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The Houston Home Journal, Perry, Ga., Thors., May 16, 1657
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Review of School Needs Shows I
Necessity for Bon ’ Approval
L. W. Tabor, county school su
perintendent, has prepared a sum
mary of the school situation in
Houston county to inform the peo
ple of the background of the tre
mendous growth of our schools
and to outline the needs for the
immediate future. We are glad to
present this information to the
public. (Editor).
We are discussing today a
school bond issue in Houston
county to construct certain need
|ed school facilities. However, in
order to fully understand present
days needs, perhaps it would be
well to discuss the tremendous
growth in Houston County Schools
I during the past few years.
Our growth has been caused pri
marily by the establishment of
the Robins Air Force Base in the
county. Activities were started on
this base in 1940.
In the school year ending in
June 1940 there were 776 white
children and 1,350 Negro children
in average daily attendance in
Houston County Schools.
In 1941 we became involved in
World War II and activities really
boomed. However, after the end of
World War II we were trying to
level off our activities and we be
came involved in the Korean situ
ation about 1950. During the ten
year period from 1940 to 1950,
our white school population had
grown from an average daily at
tendance of 776 in our white
schools to 3018.
During that period the old parts
of the Thomas, Watson, and pre
sent Junior High in Warner Ro
bins and a new elementary school
in Perry had been constructed. At
tendance in the Negro schools had
decreased slightly from 1,350 to
1,311. No new construction was
provided during this' period for
Negro schools. A comparison be
tween average daily attendance of
1950 and the average for the first
five months of the 1956-57 school
year indicates still more growth.
This growth is shown in following
figures:
1950 1956-57 Inc.
W. Robins 1,391 3,682 2,291
Perry 806 1,297 491
Negro 1,311 1,670 359
The growth in our white schools
has been in all grades but in past
few years has been especially large
in elementary grades. The growth
in our Negro schools has been pri
j marily in the high school.
State and Federal Funds
In order to take care of this
growth we have received funds
from the State and Federal govern
ment to provide additional class
rooms.
Federal funds have been availa
ble in school districts such as
Houston because a large amount of
non-taxable property is owned by
the Federal government and there
has been a decided increase in
school attendance because of this
Federal ownership of property.
School systems receiving these
funds operate under laws of State
in which they are located in the
same manner as schools that do
not receive Federal aid. Houston
County has received for school
building construction purposes ap
proximately 2V£ million dollars
through this program since 1950.
These funds have been used to
construct the following facilities
containing a total of 125' class
rooms:
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Warner Robins New Senior
High School, Lindsey Elementary
School, Westside Elementary
j School, Miller Elementary School,
additions to Thomas Elementary,
! Watson Elementary, and Junior
High buildings.
Perry New Senior High build
ing and an addition to Elementary
building.
Approximately one million dol
lars for school construction has
been received from the State
through the School Building Au
i thority. The distribution of these
funds made on basis of 1951-52
; average daily attendance and
; classroom needs of that year. A
i | survey at that time determined
that our major need was a consoli
■ dated program for our Negro
: schools and new buildings to house
> the program. Four elementary cen
i ters containing 50 classrooms were
established along with a central
i high school in Perry containing 15
i classrooms. The providing of ade
i quate and modern facilities and
i county wide bus service for the
Negro race account for the in
i crease already mentioned.
Classrooms Not too Shor^
As far as classrooms are con
• cerned we are in better condition
■ during the current school year
■ than we have been in the past,
i However, we know we can ex
, pect an increase each year be
-1 cause of large first grades coming
■ in and relatively small 12th grades
: graduating.
During the past few years the
> school building programs have pro
■ vided only minimum facilities.
- Classrooms, administrative units,
1 and multi-purpose cafeterias are
-about the only facilities provided.
I Single purpose auditoriums and
) gymnasiums have not been pro
> vided.
' The need for gymnasiums and
- auditoriums have been discussed
F by the Houston County Board of
t Education and other interested
1 groups for several years. In fact,
. the Grand Jury in April 1956 dis
; cussed these needs and recom
mended that the Board explore
the possibility of a bond issue to
I provide such facilities to enrich
L our school program.
) Citizens Study Needs
s The need has been studied by
t the Board of Education during the
E past year. Also, several months ago
1 the Board asked groups of school
people and parents in the Warner
Robins area, Perry area, and in
colored schools to study our school
, needs and make recommendations
’ as to facilities needed. After this
study was completed a committee
of ten school people from various
parts of the State came into county
on invitation of Board of Educa
-3 tion and studied our needs. This
[ committee met with local study
r groups, discussed their recom
} mendations, then visited our vari
, ous schools, and then made their
. recommendations to the Board.
