Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-06
MAKING PLANS
FOR new SCHOOL
G. m. kERN WILL DESIGN NEW
SOUTH SIDE STRUCTURE FOR
THE BOARD. ,
TO MEET APRIL %.
Special Meeting Called to Elect Teach.
gers for Ensuing Year - Com
mjttees Are Selected
for 1912.

The plans for the new south side
school that is to be built by the school
board, ycontemplates structure some
what different from the other school
structures now in use here. Architect
George NJ. Kerns in whose hands the
plans for the proposed building and
he Franklin school addition are placed,
made visit with President J. E. Hull
Of the board to Minneapolis last week
and change in type of building will
probably result. The plans are still
in the embryo state. Superintendent
A. w. Stuart will be consulted about
the new building before the board and
architect makes any definite arrange,
ments for the size and general needs
of the structure. The new south side
school is to combine some Of the high
school features to the regular grade
school, One of the changes considered
is the teaching of first and second
year high school work with the elimi-
nation of some of the studies that are
carried on in the high school in these
years, thus materially aiding the high
school and saving number OF south
side children from a long distance to
and from school. The school will be
Of brick, but as to details of the work,
these have not yet been worked out,
beyond that the present plan Is to have
fiat roof building instead of a pitch
roof, thereby reducing the expense and
giving more of the school allotment
for the interior. The addition on the
Franklin will be four rooms along
the same. general scheme of architec-
%,r h4
Some twelve to fourteen rooms will
be provided in the new south side
school, of which large study room will
be a part of the plan. A number OF
recitations rooms, etc., will be arrang-
ed for, on the second floor to provide
high school facilities in the new build
ing. The matter Of bonds was left in
the hands Of the finance committee.
Elect Teachers April %.
The board decided to hold a meet
ing April % for the purpose of elect
ing teachers for the ensuing year. This
is done before summer vacation In or
der to provide the teachers with the
regarding their future for
the next season, before they leave for
their summer rest. The regular meet
ing of the board will be changed to
the second Monday of each month be-
ginning in May, instead of the first
Tuesday as has been the vogue.
President Hull appointed the stand
ing committees for the next fiscal
year as follows:
Finance and claims, Tisdale and
Hartman.
Teachers and text books. Hull .ex-
off1cio) Hartman and Sheafe.
Insurance, Reynolds, Hartman and
Tisdale.
Manual training, Sheafe, Simmons
and Majors.
The building committees we're named
as follows: u..
Agassiz, Hull, Hartman and Tisdale.
Douglas, Majors, Tisdale and Sheafe.
Fairview, Sheafe and Tisdale.
Franklin, Reynolds, Simmons and
Hull.
Garfield, Majors, Simmons and Rey-
holds.
Hedrick, Sheafe, Hull and Reynolds.
High, Reynolds, Majors, Tisdale and
Hartman.
Lincoln, Tisdale, Reynolds and Ma
jors.
Orchard, Simmons and Reynolds.
Irving, Hartman, Hull and Tisdale.
Jefferson, Hartman, Hull and Sim
mons.
Adams, Simmons, Majors and
Sheafe.