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The first parent to come to Mrs. Kinkaid to inquire if the school could have a larger building and more grounds was Mrs. Alice Baker I ones. When Mrs. Kinkaid agreed that the need was a real one, Mrs. Jones started a movement among patrons to improve the physical properties of the school. She first talked to her father, Captain James A. Baker, who, with his char- acteristic thoroughness, investigated the situation. Believing that a permanent building was necessary, he suggested that Mrs. Kinkaid form a committee to carry on a fund raising campaign. As a result, Mrs. Kinkaid contacted Mr. R. L. Blaffer to head the group. Mr. Blaffer, whose love of the school was great, came often to Kinkaid to see not only his own children but also other students at play. He knew most of the pupils by name and took a personal interest in all school events. With Mr. Blaffer as chairman, the fund raising committee consisted of Mr. W. L. Clayton, Mr. J. W. Evans, Mr. W. S. Farish, Mr. E. L. Neville, and Mr. K. E. Womack. While the committee was engaged in securing financial support, Mrs. Kinkaid was planning for the school. Before deciding definitely upon the necessary requirements, Mrs. Kinkaid spent three weeks, in October, 1923, visiting leading preparatory institutions in the East. There she not only surveyed the physical plants but also studied the curriculum. Although this was the first time Mrs. Kinkaid had been absent during the school year fshe left Mrs. Ava T. Hooks in chargej, she had been a frequent visitor to Eastern colleges for their summer sessions. She had attended her first summer school in New York City in 1905, and from that time until her death, a summer rarely passed that she did not go to Harvard, Stanford, the University of Colorado or a similar institution. Mrs. Kinkaid returned to Houston, after her three week trip, to report to Mr. Blaffer. When, in offering her conclusions, she drew on the floor with a cane a 'CUB shaped building of proportions relative to those of the present school structure, he thought her ideals had grown beyond the plans of the committee. But he soon agreed that the building must be nothing short of the ideal. In the spring of 1924, when plans to erect the building were definite, a Board of Trustees was formed to take care of the physical properties and financial problems of the school.
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