Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1914 — Arranging For Bond Sale For Wheatfield Schoolhouse. [ARTICLE]

Arranging For Bond Sale For Wheatfield Schoolhouse.

Trustee Albert ST Keen, of Wheat field township, and Alex. Jensen and R. A. Manman, of the Wheat field school board, were -in Rensselaer this Wednesday morning to consult Attorney Roy Bfqe about the bond sfcle for'the new addition to the joint town and township school; The building was ere&tSfl in 1906 when Mr. Miamian was trustee and at that time 9eemed adequate, not only for present but future requirements. The school was fully commissioned soon after and its growth exceeded all expectations and last year the attendance became so 'large that an overflow was necessary and one class was instructed In one of the churches. The building consisted of 5 rooms and a basement. This year two rooms and a basement beneath have been'added at a cost of about $6,000. Bonds are to be sold for the payment. Wheatflekl has shown splendid advancement in its. school work and the town and township and its officers are deserving of high •praise for their response to the demand for modern facilities.