Ellis County Texas Archives History - Schools .....Ennis - Ward 1 School  Overcrowded November 1901
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The Case Made Plain.  Nov 4, 1901.
To the Hon Mayor and City Council:
At your last meeting a petition from citizens of Ward 1 for a school building
was referred to the school board.
From a careful study of the condition of our schools, as shown by the
superintendent's report for the first scholastic month, ending Oct 18, we find
849 whites and 106 colored pupils in attendance, making a total of 955.  These
are divided between 18 white and 3 colored teacher.

The 9 white teachers teaching the first, second, and third grades at the three
different buildings have 534 children or practically an average of 60 children
to each room. The primary grades have 3 rooms and 233 children, or an average of
70 children to the teacher. Of the 534 children in the three grades mentioned,
only 40 of them are under age, and it is, therefore, plain that to cut them out
would not relieve the situation, whilst it would cut off $60 per month tuition.

It is the idea of the school board that not more than 45 children to a room can
get the attention due them.  The funds at the disposal of the board are
sufficient to justify the employment of two (or three) additional teachers, but
we have no way of extending relief to the crowded rooms. It is quite essential 
that the necessary room be furnished and the construction of a building in Ward
1 would meet the requirements.  The school board, however, has not the funds
with which to build it, and earnestly petition you to provide the means with
which to give room for tow, if not three teachers for Ward 1.
As an illustration of the present-crowded condition, we state that the primary
rooms at the main building and at the 4th Ward are teaching one-half of the
children in the forenoon and one-half in the afternoon. Mrs. Woods has 72 pupils
and Miss Gee has more than 100.
Respectfully submitted, W.D. Farris, Pres.
J.B. Armstrong, Sec'y

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