The Fight for a Kennewick High School

I noticed with pleasure last week's article relating to this topic. No time should be lost in selecting a site and using all honorable means to secure for Kennewick a modern high school building. Some of our people do not take kindly to the idea yet, but once the advantages to both the pupils and the community are realized, there will be no serious objections to the idea. It is absurd to suppose that pupils finishing the 8th grade can take up high school work in the same room under the same instructor and master the work. The 8th grade is the last outpost for the study of the common branches. Upon leaving that grade, further schooling is superfluous unless higher subjects are introduced. High school work, its comradeship, course of study, ideals, and benefits, should be kept continually before the grade pupil. The present school building should be enlarged and remain in use for the primary, intermediate, and grammar grades. On the south side of the track, a beautiful high school could be erected. The church and the school represent the progressive community. More, and better people would settle here, and real estate could not help but rise in value as the efficiency of our school system increased.