Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1913 — BARKLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEAR PRESENT CENTER [ARTICLE]

BARKLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEAR PRESENT CENTER

Location Chosen and Plans Will Bo Ready for Contractors to Look Over in Few Days. It has been definitely decided to locate the new Barkley township high school near the site of the present Center, school house, about 8 miles northeast of Rensselaer. Tt is probable that another- acre of ground will be purchased just north of the present school house, which is a cement building and which will be left and probably used as a grade building for some time Architect Hyde was down rrom Chicago Friday And accompanied Superintendent Lajnson to the proposed site and there met Trustee Folger, and a conference followed. Mr. Hyde returned to Chicago that evening ajid will return in a few days with the plans; The new building will be of brick aqd will contain four rooms. It will comply with all modern requirements, as regards light, ventilation, heating, etc. It will cost from $6,000 to SIO,OOO. Only one teacher will be employed the first year and only first year high school work will be taught. Trustee Folger informed Sunerintendent Laroson that he expected there would be twenty pupils avail themselves of the chance to attend high school this fall. The contract will be let as soon as possible and construction begun just as soon as material can be hauled to the ground, as the school must be completed by September Ist. An 8-month term will be held.