The recommendations of the vi
j siting Committee and local groups
I were practically the same, how
[ ever, the Committee recommenda
. tion is as follows:
WARNER ROBINS AREA
1. Addition of dressing rooms
and at least ten classroom units to
, Warner Robins Senior High
School.
’ 2. Addition of Auditorium to
, Warner Robins Senior High
School.
3. Addition of 12 classrooms to
new school in Miller Hills section.
4. Addition of Gymnasium to
Warner Robins Junior High
School.
5. A new Junior High School in
Warner Robins in the near future.
PERRY AREA
1. A gymnasium at Senior High
(school in Perry.
I 2. A new elementary school in
near future.
NEGRO SCHOOLS
1. An extension of 25 feet on
north end of Cafetorium of Pearl
! Stephens Elementary School in
Warner Robins.
2. Addition of band room and
choral practice rooms to shop
building on site of Negro high
school.
3. Addition to main buildings of
Negro high school to include
science room, home economics
room, and at least two classrooms.
4. Completion of gymnasium to
include wood floor, roll away blea
chers, lobby and concession space
on front, and dressing rooms on
rear of building.
5. Completion of Athletic field
by adding lights and seats.
The Houston County Board
of Education has studied
these recommendations and re
commendations of the various stu
dy committees carefully and have
determined that an effort should
be made to provide the classroom
addition to the Warner Robins
Senior High School and several of
the items that are not ordinarily
included in a Federal or state
building program. Also, it is opin
ion of the Board that an effort
should be made to provide bus
maintenance and repair garages in
Perry and Warner Robins.
Facilities Needed
Facilities that the Board would
like to provide are as follows:
1. Classroom addition to Warner j
Robins Senior High as recommend- '
ed.
2. Addition of Auditorium to
Warner Robins Senior High
School.
3. Construction of Gymnasium
i at Perry Senior High School.
4. Construction of Gymnasium at
Warner Robins Junior High
■ School.
! 5. Addition as recommended to
i cafeteria of Pearl Stephens Ele
. mentary School in Warner Robins.
1 6. Completion of Gymnasium at !
■ Houston County High School as
i recommended.
■ 7. Bus repair and maintenance i
• garages in Perry and Warner Ro-1
i bins.
1 8. Classroom additions (o Hous
i ton County High for Negroes in
• Perry.
1 We have recently received no
! tice of an approval of Federal
■ funds in the amount of $201,150.
The Houston County Board of
Education has already approved
■ use of this money for construction
i of the recommended classrooms to
• the Warner Robins Senior High
. School. In order to provide the
- other facilities desired it is neces
sary that local funds be provided.
; In order to provide local funds,
i the Houston County Board of Ed
ucation has asked the people of
; Houston County to approve a bond
- issue in the amount of $500,000.
. The date for the vote on the bond
, issue has been set for Wednesday,
; June 12, 1957.
It is proposed that the $500,000
1 issue, if approved, will run for a
- period of 20 years. Proposals al
ready received for the sale of the
1 bonds indicate that average inter
-1 est rate will be 3.99 per cent for
F the 20 year period.
• Levy of 3 Mills
• Based on 1956 property valua
• tion in the county a levy of 3 mills
• will be required to pay off the
1 principal and interest due each
> year.
1 In addition to the 3 mill levy for
this issue, if approved, it will be
necessary to levy one mill to re-
tire balance of $149,000 due on
2 bond issue passed in 1947. During
I past few years a levy of 2 mills
has been made to make payments
r on this issue. However, with
j amount of money already in sink
ing fund for this account and with
’ present day property valuations,
’ one mill should complete payment
' of balance due on this bond issue.
f In levying one mill to complete
payment on outstanding bond is
, sue and in levying 3 mills to pay
, off proposed bond issue, if passed,
we will have a total levy of 4 mills
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for school bond payments. This 4
mills will be only 2 mills more
than we have been paying in the
past. And, of course, if property
values in the county continue to
increase it is possible that this
rate can be lowered.
The school facilities planned for
construction from this $500,000
bond issue are needed to help pro
vide a better and more balanced
school program for our boys and
girls. We hope you will give ser
ious and favorable consideration
to our school needs.
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