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Jackson County Public Schools 1853-1954
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The condemnation of the Sylva Elementary Building came as a complete surprisee, as it was one of the more modern buildings in the system. It was built in 1929. Although it was known to be in bad repair, it was considered safe. The original planning of the Board had looked toward the abandonment of this building, the reconstruction of and use of the present High School Building as an Elementary Building. By reference back to the report of the survey made by Mr. Credle, I wish to give you the construction cost problems we were faced with. Bear in mind that Mr. Credle was Director of School House Planning for the State Board of Education. His report states that the school built at Barkers Creek should cost (all figures are approximate) $75,000. It actually cost over $140,000. The Scotts Creek School should have cost $100,000. It actually cost over $210,000. Thus the figures run all through the program. Construction costs were rising so rapidly that our money began to look very small indeed. Our first report from an architect and his engineers on the Sylva Elementary School building stated that it could be placed in safe repair for use of the lower floor only for $5,000, but that it was impossible to salvage the building. However he refused to supervise the work. His plans, report and services were dropped. Other architects and engineers reported that the entire building could be salvaged and made safe for approximately $40,000. Since it was necessary to have a building ready as quickly as possible it was decided to repair and modernize this building. Temporary notes were sold, pending the vote on the bond issue, and the building was placed in excellent condition for a few hundred dollars more than the $40,000 estimate. The building was placed back in use in December 1948. The forced work on this building naturally changed our plans completely about the High School building to consolidate the Central High School at Sylva and the Webster High School. Mr. Credle had estimated such a building to cost $250,000—our estimate now ran above $500,000, making it impossible. As mentioned before, the Barkers Creek community had started some court action about their school in the early fall of 1947. This action was very friendly and the people were willing to wait to get a good building. Their building was a disgrace, it could not truthfully be called anything but a shack. In that community for two years (1947-1949) we operated a makeshift school in the churches and one section of the school building. Construction of the new school there started in 1949 and was completed in the summer of 1950. After the building was started a disagreement about using one of the churches for the 1949-50 term forced us to transport these children to Sylva for the school year. If it had not been for the court action on this building it is very possible that the building would have been located elsewhere, that a larger building would have been built and that Dillsboro would have been placed in this consolidation. We were fortunate in this area in that the Log Cabin Association donated the grounds for the school, hence its name, "The Log Cabin Association Elementary School." During the sickness of the Superintendent, Mr. Crawford, in May and June prior to his death in July 1948, the Board appointed as his assistant Mr. W. V. Cope. Mr. Cope was elected Superintendent after Mr. Crawford's death. A better choice could hardly have been made. Mr. Cope has proved himself to be very capable, most efficient, and an excellent planner and a tireless worker. While our plans were developing, the State as a whole became acutely aware of the necessity for more and better school buildings. Aware of the fact that the smaller counties could not furnish facilities equal to the larger counties, as was well demonstrated by our small building fund, a movement began to ask the State to assist in the program. Many rumors began to circulate as to the manner in which this money, if made available, would be divided or allocated. One of the most reliable seemed to indicate that the Legislature might allocate the money on some basis requiring the counties to put up matching funds in cash. Our Board decided it would be best to hold the remainder of our bond funds util after the 1949 legislature acted. In this way we could assure this county of having some cash available to match State funds if required. The action of that legislature is well remembered and this county received approximately $371,000 additional bunlding funds. By the act making these funds available it was also required that the counties submit to the State Board of Education their program for buildings, setting forth the funds and source to be used in the various projects. On November 28, 1949 we submitted to the State Board of Education our complete plans, showing the distribution of all county funds available and asking for the allotment of state funds to certain projects. (This detailed statement appears on pages 23, 24, and 25) This program has been followed very closely. At present we have approximately $75,000 left in state funds. This has been allocated to the Central High School in Sylva and to the consolidated colored school in Sylva. Our plans had called for complete renovation of the colored school at a cost of $15,000 to $20,000; however, we were asked to hold this up by the State Board of Education, in the fall of 1950, pending a survey to be made by a special committee appointed under authorization of an act by the 1949 legislature. This county has for years been the seat of the only Negro high school west of Canton. Negro children attend this school from both Macon and Swain counties. 22
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This 44-page booklet discusses many aspects of Jackson County Public Schools over a hundred year period from 1853-1954. Photographs of schools are included.
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Highlights from Western Carolina University
