The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-10-28
OPEN NEXT YEAR
Girls Industrial School To Be
Ready Fall of 1910
PLANS FOR THE PLANT
Members of the Board of Control
and Woman's Advisory Board
Visit Here on Wednesday

The Girls Industrial School at Sauk
Centre will be open for the reception
of pupils some time in the Fall of
1910.
This information was given The
Herald on Wednesday by P. M. Ring
dahl of the Board of Control.
Mr. Ringdahl and c. e. Vasaly of
the Board visited here this week, ar
irving on the Winnipeg Flyer Tues
day evening and departing on the
local for St. Paul at lao p. m. We'd
nesday. They were accompanied on
their visit by Mesdames Geo. w. Ste-
wart of St. Cloud and w. E. Bram-
hall of St. Paul, members of the Ad-
yisory Board appointed by the late
Gov. John A. Johnson. Mrs. Fannie
Morse of Lancaster, Mass, an expert
in the work of girls industrial schools
came with them. The party, chap
erOned by DIR. j. A. Dubois, visited
the site of the school after breakfast,
spending enough time there to go
over the ground thoroughly. Mr..
Ringdahl and Mrs. Stewart had been
on the premises before and were
familiar with the conditions. For
the others it was their first sight of
the site. All agreed that the location
was excellent and that when improv-
ed the spot would be an ideal one for
the institution.
After the party returned to the
city, Messrs. Ringdahl and Vasaly
called at The Herald Office and spent
an hour. Mr.. Ringdahl was spokes-
man, as he has been much longer on
the Board than has Mr.. Vasaly and
was here at the time the site was ex-
amined, and voted to locate the school
here.
Mr.. Ringdahl told The Herald that
the Board has plans for the buildings
in process of preparation. Before
reaching the final decision relative to
them they desired to have the advice
of Mrs. Morse, whose judgement is
excellent. The Board, said Mr.. Ring
dahl, will have the plans completed
as soon as possible. Then bids will be
advertised for and the contract let
some time during the winter. Work
will be begun early in the Spring and
the school will be ready to open some
time in the Fall. He hopes that a
year from now it will be running.
There will be one building for the
superintendent and offices, an assem-
bly, hall, gymnasium, and half a
dozen cottages for the girls. The
Board, said Mr.. Ringdahl, had PLAN
ned to build three cottages, each with
accommodations for twenty girls, and
three more to accommodate fifteen
each. Upon the advice of Mrs. Morse
they will probably make all six with q
capacity of 20 girls each. These
buildings will all contain the latest
modern improvements and will be in
row along the hill that overlooks the
lake.
The Northern Pacific spur track
has been graded and the iron laid to
the north line of the grounds. Mr..
Ringdahl said that as soon as the
grounds were laid out this track
would be extended further.
The appropriation of $4,000 for
preliminary work, made when the
original bill was passed, has been ex-
pended in part to acquire right of
way, complete surveys of the grounds
and similar purposes.
The $125, 900 appropriation made by
the last legislature is available now
and will be used in the erection of
the buildings and other necessary
purposes. There is an annual sum
set aside for the maintenance of the
school after it is open.
Mr.. Ringdahl said that the number
of girls in the school at Red Wing has
averaged about 100. The buildings
to be erected here will have capa-
city to accommodate this number.
AS the number increases the state
will provide for additional buildings.
In conversation with Messrs. Ring
dahl and Vasaly The Herald learned
that it is the policy of the Board to
give employment to local workmen
after contracts are let. Hence there
will be plenty of work for all Sauk
Centre artisans and others who de-
sire it here next season.