Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 119, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1913 — Campaign for New High School Building is Lively. [ARTICLE]

Campaign for New High School Building is Lively.

Union township is soon to be in the violent sally of a campaign, the like of which has never been felt before and which will doubtless make all the political campaigns of the township in previous years look very insignificant. The war will beVwaged over the location of the new high school building. The township is large and it is important to locate the building so that it will be used by the largest possible per cent of high school students now and in the future. Fair Oaks, Parr and the German settlement have been suggested as locations and the champions of each plaeS are very ardent in their sympathies. Fair Oaks was first on the ground with a petition and now the south end people are getting busy and this Monday evening are folding a meeting at Rose Bud to discuss ways and means of locating the building some other place. Trustee Kight lives at Fair Oaks and if he had the sole say in the matter - it is probable would locate it at Fair Oaks. An appeal, however, will be made to Superintendent Lamson, and it is quite certain that he will try to locate the building to suit the majority of'the school patrons even if he has to resort to a primary election to determine which place suits the majority.