Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1919 — MONTICELLO MAY HAVE GYM [ARTICLE]

MONTICELLO MAY HAVE GYM

WOULD BUILD ADDITION TO THE PRESENT HIGH SCHOOL —CITIZENS BEHIND PLAN. The question of buildi ngan addition to the Monticello high school build* ing sufficiently large to accommodate a gymnasium, which might be used for auditorium purposes "and to house the heating plant was considered when the school board met with the members of the Commercial Push club Monday, at the club rooms in the Forbes hotel. Et has always been the plan, that when a new addition is built to move the heating plant, as the present location is dangerous in case of explosion. The board wished to postpone building until the cost of material came down but the citizens favored immediate action because it maytake several years for the price of material to come down and Monticello needs a gymnasium immediately. MDuriiig the present basketball season teams of all towns were participating but because of the inability to secure a room in which to practice, Monticello could not compete in the tournament. The citizens also want a place to hold public meetings, and feel that a community place of this nature is badly needed. A petition was handed to the school board with 194 names of local citizens on it. who favored immediat action. The hoard promised to consider the petition carefully.