Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-27
DESIRE A NEW
SCHOOL HOUSE
Citizens Living in the Southern Part
Of the District Petition the
School Board.
MORE ROOM BADLY NEEDED
Public School is Crowded and the As
sembly Room Will be Partition
ed-other School News.

The board of trustees of the dis
trict No. /. met in the office of the
superintendent Monday night for the
transaction OF the usual school busl-
ness. Those present were Eldridge,
Busenburg and Beck and clerk Blodg'
EFT. The question OF dividing the as
sembly room on the second floor into
some recitation rooms came up for
discussion.
The school has been greatly crowd
ed all ear and it has nov reached
the point where more space Is abso-
lutely necessary. Several teachers
have been teaching in the basement
and il is of the utmost Importance
that the pupils and teachers be moved
from there on account of the damp
walls. poor heat and lack of yentila-
ton. The other school building. now
occupied by the high school, will not
be ready for the city school for an
other month. These facts decided the
board upon the course long contem-
plated OF making some recitation
rooms from the big assembly room.
As a matter of fact II is larger than
is absolutely necessary for the pur-
poses for. which it is designed. BY
moving the seats closer together, the
portion which will remain after two
large recitation rooms are cut OFF will
accommodate as many people as the
entire room does row AT the re-
quest of the board George Anderson
prepared a plan for partitionlng the
room. making two rooms of about
two-fifths of the space. The plan
which he submitted was accepted and
an advertisement Is found in this is
sue for bids on the work. The board
will meet next Tuesday evening to
to pass upon the bids,
Messrs. Nelson, Ellis and Bowman.
OF the southern part of the district.
appeared before the board with a pc
tition for the construction of a new
school building on Crowder creek.
They strongly urged the necessity Of
the building. There are several fam
lilies living too far from any school
house al the present time to secure
any advantages from even Ide near
est school. There are from thirteen
to sixteen pupils of school age who
would attend the new school in case
il is built. The question was discuss
ed in all of its phases but no definite
action was taken. The gentlemen in
terested in securing the c build.
ing agree 10 further investigate the
exact cost of the desired building and
see what the people who will be most
benefited will do towards donating
work and material for the structure.
The hoard is very favorable to the
proposition and If the finances will
justify il and the patrons of the neigh
borhOOd are ready to render the us
ual assistance. the building will prob
ably be put up.
:, The bid Of the Citizens Electric
company for lighting the new school
building for S75 per year was accept
ed and Mr.. Busenburg was appointed
a committee of one to draw up a con.
tract with Mr.. Bright of the light com.
pany.
Mr.. Beck vas appointed a commit
tee of one 10 do what he deems nee.
essary towards putting up a coal shed,
purchasing a stove and making other
required improvements about the Cas-
tie Butte school house.
The ~janitor was instructed to get
a tinsmith to repair the roof OF the
central school building.
After allowing a few small bills the
board adjourned to meet in special
session Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock