et fruitso recom uadei oup o| udustn er's de- ucation uidents “man. to pro- rmam ArcKitciOihtm'e^ Symbolism found in building, wall THE BATTALION FRIDAY, APR. 2, 1976 Page 5 WEST FACE OF THE SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Photos by Jim Hendrickson There it sits at the end of a grand esplanade, crowning a sloping ter rain. Along the The Wall, it is the symbol of the Texas A6cM Administ ration. Built in 1932 at a cost of $362,775, the Systems Administration Build ing was the first to face Texas Av enue. The building is done in a grand classical style and was designed by longtime campus architect S.C.P. Vosper. Ionic columns are strung along the front of the building and classical touches can be found all around it. But the exterior decoration is mini mal when compared with the flourishes within. S bond issue up (Continued from page 1) he committee also reviewed a )osed $400,000 expansion of the inistrative offices. School board inees rejected it, saying the lent facilities should come first, ew multi-purpose classroom ities at College Hills and South §11 Elementary Schools are also I of the bond issue. §ne new building at South Knoll 11 house two classrooms, a physical ■cation facility and Spanish and /* lie classes. i/ r l! ve other classrooms will be built f {ylouth Knoll, while seven will be able after the 5th grade tes to its new building. Six classrooms will be used for ergarten classes. One will ide for future growth. The cost this construction will be 1,000. ollege Hills will have six rooms built, with six others g vacated by the 5th grade’s ation. Six of these classrooms be used by the kindergarten, four will help reduce the ■i-teacher ratio. The other two provide for future growth. The it of this construction will be Cl lingai P lull le Wis all e tliis icentfl tele I airolii o and ■d atd| I U.S. -best.' ountel is, ind scon led J nitef y po« 1,900. lassroom space is needed for the lergarten because the Texas [cation Agency has said that next Indents will have to attend class lay. The students are currently liding half-day sessions. |ne major reason for classroom expansion is so the school district’s pupil-teacher ratio goal can be obtained. They are: kindergarten, one teacher for every 18 students; grades one through four, 1:22; middle school and high school: 1:24-25. Not all the candidates for the school board are in favor of the bond issue. George Boyett, school board candidate for Place 2 said overcrowded classrooms are an example of improper utilization of space. “A professional engineer made projections and long-range plans for the school system in 1969. The systems’ projected enrollment was in excess of 3,898 for 1975-76. The present enrollment is less than 3085,” he said. “And they’re complaining about overcrowding?” Dr. H. R. Burnett, assistant superintendent in charge of curriculum said, “It is unfair to count special education teachers in calculating a pupil-teacher ratio, because a speech therapist, for example, must work on a very personal basis with each child. “The state says that six students per contact hour with a special education teacher is fine.” The proposal will increase taxes 11 per cent. The current tax rate is $1.77 per $100 of property valuation. If the proposed issue passes, the two-year increase will be approximately 20 cents, or $1.97 per $100 of property valuation. Tucking strike be closing hargei isserlt turn l of will iisinf | ie ’|| Associated Press MiKfRLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. Teamsters union’s coast-to coast k strike rolled into its second day y with bargainers reported "very J e” to agreement on a total lomic package. J ut sources close to both sides said I™ I greement on bow the money