Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1916 — May Build Consolidated School in Marlon Township. [ARTICLE]

May Build Consolidated School in Marlon Township.

Trustee Wood is considering the method of caring for some school needs in Marion township, where some districts have been abandoned owing to the limited number of pupils and where other schools are so little attended as to question the good judgment of keeping them going. The abandoned schools are the O’Meara and Slaughter, while the Wood school burned some time ago and the school is being taught in a house that is poorly suited for the purpose. The Pleasant Ridge and Putts schools are also attended by very few. Wagons are used for transporting the few remaining scholars from the abandoned districts. Trustee Wood feels that a consolidated school ,centrally located, would answer the purpose but he properly wants an expression from the taxpayers on tMs question. Asked why they could not be brought to Rensselaer to attend our town school he stated that the tuition was prohibitive and also that there was not sufficient room here to accommodate them. . * Mr. Wood is bringing the subject to the attention of taxpayers and patrons and would like to have an expression from them.