Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1912 — ABANDON OLD PROPOSITION [ARTICLE]

ABANDON OLD PROPOSITION

And School Board Will Erect a New $25,000 High School Building. The old plan oif building an addition on the north side of the. present high school building has been abandoned by the city school board, and a new $25,000 modern high school building erected on the vacant ground just across the street from the old high school building, which the school board purchased a few years ago, and the old building used for grade and high sdhool work, the present grade building being also inadequate to accommodate all the pupils. While no definite plans have been agreed upon, it is the intention to build along modern lines and large enough to accommodate the needs of the school for some time to come. It is thought that the entire cost of the building, including heating and furnishing will be about $25,000 to $26,000. At least tihat is the amount the board is figuring on expending. The new building will have a gymnasium and large assembly hall with class rooms leading off from the latter, and it is likely more attention will be given in the schools to manual training, domestic science and agriculture, with the increased facilities for handling such studies. The new building will be ready for occupancy at the opening of the schools next September.