Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-08

ItSDS lSIldH SUNDAY SCnOOl CallGQ
the workers of that school to-
gether and after a careful state
ment of the conditions and needs
of the school said: I'VE must
have more room and better coup.
ment.' This was the beginning of
the movement that is now being
made for the building of a new
Presbyterian church with quarters
adapted to the work of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
A little later an effort was made
to inauGurate a Y. NJ. c. A..
Many Of our citizens wer" inter-
ested in both the movements and
the difficulty of building and
maintaining the Y. NJ. C.. A. as a
separate institution has brought
the two organizations together
into a combined effort for the
benefit Of both.
The new building will be placed
on the corner of Sixth and Idaho
streets, facing the Highschoul. 1t
will be Of concrete blocks in
Colonial style harmonizing with
IA beautiful Court house. 1t will
occupy a frontage of 67 feet on
Idaho street. The lower portion
will be built with a basement that
will be one-third nr more above
the ground, thus giving ample
light and ventilation. On Sixth
street near Idaho will be the main
entrance into the lower part. En-
tering through a large vestibule
and turning to the left one will
enter into a room II by 80 we'll
lighted and adapted for use as a
reading room. Communicating
with this Dom will he one 80 by
Al for use as a gymnasium. To
the ear of these rooms will be a
large dining hall and kitchen. In
the northwest corner of the build
ing is a room 10 by Is that will be
used for a game room.
In addition to these rooms in the
main building there will be a
sep rate pool and probably a hand
ball court and other athletic
apparatus. For the purpose of
this building lot 8 has just been
purchased, making the available
ground for the two buildings 100
feet square.
The upper floor will be divided
into two portions. The front with
entrance on Idaho street will be
for church services ard will
conta,n II study, choir room, aud
room suitable for prayer or social
scrvi' u or committee meetings, as
well as an auditorium with a seat
ing capacity double that of the
present room. In the rear part
with an e%dtrance on Sixth street
will be the Sunday school room
with seperate quarters for the
primary department and a dozen
large class rooms and yet so
arranged that by moving a screen
and n platform il can be made a
part Of the main auditorium with q
seating capacity Of over 500.
During the past week the work
OF soliciting has been carried on
rather slowly because Of the
necessity Of explaining 20 many the
details as here given. Committees
have been organized in Lamoil G
and South Fork and are %canvassing
those valleys. As rapidly as our
leading citizens are becoming
acquainted with the plahs they are
approving this efforts for the
betterment of the social condition
Of III young people.
a effort is being made to secure
the presence Of a Y. NJ. c. A.
representative to look after the
interests of that organization. The
plan as proposed is to organize a
Y. NJ. c. A. and to lease to them
at a nominal rent all portions Of
The building that can be used by
the organization. This places the
management Of reading room, pool
aud so forth in the hands Of this