The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-11-28
NEW WSCHOOLHOUSE
ABOUTCOMPLETED
$4,000 STRUCTURE AT OAK GROVE
Building Has Every Modern Convenience
H. A. Cunning Er,cts New Store
house - Community Prosperous

Although many may boast of larger
structures, no city or rural community
of the state can boast of a better
equipped or handsomer school building
than the people of Oak Grove. The
new school house. built of brick and
two stories in height, stands on the site
of the old building, which was moved
to the north side of the road and where
the young America of that district are
garnering knowledge until the new
home of learning is completed.
The people of Oak Grove do not be-
ieve in just building TOR today or even
for the morrow that is near. The
structure that they have erected will
be monument and will remain capa-
cious and commodious for many years.
Not more than a half a hundred
school children are now recorded in the
Oak Grove district, but the citizens
there want to see a growth in the dis
triet and the school building will be an
inducement to the prospective settler.
Many of the taxpayers who have no
children are said to have been the
strongest exponents of new and hand
some school building.
The exterior of the Oak Grove school
house has been completed and the plas-
terers have finished their tasks. Car
penters and interior decorators are now
putting the finishing touches to the in
terror of the building. The structure
has solid concrete foundation with
large easements. A hot air heating
system will be installed and an auto
matte ventiating system, the most up
to date method of its kind. The school
will have running water, source
nearby on the Angus place FURNISHING
the supply. 1t has already been wired
and will be equipped with electric
lights.
Before the end of the year all of the
work should be completed and the chill
dren able to enter their new study
quarters. In addition to the large as
sembly hall. the building has five large
class rooms. On both of its floors are
large and convenient cloak rooms and
ante chambers.
The architect for the structure was
Albert Sutton and it has been erected
by L. ID. Boyed, of Odell. Because of
its front elevation, the entrance to the
building will be impressive.
During the past few years many
, handsome homes have been erected
within short distance Of the k0ah
Grove school house and the new build
ling will now form kind Of hub TO
them. With its assembly room an
, neat stage place will be offered TO
amateur dramatics or for gathering
of the citizens to listen to lectures, al
well as for general social purposes.
! The Oak Grove community has or
! ganized an Improvement club. which
: was instrumental in the holding of the
c horticultural chautauqua last August
2 While the activities of this club are
dormant to a certain extent at present
{ it will later renew its activities anC
! hold profitable meetings in the Oak
r Grove school assembly hall.
The new school house is not the only
recent mark of progressive tendency
3 in Oak Grove. Within a short distance
! on the site of the frame building de-
, stroyed by fire last summer, II. A.
] Cunning, the Oak Grove merchant, is
erecting a brick store house, which he
hopes to complete and enter by the
, first of the year with new stock of
J general merchandise. Mr.. Cunning s
new store, which is a single story in
! height, has floor space of 40x50 feet.
, He has running water IN the building
and electric lights. Plate glass win
dows will be placed in the front, max
ing one of the handsomest country
J stores in the valley. The cost of the
school bu 'lding is about $40, 600.