in manual training and
mechanical drawing in our high school
beginning with 1 ! I l'.tl i; term. This
will lie open to all high school boys
as an elective course, corresponding
to cooking and sewing for the girls.
7 The course w ill be modi-led some
what alter the Cary plan, and will be
under the direction of a practical man
who has hart ten years' experience as
a builder and cabinet maker.
Superintendent Latham states that
the extent of the work for the lirst
year cannot be anticipated, lint the
course will include bench, latin; and
cabinet work, and a cour.-e in me
chanical drawing will be arranged to
meet the needs of the course. The
workshop will be open ten hours nnd
hoys who wish to put in extra time
will be allowed to do so after the close
of tbe regular school day. The shop
will also be open on Saturdays ami
work done then, under the direction of
aiipervisor, will count. Also work
done by boys at home on useful proj
ects for themselves or their parents
will be inspected by the head of the
department and credited u a part of
the regular school work. (including
this reference ,Mr. Latham says: "I
believe that a year's trial will prove
this to be one of the best phases of
school work ever undertaken by out
board." The report calls attention to the
continued congestion of the schools
of tlie city. He makes a comparison
of conditions today witli those thirty
one years ago.
It would be Interesting, if time per
milted, to follow the story of the
steady progress of our public schools
from that day until this good hour.
One comparison will perhaps serve
to show the wonderful material
growth.
In 18841 school building, witn 9
class rooms; G teachers, and about ZGO
pupils.
In 1!15 13 school buildings, with
ll'.il class rooms; 1 4 teachers, and 5,
000 pupils.
The number of years In the course
of sflidy has been Increased from nine
to eleven. Our students can now offer
the required number of units for en
trance into tbe larger colleges and
universities. Our commercial depart
ment offers a complete business course
to those who must go at once from the
high school into the active affairs of
life. Indeed it is entirely within
bounds to say that the. training which
our boys and girls now receive In our
public schools Is as good as that given
by many of our colleges in 1XX4.
Hut allow me to call your attention
to the situation which now confronts
us. In spite of the fact that, since
1010, we have built seven new school
buildings, we are not able to keep pace
with tho growth of our city. Only
about f per cent of the white anil 4.1
per cent of thp colored school popula
tion are In school. This is a serious
matter, but the real seriousness of
the situation Is disclosed when we
aro forced to admit that our school
Nervous women
Are troubled with the "blues" ajntiety sleeplessness and warnings of pain
and distress are sent by the nervs like flying messengers throughout body and
limbs. Such feeling may or may not be accompanied by backache or
headache or bearing down. The local disorders and inflammation, if there
is any, should be treated ' with Dr. Pisrce's Lotion Tablets. Then the
nervous system and the entire womanly make-up feels the tonic effect of
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Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pollots
regulate stomach, liver, bowel
buildings are already Illled to their
capacity. Tho school population of
Winston-Salem in June, l!tl4, was in
round numbers 10,(100. There were
enrolled in our schools on February
.".III. the cliue of the liftli school mouth.
ri.oL-l pupils, only one-half of those who
are entitled to tho privileges of a pub
lie cdticat ion. If wo deduct 2,000 as
the number of children of the school
census, who are between the ages of
IX and 21, and who therefore may be
regarded as beyond high school age,
we have X.000 who are entitled to ad
mission into our public schools. But
only 5,1100 are in school. There are
.'i.OiiO children In Winston-Salem today
who are not in school and who per
haps have never been In school any
where more than four or live years.
They can hardly do more than read
and write. If we were to try to fur
nish school rooms for these 3,000 chil
dren, we would be called upon to build
five more school buildings the size of
the North school.
My purpose in bringing these figures
to your attention is to show you thai.
while we have been erecting school
buildings at tbe rate of two a year
for the past four years, we have not
built one too many. Indeed, we have
just met the immediate needs. We
have not finished, nor can we finish.
Ours is a rapidly growing city anil as
our population Increases, so must we
meet the Increasing educational needs
of the children. Our school popula
tion increases about 5on each year,
our school enrollment about 2ii0. This
calls for six additional class rooms
each session.
The opening of the session of 1 it 1 5
19115 next September will find our
class rooms crowded to the limit in
every school in the city except the
new (iranviye building In West Salem.
Hut the most serious condition will
face us in trying to take care of those
pupils who will apply for admission
into the City High School. The grad
uating class will vacate one room.
This year's tenth grade will move Into
that next fall. The three ninth grades
of this session cannot possibly be
crowded Into one room next Septem
ber. Here then Is a demand for an
additional room. This year's three
eighth grades can be moved into the
three ninth grade rooms. Hut behind
these three eighth grades are the stu
dents in six seventh grades of the
elementary Bchools. I have gone over
the probable promotion list, and I can
not see how it is physically possible
tb sipieeze these pupils into three
rooms when school opens next year.
A conservative estimate demands four
rooms. We need at least two more
class rooms In thp city high school
for lltl.VlKlti. The commercial depart
ment Is seriously hampered for lack
of room and must soon have it, or
we will be compelled to deny pupils
admission to that department for lack
of seating capacity. In short, it will
be necessary for some of tbe grades
now housed in the high school building 1
to be taken care of next September
either in the basement of the high
school, or in tho basement of the Car
negie Library, or in the Salem Fire
Department building on Smith Liberty
street, where we now have sixth and
seventh grade pupils from Central and
West Salem.
