The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-24
NO HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION
The School Board Changes It's Building
Plans.
AFTER AN EXHAUSTIVE DISCUSSION
The Addition to the Main Street Building
Required For the Purpose Would Cost
More Than the New Building and the
Location Would Not be Suitable

The School Board held special meeting
last night and decided to change its building
plans and acquiesce i'm the popular view of
the subject 1t will be remembered that at
the last meeting it was decided to let the
construction of the White street building
pass for the present and proceed with the
erection of an addition to the High school
building and bids for the work were adver-
tised for. After that meeting public senti-
ment took an opposite view of the matter,
but as a compromise favored enlarging the
addition to the High school building.
The members present at the meeting last
night were Messrs Ogden, Trezise, James,
Baugh, Edwards, Dewitt, Manley, Price
Smith, Lee, Conry, Morgan, Hanna and
Williams.
Architect Seymour Davis was present and
stated that he could make the High school
building an eight room structure for about
| $4,000. This, he said, would give two rooms
for the High school and six other rooms.
The only objection he could see would be
the isolation of so many pupils in that part
of the town. For about 1000 the White
street building could be put up, two rooms
extra would be secured, and there would not
be concentration of so many pupils
Mr., Hanna said his motive in favoring the
High school addition at the last meeting was
to avoid any exhibition of weakness on the
part of the Board. He felt that the High
school work could be undertaken and COM
pleted and should the lower grades become
over crowded during the next term the
rooms in the addition could be used by them
until the Board could see its way clear to
erect the White street building He still
considered it better to 90 ahead with the
addition, and in the meantime arrangements
could be made for a special election and
| perhaps the White street building could be
built by mid-winter.
Mr.. Edwards favored the erection of the
White street building. Pottsville has run
over its limitation of bonded Indebtedness.
and yet has borrowed S25, 900 or $50, 900 for 2
or years and has used the money.
Mr. Baugh objected to putting so many
rooms in the High school building and
favored the erection of the White street
building Mr.. Lee was of the same opinion
Mr.. Trezise said that 50 far as the number
of rooms was concerned the addition would
not make much difference, as it would give
the High school building IL rooms in all In
the West street buildings there are 10 rooms
and 12 in the Lloyd street building
Mr.. Price favored the original plans
suggested by Mr., Hanna, while Mr.. Williams
wanted the White street building erected.
Mr.. Smith thought it better to go ahead
with the addition and allow the White street
project to rest until it can be learned whether
the compulsory education will make another
building necessity.
Mr.. Conry said that in either event the
Board would have to borrow money and he
was in favor of the White street building.
The latter would cost about Sl2, 900 and give
a,tx- 81.
while the addition would cost from $4,000
to S16, 900 and crowd the Main street build
ing.
Mr.. James made rapid calculation Of the
probable number of graduates for this year
and argued that more room is first required
in the High school.
Superintendent Whitaker thought that if
the Board could accomplish the undertaking
it ought to erect the White street building
and let the High school go for year.
President Ogden left the chair and spoke
briefly on the subject. He favored the
High school addition and said that in order
to keep up the standard of the schools it will
soon be necessary to add another year to tn,
course, which will make more room
necessity lie thought sufficient could b,
derived from taxes to enlarge the Higl
school building and next fall, or spring, tn,
subject of a special election to increase tn
bonded Indebtedness for the erection of
White street building could be taken up
The discussion of the problem was yer,
exhaustive and finally it was decided tina
the Main street project be dropped and th,
eNction of the White street school building
be pushed without delay Two bids haC
already been submitted but Messrs, Ogden
and Edwards suggested that it would be
unfair to open and divulge the bids already
in, and they We're not opened and will be
held until other contractors ana builder,
have chance, The time for submitting
bids has been extended to May 5th,
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