Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1916 — WILL BUILD A LARGER SCHOOL [ARTICLE]

WILL BUILD A LARGER SCHOOL

Campaign Now on to Raise the Sum of $50,000 FOR MONNETT GIRLS SCHOOL Demands for Admittance to This School Already Far Exceed the Present Facilities. At, a recent meeting of the board of trustees of the Monnett School for Girls it was deemed imperative on account of the increasing number of applications for admission that, are being received, to begin at once a campaign for a building fund of $50,000. This will enable the school to erect a building suitable for the increased demands, and give to Rensselaer a schooi of which it may justly be proud. Monnett School for Girls is for girls of 6 to 14 years of age who, for various seasons, are in need of just such training and home influences that this school can give. The expenses are very small, being accounted for by the fact that all of the workers are* without salary, the school being in charge of deaeonnesses. Children whose parents or guardfans could not afford to send them to other schools can be sent. here.

The school [s In no sense an orphanage, for if it were it would have no appeal t,o the public for great, state of* Indiana is at the presen t ti m e blessed wI th mo re orphans homes jhan there are orI»ha n s to be [dace d the rel n. There is no other school of Its kind in the country, and the campaign brought to a successful conclusion will give to our city the honor and distinction of being the pioneer in this line of school work.

Have you ever visited the school.? If you have not you certainly have a treat coming to you. Visit the school, see the children at chapel, in their class rooms, or at their homo tasks, note the crowded condition and then you will want to help build the larger school. Campaign headquarters have been opened In the building next to the post, office with G. Hartman Bright of Chicago and a force of workers in charge. A general committee of thirtyfive members has been selected, and also a business committee of ten, of which M. D. Gwin is chairman, Mrs. H. L. Brown secretary, and J. D. Allrpan treasurer. The other members of these committees will be announced later. Remember Monnett school needs., $50,000 and needs the help of evei*y citizen to enable it to secure this amount. Nairnes of subscribers to the fund will be published in this paper. , Call at the headquarters and talk with those in charge.’ **