With these stubborn facts before us j
a condition and not a theory are
we not right in concluding that the
time has come when the City of Winston-Salem
must give serious consid
eration to the matter of providing ad
ditional high school facilities for the
rapidly increasing school population?
If we should begin tonight to work
on this problem, we would do well to
have our labors completed by Septem
ber, lOltl. To find a suitable lot and
build thereon a high school building
witch as Winston-Salem ought to and
is going to have, is a man's job for
the next IS months. It is not neces
sary for us to worry about what we
will do with the present high school
building. We have a very de-Unite
school purpose for which it can be i
used, which I shall hope to bring fully j
to the attention of the school board,
in the near future. Let it become the i
homo of a junior high school, consist !
ing of the seventh and eighth grades,;
and of the commercial, domestic!
science and manual training depart
ments. If our present high school,
is reserved for these purposes, our.
new high school buildings need not be
so large.
May I suggest, in conclusion, thatj
the building committee of school board .
be instructed to take under careful
consideration at once this whole prob-,
lem of providing adequate high school
facilities.
Supt. Latham says the question of a
new school lot has been seriously con-!
Hidered. and after mature deliberation
the school board adopted the sugges
tion of the chairman and appointed a
committee to recommend to the board
of aldermen the purebase of the old
hospital property on iJrookstown ave-j
nue, as a school lot. The board of I
aldermen acted favorably on the rec-
oi'iiiK t.ilatlon, and the property, has
heen bought. Another committee was
appointed to see what could be done!
about securing adjacent property!
whith will be needed to give sufficient:
play grounds. This committee has!
also reported to the board of aldermen j
and everything points to a speedy con-J
elusion of the whole matter. The
question of the transfer of the grade
school from the old West Knd buiidiin:
to a new grade school to be erv'-t -d
on the old hospital grounds, and tt.et
use of the old West Knd as a highj
si'icol, is still under discussion, :-n 1 1
will be decided during the mining -Mar.
Tlie school board will work out'
the whole problem with the same sue-i
cess with which it has met the :irob-.
leins in tbe past.
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OUR DAILY BIRTHDAY PARTY
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fonl, Ireland, 71 years ano.
I'roT. Milton Whitney, chief of the
Iliirean of Soite of the V. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, born in Haltimore,
55 years ago.
William Watson, one of the mos'.
celebrated of contemporary English
poets, born in Yorkshire, England, 57
years ago.
l.eon K. Ames, pitcher of the S'.
Louis National league baseball team,
born at Warren, l'a., '-i'l years ago.
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WOMEN OF THE WEEK
Savannah, (la., Aug. 2. -Mrs. Juliete
Low, formerly iff Savahnab, known as
the founder of tlie tiirl Scouts of Ame
rica, tells an interesting story of the
good work done in Knglaml by tbe
Cirl fiiiiiles, a similar organization
there. These Umdon girls have aided
in everything from harvesting to car
ing for people Injured during the Zep
pelin ruids. she says. The (lirl (liiides
know all about the hospitals and how
to reach them. Mrs. Ixw established
the (ilrl Scouts along the same lines
in the I'nlted Status. She Is a person
al friend of ir lladen l'owell. Her
aim is to affiliate her American organ
ization with the Iky Scouts. She has
given liberally from her purse to es
tablish the (lirl Scouts In many places.
San Francisco, Aug. 2. That women
In China have an aversion to male
doctors, and that, women practitioners
are lieing trained In large numbers In
the medical schools there, Is the state
ment of lr. Yamel Kin, a Chinese
woman, bead of the Women's govern
ment hospital at Tientsin. Dr. Kin re
cently arrived In America, on a leave
of absence. She virtually founded the
hospital In her native country.
K'ody, iWyo., Aug. C The most
gruesome birthday present a woman
ever received is tho scalp of an In
dian. .Mrs. William F. Cody, wlfo of
the famous "Buffalo Hill, was tho
recipient of the gift, which marked
the end of warfare between the fam
ous scout and an Indian named Ye,
lowhead. In order that ho might
prove to bis wife that he had won his
fight, Buffalo Hill sent the scalp to
her on her birthday. She did not eat
an enjoyable meal for a week, but the
scalp now holds a place of prominence
In the Cody collection or relics of
frontier days.
New York. Aug. 2. Throuprh the ac
tivities of Dr. Katherlne Davis, com
missioner of Corrections, the resigna
tion of Patrick Hayes, long Warden oi
the penitentiary on lllackwell's Is
land, has been received and accepted.
Dr. Davis brought about tho resigna
tion In order that she might put Into
effect with more practical result her
reform of the brutal methods of hand
ling prisoners at the Island.
Real Estate Transfers.
S. II. Speas to Wesley W. Heed, lot
on the Old Richmond road for $50.70.
James A. Gray to W. L. Snvder, lot
on thd Old Town road for $500.
Mm. William Miller, Jr., returned
Saturday night from a visit to friends
In Eastern North Carolina.
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No old stock here. The season's
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