Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-07
Board Adopts Plans and speci-
tications Prepared by J. E.
Robinson, of Cedar Falls
WILL ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
Board Takes Formal Action, Deciding
to BuiId-Mr. Robinson, Employed as
Experimenting Architect, Estimates
Cost at 14,5oo-DetaiIs of Plans
Ban on Foot Ball.

monthly meeting Friday night. took
| training and auditorium building on
the high school grounds, accepted the
plans and spectica tons prepared by j.
e. Robinson, building superintendent
of the Iowa State Normal School at
Cedar Falls, and chose Mr.. Robinson
to be experimenting architect. AS
soon as additional copies of the plans
are received bids will be advertised
for, and work will be commenced about
the time vacation begins. Mr.. Robinson
estimates the building, complete, will
cost $4,000.
| Only few minor changes were
made in the Robinson plans, but Il
number of substitutes and additions
in the material were added to the
| specifications. The building will be
school grounds. about where the heat
| ing plant now is. 1t will contain a new
| heating plant.
| Details Of the Plans.
| The Robinson plans, as accepted, are
| for a story and one half building, with
ground dimensions of S6x64 feet. The
structure will face the west. The fac
| ing material of the foundation, which
will rise half-story above the ground,
will be of either Timber Greek quarry.
LeGrand Quarry Company's stone, or
Bedford buff stone, like the new post
| office Above the foundation the build
| ing will be of brick, with the outer
walls faced with either tan colored
pressed brick or paving brick. The
interior surface of the outside wall will
be faced with red pressed brick, and
will not be plastered. The copngs,
water tables and stone trimmings out
side will be of Timber Greek or Bed
ford huff stone. The roof will be either
slate or red tile, probably the latter.
The basement of the building is di-
vided into three manual training class
rooms, boys and girls bath ana
locker rooms, boiler room, coal bin, ana
lavatories and cloak rooms. The hfst
floor will be the auditorium and gym
ma SUM, with a floor space OF 6l:z by
6S:1O. provided with stage, when.
with it's two dressing rooms, MI tne
| east end of the floor. The stage Will
be fitted with scenery and curtain,
probably from the high school bulldlns
! auditorium. and seated with the seat.
| from the same place. 1t is not the IN
tention of the board at this time 10
purchase any but a limited supply OF
gymnasium apparatus.
The bonds to pay for the building,
| will not be issued until In June or
July.
Puts Ban on Football.
| There will not be a high school foot
ball team next fall, at least not one
| sanctioned by the board, or belonging
to the principals state club, which mas
charge of the high school athletics of
it's members all over the state. The
hoard so decided last night by turning
down the petition Of the players, which
was signed by the parents. The petit
tion was held to be defective IN that
| II did not comply in a number OF ways
with the requirements of the board
| During the winter the board passed
| resolution prohibiting foot ball, unless
at least twenty-five of the boys OF the
high school, eligible to play, filed with
the board petition signed by potn
parents of each boy, granting him per-
mission to play the game. The petition
was to have been in March lis, but was
not filed by that time. 1T contained the
ranuired number Of names but was de-
fectiye in that some Of the parents gave
consent provided the rules of the game
we're so changed as to eliminate the
danger. Some Of the boys who had
their parents signatures on the petit
tion were not old enough to play, were
out of school or were not eligible.
There is nothing to prevent the boys
playing the game, but if so it will be
without the official sanction of the
board.
Has Plenty of Coal.
The school district is we'll supplied
with coal, and has more than enough at
all of the buildings to last until school
is over for the term.
The hiring of teachers and janitors
ia to be postponed until late this month
or until the May meeting. The boards
annual inspection of the schools will
not take place until after MIR. Church
returns. which will be about April 10.
osKALoosA TO FIGHT.
Business Men Will Protest Against Re-