The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-05-28
BONDS ARE VOTED.
At the Special School Meeting it Was
Voted to Borrow $4,000
From the State.
This Will be Used to Build Annex to
the High School Building
This Summer.

1t did not require a great many peo-
pie nor very long meeting to decide
to borrow the sum of $4,000 from the
State for the purpose of building an
annex to the present high school build
ing. The special school meeting called
for this purpose was held at the high
school last Friday evening. The at
tendance was less than forty and there
were few women among those pres
ent who were interested in the pro-
ceedings. 1t had been rumored that
there would be determined fight put
up by some Of the residents living on
the north side of the river who were of
the opinion that it would be quite the
proper thing to have a small school
somewhere on that side for the little
children to attend, but there were few
north siders present and if they had
any views in the matter they were not
expressed. The meeting was called to
order by Mrs. Rose Patterson who is
school clerk. She read the call that
was issued for a special meeting and
Judge VanAlstein was chosen moder-
ator. For a few minutes there was
Quaker air and contemplation and the
silence was broken when an inquiry
was made as to what would be required
in the way of an annex and the prob
able cost Of the same. Prof. White
was called on for some information re-
gardlng the present capacity of the
schools and what additional room would
be needed. He stated that at the
Whittier school there was an enroll
ment at the present time of 27777 scholars
while the seating capacity was 1919, or
seventy-eight more pupils attending
the school than there were seats to
accommodate, and as a result in the
primary department the pupils could
attend school but part of the time
In the high school building there was
d crowded condition and it was found
time to accommodate the students.
Next year there will be an attendance
of seventy-tive students if all enter the
high school who are entitled to, and
there is seating room for only fifty
scholars in the high school room proper.
He said that the normal attendance of
the schools could not be provided for
with the present capacity of the two
schools.
Mr.. Rines started the ball rolling by
making a suggestion that the meeting
make provisions for building an annex
of four rooms. He said that in five
years at the rate the scholars are I'M
creasing the school with such increased
capacity would be filled. 1t was mat
ter Of either hiring two rooms or build
ing.
Mr.. Cordiner stated that when the
high school was built the plans we're
drawn and the building so constructed
that an addition could be built on the
west SIDE or the building.
The question of State loan came up
and was discussed. Some had formed
an opinion that a certain sum might be
borrowed from the State and if it was
not all needed what was not used could
be returned to the State. Mr.. Dunn
who was present at the meeting, stated
that such was not the case, that a spe-
cific sum would have to be borrow ed from
the State and that the amount could
not be paid in less than five years, with
the maximum limit of the loan placed
at twenty years. Mr.. Galley thought
that if a loan was secured that the dis
trict should not hurry to pay the loan
and should make the payments so that
they would extend over long period
of time.
"A motion was made by Mr.. Rines that
the district make application for a loan
OF $4,000 and to pay the same in bonds
of $1,000 each payable yearly, the first
bond to mature at the end of the fifth
year and yearly thereafter It was
thought that it would require this sum
to build an annex and tear out the
old heating plant of the present build
ing and put in a steam plant to heat
the old building and the annex. Prof.
White was asked for his opinion of the
heating plant and Judging from his re-
marks there was little good that could
be said about the plant. He said that
the plant was poor and that it was al
most impossible to govern and control
it. The temperature could be raised
to 100 degrees by crowding the plant
and then if it was shut off a little the
temperature would run down suddenly
and there would be a cold draught on
the pupils. He said that the saving
alone in fuel that would result from the
use of a modern plant would in twenty
years pay for a new and up-to-date