Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 18, Number 7, DeMotte, Jasper County, 9 January 1948 — PUPILS IN NEW BUILDING [ARTICLE]

PUPILS IN NEW BUILDING

Monday, January 5, was a happy day for the pupils of the DeMotte Christian School. On that day they took possession of the new building! Since September 2, classes had been held in the basement of th<? local Christian Reformed Church. The new brick building is 73 ft. by 48 ft., with a large hall and two class-rooms that are well lighted and ventilated. An oil burner, with proper controls, provides the Tight amount of heat at all times. This fire-proof building is located in the southeast t>art of town just off highway No. 10. Its four acres will allow ample space for playgrounds. The teachers are Mr. and Mrs. J. Arens. Both have many years of experience as teachers and are graduates of Western State Teachers College at Kalamazoo, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Bill May and sons of Remington spent New Years eve at the Otto DeYoung Jr., home. Lt. and Mrs. Norman Holladay of Columbus, Ohio are the parents of a baby boy bom, December 29th. Mrs. Clarence Holladay left Wedpesday to see her new grandson and to help take care of his brother, Johnny.