The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-10
UP TO STOCKHOLDERS
chautauqua Board Ready to Build
When Funds Are Provided.

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mittee, and have addressed circulars
comprising it to all present stockhold
ers, and friends of the Chautauqua
Upon results from this effort depend
the proposition to build an auditorium
which is so much needed for the
summer assemblies:
AT the annual meeting OF the stock
holders of this association. held Aug
10, 1909. the following resolution was
adopted:
| Resolved. That 1t is the sense Of
this meeting, that as soon as the
Board of Directors find a feasible
plan to build and own an auditorium
that they proceed to do so.
In accordance with this resolution
and with a desire to carry out these
instructions, the Board of Direc
tors appointed the following commit
tee to look after a suitable site, as,
certain the cost, and other informa
ton concerning q modern auditorium:
G. w. Shockley, w. w. Williams
L. T. Shangle. A ]. Lyle and ]. H
Williams. ST..
This committee procec led to collect
all the information possible and at a
meeting OF the Board of Directors,
March It'll, 1910, the committee pre-,
scented the following report:
To the Board of Directors of the Os-
kaloosa Chautauqua:
We, your committee, to whom was
referred the matter of a new audi
forum and grounds. report that many
contingencies have arisen to prevent
US from calling meeting of the
Board earlier, which would be too
tedious to detail. 1t might be well
to state in the outset that the Holt
ness people. last week, very kindly
reported that the University grounds
could be had for the 1910 ChautauQua
on the same terms as last year.
We believe the first thing to be de.
termined by this Board is whether or
not we will build this year, and if 1T
is decided to build, how will the mon
ey be raised to pay for the same. We
have on hands now about $4,000.
The committee have corresponded
with Burnham & Ives, architects,
~ EInor,spo far III tyh0 ,aole N cnao
ialty of auditoriums of this kind,
and who assure us that building
can be completed in ample time for
this years session. We have also
corresponded with various parties
concerning model buildings, and find
that buildings erected under plans fur
nished by these gentlemen are the
best. We believe Clarinda, Iowa, has
an auditorium modelled on exactly the
lines which would accommodate
Oskaloosa. We submit herewith illus
trations of Chautauqua auditoriums
located in various parts of the coun-
try including the one at Clarinda
We also submit letters relating
thereto.
As near as we can determine a
building such as Oskaloosa would
need, win cost about $4,000, exclu-
sive of grounds.
This would include proper stage
and dressing room accessories, and
a steel building largely.
The architects named prefer to fur
nish the plans and steel work only,
thus giving the opportunity for home
men to do the major part of the work,
thereby furnishing labor to home peo-
pie. This your committee would
strongly urge and recon. T. end.
When it cones TO proper location
your committee will have to confess
that really desirable sites, easy Of ac-
cess, are not TO be had near Oskaloo-
sa. 1t becomes a case, therefore, Of
not what We wish We could get but
the best available site to be had. An
auditorium, such as would meet our
needs, if easy of access, can be used
Cor other purposes than the Chau-
tauqua, during the warmer months.
In the consideration of site, 1t
win have to be conceded that nothing
is available which can not be reached
by the street cars, and the matter Of
extending the line to any location
chosen, rests Of course, with the
Street Car Co. Hitching and tenting
facilities, water, etc., are also import
ant factors.
None of the sites offered have
sufficient natural shade to answer all
purposes, so necessarily, it will be in
cumbent on the association to i'm
mediately put out shade trees in or
der that in the course of time ample
shade will be provided 1t is to be
regretted that we have no natural
grove available for the purpose with.
in easy distance from the city.
Your committee, after going over
the situation carefully, come to the
conclusion that, all things considered,
the site north of Penn college, If il
can be had on the right kind of terms,
is the best II has the most natural
shade, would not require long
street car haul, has the best hitching
facilities, the city water main runs
past the grounds and this location
can be reached by public roads both