Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1916 — MONNETT SCHOOL NEEDS MORE ROOM [ARTICLE]

MONNETT SCHOOL NEEDS MORE ROOM

School Quarters Are Becoming Too Crowded On Account of Increase of Students. The Monnett school, which has been in operation for the past several years, is growing so fast that the board of directors find that it will be necessary to enlarge within the very near future, perhaps within a year, if- the school is to accept the applications that are coming in constantly. Within the last few months the applications of parties desiring to place girls in this school has been very heavy and the quarters have been crowded to such an extent that some of the instructors of the school have been forced to refit rooms outside of the school in order that the new ones coming in could have quarters in the school. There are some thirty-six or seven at the school now, which is about all it is able to take

care of. Two new girls were taken by the school Friday and four more applications were received. The uniqueness of the school has appealed to many throughout the United States who have heard of it. It provides both school training and house training. It is the only girl school of its kind in America, and slowly but surely its fame is reaching to far distant points as is indicated by the applications l;hat come from far away. Another commendable thing about this institution is that the students are not charged for any more than what the stipulated cost of their keep is. It is the hope of .those in cnarge that within a‘ year it will be possible for them to provide for at least one hundred girls and later on ever more than that. This school is bound to grow and become a permanent institution and it is the duty of Rensselaer citizens to see that they do their part in trying to maintain this institution for our city and make a big school out of it. The school is well situated and if it realizes the prosperity that it hopes to, it will be able to build up and add greatly to the beauty of Rensselaer and provide another worthy institution within our limits. St. Joseph’s college was not built in a year and struggled along for a long time before the promoters of the institution were able to feel that the permanence of the institution was assured. Hard work and much self sacrifice were the ways that St. Joseph’s was able to live and grow to the commanding institution that it now ia. —: —7 —- ~