Morris tribune., 1911-08-11
WANT MORE MONEY.
For Creditable School Building
at Fair Grounds.

have decided not to build the school
exhibit building at the fair grounds
this year. They find that creditable
cement block building will cost $1348,
: and with only $500 on hand, they do
not like to 60 into debt for the bal
ance. They will make another appeal
for funds, and see If enough cannot be
raised for the cement building, in
stead of spending the money on hand
for a frame building.
The committee has issued the fol-
lowing statement
During the past few weeks the
Executive Committee of the Stevens
County Agricultural Society has had
under advisement the matter of the
construction of a School Exhibit
Building upon the fair grounds. The
movement to collect funds from the
school districts of the county to erect
such building was started last wint-
er. and Supt. Roberts and Prof. In
gals put in lot of time and effort to
interest the various schools in the
project. From some quarters a hearty
response was met with, and when the
schools closed last spring, about one
half of the schools had made contribu
tions aggregating something over six
hundred dolalrs. About one-half of
the schools have thus far made no
contributions.
The Executive committee was desir-
Gus Of erecting the building this year.
At first it was thought that suitable
building-one not only of ample size
but neat in design and appearance
could be erected for about twelve
hundred dollars; and if that could be
done, the Society was willing to take
chances on collecting enough more
from the schools to make up the def
cency in the fund. A committee con-
sisting of D. H. Lawler, c. B. Ran
dali, and Z. H. Mcclure was appoint
ed to draw plans for neat. cement
block building, with bungalow roof.
and to ascertain what would be the
cost of such building. This Commit
tee proceeded to prepare such plans,
and asked for bids. The following
bids were received For the cement
work-Frank Malmberg $725. 90,
Patrick Cannon $127O.OO; for the
roof and frame work-John Meyer
1923. 90, F. D. Meyers $4,000.
The lowest amounts bid would make
the cost of the building $1348. 90,
and to this it would be necessary to
add at least one hundred dollars for
tables. shelving, ETC., so that it ap-
pears that the building could not be
erected for less than $145O.O 90. With
only six hundred dollars in this fund,
the committee decided that it would
not be advisable to incur so large a
debt; and thus decided not to build
this year at all, but to make another
appeal to the school this coming school
year, and especially to school districts
which have not thus far contributed
anything, to make contributions to
this fund during the coming year, and
thus swell the fund to an amount
which will warrant the erection of
such a building as is contemplated.
1t would, of course, be possible to
erect frame building with the funds
on hand. which might be large enough
to house the school exhibits for some
time to come. but such building would
be no credit to the school children
or school districts of the county; and
the committee feels that a County
School building should be credit to
the schools of the county. an object
lesson and educational feature in it.
self: building to which the children
of the county could point with pride.
Fer about fourteen hundred dollars it
will be possible to erect such build
ing. For that sum a cement block
building. with a large bungalow roof.
all neatly trimmed and finished, can
NC SISClSu. duu ILLS Will uOt Olly
suffice for the needs of the schools
for many years, but will be the pride
/ of Stevens County. 1t is, therefore.
urged that the schools of the County
make an effort during the coming year
to raise eight hundred dollars more.
The schools which made contributions
last year did nobly; and it is believed
that all the schools can do as we'll.
The money thus far collected is kept
in a separate fund, and will always
be ready to be used for the purpose
for which it is intended. Not one
cent will be expended for any purpose
except to erect the school exhibit |
building.
The Association will make ample
A-l.