Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-08
OPEN SEPT !
Board Decides on the Date and
Makes Arrangements for the
Coming Years Work,
New Arson Building Will Not Be
Completed and Old School House
Will be Utilized.
Arnold Addition Nearing Compile.
ton Board Lets the Contract
for Furnishing New Desks.

tlOu-0OdCQ I0I6 tue COutTdcG
for Furnishing New Desks.
The school children of Marshalltown
will appropriately observe Labor day, 4
September 8, by starting in on another
year Of study and intellectual improve
ment
The regular meeting of the school
board was held Tuesday night and it
was decided to open the schools on
Monday. September 3. AS this is a le-
gal holiday not much in the way Of
work willbe done, except the prelimi.
naries attendant upon the opening of
the school year. AS the new Arson
building will not be completed by that
time plans for the instruction OF the
south side children were made. 1t was
decided by. the board to rent the old
building of the purchaser, Mr.. H. c.
Wilson, until the new structure is
adequate to accommodate nearly all
the pupils of that district. it is prob
able the grades will be divided so that
half may attend in the forenoo1ls and
half in the afternoons. This arrange
ment vii, be necessary for only d short
| time, as the work on the new building
| is being pushed as rapidly as possible.
| The addition to the Arnold school is
nearing completion and the rooms in
I5this portion viii. be in readiness for the
\ opening of the schools.
\ Contracts for the new desks for the
/ additional rooms We're finally awarded.
and altho the firms represented in the
combination from which bids We're hrst
sreceiyed came down from their high
4 prices TO meet those of the anti-trust
firm, from which figures We're later Sc
scured, it was decided 10 give the con-
4 tract to the latter, or, 10 be more spe-
citic. TO the Century company. of Chi
\ cago. The difference in the figures first
1 secured and those at which the con-
tract was made is about 90 cents per
desk. AS in the neighborhood of 240
4 desks will be purchased, the saving
4 thereby is considerable.
The corps of teachers for the year is
! filed and contracts signed with one eX-
and 1t is probable a competent
4 teacher for this place will be secured
i for the opening of the schools.
4 The board spent considerable time
discussing supplies and repairs for the
! schools, and the janstor of the various
4 buildings will be busy most of the tins
i from now on getting the buildings in
readiness. A contract was made With
a gentleman named Story to supervise
4 the work and instruct the janitors II
g methods of repairing and caring Tor tn,
3 blackboards. The district has has
much trouble in recent years becaus.
u OF poor boards. which. thru inSpropel
and faulty construction. have beer
& hard on the pupils eyes.
LAUREL.
Aug. S-John Hahn. and family lief
E, Tuesday for Brush. Colo, Where theS
4 Will makeStheir future home. Mr.. Fiahl
has benn8a resident Of our town for / h,
! past fourteen Years and has a larg,
q circle Of friends Who regret his remas
q al.
Rev. and Mrs. Cleveland returned
i bore Monday from their CoifaX tril
= sint. port 4 Very pleasant time
Mrs. Ed McEroen and daughters
i. Ethel and Mabel left for their home a
4 GrLndy Center Tue sd y morning. Mrs
il j. n. eAIcIrocTn accompanied them fer
ii short visit.
Mrs. B Buffer is iTnproving, her prop
lserly in the north Fart Of town by III
l.erection Of "A neat ard tassy cottage
Land runner says that at about the tim
81 it is completed tWo of our prominen
Young people Will enter the state 3
mn trinlOYly nd tn ~. llJ heir resi- enc