Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1910 — Winona Technical Institute May Be Sold to Pay Indebtedness. [ARTICLE]

Winona Technical Institute May Be Sold to Pay Indebtedness.

The Winona Technical Institute of Indianapolis, where several Rensselaer young men have learned or are learning trades, is having a hard time financially and Chas. A. Bookwaiter who was recently appointed receiver of the institution, is now in New York trying to raise money by the sale ol bonds to keep the school on its feet. It is a splendid technical or trades school and its failure would be calamity that should be averted ii possible. The state lends cheerful aid to other schools where the professions and sciences are taught and if it is needed, this school should have aid from the state for it is fitting many young men for the important trades of the time. Leonard Turner, of Monticello, was probably the first young man to work in Rensselaer after completing the linotype course. He was followed by George Babcock, who took linotype instruction and fitted himself to run the Mergenthaler machine in bis father’s printing office. Ernest Clark, who runs the Republican’s Mergenthaler linotype machine, also secured his technical instruction there and Harve Robinson is taking that course now. Hurley Beam is taking a course in printing art and press work and James George, John Robinson and John Morgan are each taking a course in mantle and tile setting. Unless Receiver Bookwaiter is able to raise the money the institution will be advertised Friday of this week and sold at sheriff’s sale. The attendance at this school is reported to be good but for some reason it does not seem to be on the right basis in order to make it a success financially. It. is probable that if sold, some means will be made for continuing it in business. George Fate- did not care for Chicago. He says it is too crowded and that he told several people that he did not like the idea they have there of living on top of each other as they do in the big apartment houses. George told them there was lots of room on the ground floor at Rensselaer and asked all who are interested to get into communication with the Commercial Club. He said he never saw such dinged tall buildings and narrow streets and that he stood with his vest against one building and the seat of his pants against another on the opposite side of the street and couldn’t see the top. He thinks Chicago is a “dry” town, judging by the number of people who keep trying to quench their thirst at the various drink shops. There are a lot of people in Chicago who never taste water but they want to take a dose of quinine to get the taste out of their mouths. From what George could see and learn, Chicago’s 1910 enumeration will show that city to be larger than the combined population of Rensselaer and Fair Oaks, but he didn’t see a man leaving a 'restaurant that looked as happy as they do when they get outside of a meal at Fate’s Model. George had a pleasant visit with his brother and got back without losing his watch.