Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1916 — PLANS FOR MON NETT SCHOOL PROGRESS [ARTICLE]

PLANS FOR MON NETT SCHOOL PROGRESS

Financial Agent to Secure Funds For New Building Has Approval ot 5* Bishop McDowell. The plans for erecting a fine new building for the Monnett School for Girls are developing in a very satisfactory manner and the local trustees and Miss AlVerta Simpson, .the superintendent of the school, have hopes of starting a $50,000 building during tiliis year. The plan is to build it in a manner to permit of additions in later years and the part of the building it is expected to erect this year will cost $15,000. .Dr. Ournick and J. D. Allman, two of th€ trustees' accompanied by Miss Simpson, went to Greencastle last week and presented .the plans of Bishop McDowell, of Chicago, asking that a financial agent be appointed to secure the funds for the building. Bishop McDowell gave the plan his: hearty approval and steps were at once taken to find a minister, preferably of the Northwest Indiana Conference, to act in that capacity. The appointment will be made quite soon. The financial agent will devote his entire time to the work, which will not be confined to the conference, although it is expected to receive its greatest support there. When Monnett School for Girls was founded some years ago The Republican prophesied that it would some day become a fine institution, a great credit to Rensselaer, a monument to Miss Cordelia Monnett and would perform a splendid work in giving a Christian education to the girls who attend it. The growth has been such as to leave every assurance that there is a field for the school. The buildings now in use are inadequate ani a restricted attendance is the result. Miss Simpson, whose management of the school has made passible the continued growth, has confidence that there will be splendid response to the appeal for money for the building fund. All Christian people are interested in the education of the girls and the Monnett School affords parents of moderate means to send their girls to the school'at the very minimum of cost. Many of the girls have but,one parent and as they are required to work, the child could not receive the proper care unless placed in an institution of this kind. That the school will grow' much more rapidly when the new building is erected is assured by the many inquiries and applications now received. With the impetus of a new and modern building the school will grow into an institution of great importance to Rensselaer. The board of trustees has reflected for the ensuing year the entire teaching force of this year. The financial agent who is to be appointed will also seek to secure endowments for the school and the aim will be to have revenue thus secured as a permanent annual aid, thus making as moderate a cost as possible to those who attend. Rensselaer persons and all who are interested in the excellent work of developing this splendid institution should co-operate in every possible way in the movement and Dr. Curnick, J. D. Allman, Dr. M. D. Gwin or any other member of the board of trustees will be pleased to report pledges to that end.