Willmar tribune., 1904-07-20
new SCHOOL BUILDING
Resolution Passed at Annual Meet.
ing Means More School Room
...Trustees Reelected.

"Moved, that it be the sense of this
meeting that the board of education
levies 81, 900 for 1904 and $1,000 for
1905, which together with 1000 on
hand shall be set aside for building
fund for the purpose of erecting .
building on the present High school
ground In 1906"
The above motion, introduced by
Hon. A. E. Rice at the annual school
meeting last Saturday evening, was
carried by . unanimous vote, and
means that Willmar will have an ad-
ditional school building costing $751;
600. The action taken by the voters
present will meet with the hearty ap-
proval of all who understand the pres.
ent situation and the deferring of
building until 1906 will mean the erec-
tion of fine structure at less expense
than If undertaken immediately.
The meeting was held in the High
school room and was attended by
some over fifty voters, an attendance
that reminded one of the good old
school meetings in days gone by.
President G. a. Bitterness called the
meeting to order and the call was read
by the clerk, P. c Peterson. The
financial report for the past year OF
Treasurer Peterson was then read by
the clerk, and showed q very salts
factory and healthy condition of the
boards treasury. The same was
adopted, after which the election OF
trustees for three years to succeed DR..
c. johnson and MIR. II. s. Peterson
was tho next matter presented. The
same gentlemen were nominated as
their own successors and were elected
by the following vote: Peterson, 81;
Johuson, 40; scattering, 2.
The matter of building more school
room was presented to the meeting by
the president, who spoke of the neces
sity for such action by calling the vot.
er's attention to the crowded condition
of the Central and Lincoln buildings.
In the former the High school depart
ment was reported as having during
the past year an enrolment of some
over 80 pupils, while in the Eighth
grade the teacher in charge had beer
Obliged to put up with over 60. The
unheslthy quarters used for pupils
from the 5th and 9Th grades, on the
third floor, needed to be vacated, and
this was q matter OF prime import.
ance that it was hoped could be rene
died at once. The lack of prope,
room in both buildings was fully
touched upon and those present were
inyited to discuss the matter. Mr.. A,
E. Rice stated that he preferred to gel
along until 1896, when q building
could be erected without tho necessity
of using additional bonds and thu
expense would be less. The congestei
condition could be relieved to some
extent by managing the sessions st
that the smaller grades could be di
vided into an attendance of one-hal
in the forenoon and the other halt IL
the afternoon. He referred to the tim,
when such was the practice some year,
ago under similar crowded conditions
F. G. Handy being member of tn,
board at that time, he was called up
on to explain the management of af
fairs then and his views and sugees
tions were in line with those Offered
by Mr.. Rice.
II. S. Peterson was of the sam.
opinion a. the two preceding speakers
He spoke of the sum on hand in tn,
treasury that would be good starter
for the building fund and with NOR,
money coming in by 1906 that woult
ensure building free from debt h,
deemed it most advisable to wait un
til that time. DR.. Johnson also voice(
the sentiments OF those who spoke ant
thought the matter of ratsing mono,