Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21
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Raises Thirty five Thous-
and for a New Building
at Fllendale:
pemandsof the School Be-
yond Ithe Immediate
: Ability of the State.
Necessary to get Fund from
a Pfivate Source for
/ Extensions.
Tonl Marshall Acts.

Tom Marshall Acts.
The Stts Manual Training School
At Ellsndale has outgrown the csp-
acity Of the present building End
more roolA is needed to keep up with
the work. The institution ha. .
grant Of 40,0oQ acres Of land, but
land alone will not eyail for this
work, especially when all the naees-
ssry red tape Of public affair has to
be complied with in the deal. An
effort was made ia get $4,000 from
the SCHOOL funds OF tHe state on certi.
tlcates Of indebtedness, but the state
officials having this fund in Charge
halted, and questioned tho authority
Of the board of tru4sees to issue the
certificates, The fschool fund has
money in plenty, Snd hss it for the
purpose of loaniYg it out ut interest,
but how the Industrial school board
could got holds il legally was 8
question none pf the states wissmen
wanted to sq5wer and become re-
Spoa.ible ioH
Somstimelbelore the nesting Of
tho trustee4 4on February 25th plan
was outlined to Congressman Mar
shall to SECURE the necessary funds
from priykt. SOURCES on these certifi-
Gates of ipdebtedusss to build $685.
000 builaing for the institution this
summeS Mr.. Marshall proaisex CO.
operation with the plan aud at the
meeting the trustees took favorable
action n the matter. Negotiation.
have Heen pending since and on Fri
day oflast week Congressman Mar
shall qired w. E. Hicks that the
plan hid been consumstsd, that the
money had besn arranged for and
| will be furnished asrapidly as nesdea
to pay shseonxsctors. Tue bQfd of
trustees had4already called meetiug
Tor April 9Th atexhich tips they wig
tux. steps to inssgy,<ss tho Y6st
that the building Ty be coY1tstsd
tby September lsx q
/ While nothing daRni.ak can be
stated, it is probable5thkk the struc-
turs will be three 6ry brick build
ing with stone triqzsngs located just
north of the present. Zone and will bs
nicely equipped fof tho various de.
pxrtmsnts that ned the room. A
large assembly rpm for 500 students,
8 library, Physical labratory, a
gymnasium, n citation rooms, ere
some of tue e.tuses Of the new
structures thA are being planned
and sltogetne1i is tho best good
fortune that Is come to the school
in its history
Tho enroll] ](snt at the school this
yssr has reaof fad l7s and the present
building is Oh lraowiug. The practi'
cal character ! the work has appealed
to all section. pf the state and it
would have bsla very unfortunate
70, the natural growth Of the institu-
tion had no way besn worked out to
.. ,t;.ss =. .s. ~. the inoreased nunber1
q Red ed Sea ws>.jply pr admission next
Aa.l. 4Anual tra{ning with the cor.
related subjects bat are found in the
courses Of the sc fool haas Become a
fixture in the .ta,s educationsl
system. y
Tom Marshall l,s. always had a
warm place in h heart Zoe the Man
ual Training scii eol aud it" practical
education. The west end of the
county has sent n's good mon to
Bismarck - meu bers Of the lsgisla,
ture, msn who hs the interests of
the school at hear all right, but from