The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-08-26
SENTIMENT FOR
: LARGE BUILDING
SAUK CENTRES HEAVIEST TAX
PAYERS UNANIMOUS ON
-. SCHOOL QUESTION
AVOID error OF Other TOWNS
EXTERIOR OF NEW STRUCTURE
DECIDED UPON-OLD RUINS
ARE RAZED

The plans for the new Junior High
School building will be ready in few
days. On Wednesday of this week
Architect Parsons submitted a num-
Der of exterior drawings for the con-
sideration of the board. The one de-
cided upon harmonizes in a general
way to the present beautiful high
school building, and the exterior fin
ish will be largely of the same mater
ial.
The City of St. Cloud has recently
passed upon the question of issuing
bonds in the sum of SITS, 900, for a
new high school building, the prop
osition carrying by large majority.
The local school board are endeav-
oring to avoid the serious mistake
made by number of boards in other
parts of the state, and to some extent
in the new high school building erect
ed in this city a few years ago. 1t
has been the custom to only prepare
for the present needs, which is false
economy in a growing city of the
character of Sank Centre. The $780,
900 bonds asked for by the local board
together with insurance money col
lected will make it possible to erect
practical and modern building, suffi-
cient for the needs of the district for
Is or 20 years. The cities of Crook
ston, Faribault, International Falls,
Montevideo, Albert Lea, Rochester,
Fairmont, New Ulm and Winona have
each erected high school buildings
within the past four years at an ex-
pense considerably in excess of $780,
900, and are now confronted with the
serious problem of caring for the stu
dents. Engagements will be neces-
sary. A number of these districts
have not the assessed valuation of the
Sank Centre district.
The Herald has faith in the good
judgment of the residents of this
district and believes that the bond
proposition will carry with but little
opposition. At the present time there
is no open opposition to the move
ment.
Vale, Old Landma lark.
Charles Telschow, acting under the
orders and directions of the Sank Cen
tire school board, has finished dyna-
hitting the grade school building re-
Gently Quilted by fire. The rather
precarious task of blowing up this
wreck was accomplished with out mis-
hap, except the breaking of a window
in the Congregational church, one in
the high school building, one in the
library and one in Otto's garage.
When one considers that more than so
shots were fired and over 60 pounds
of dynamite were used, this is a re-
markable record.
The old grade building was one of
the landmarks of the city. Old set
tiers will recall that the first school
held in Sank Centre was a private one
held in a building near the mill,
taught by an old man with long whis-
kers, whose name seems to be forgot
ten.
After the soldiers abandoned the
stockade the Hospital building was
moved down town and about the first,
if not the first, public school was held
in that building, and was taught by
Mrs. Newman and Miss Amelia
Wright, afterwards Mrs. C. M.
Sprague. The front of this building
is now occupied by Charles Virgin as
a paint shop.
The building, becoming inadequate,
a brick structure, part of the building
destroyed by the fire was erected, ov-
er considerable opposition from par
ties who insisted they were building
a larger structure than would ever be
needed. But race suicide had not be-
gun to be practiced in those days and
the children of men increased and
multiplied rapidly in this mans town,
and soon more room was demanded
and an addition was erected, joining
this building on the rear. In few
more years another addition was put
on in front, over the protests of the
conservatives, who insisted that so
much room was not needed.
Probably there is no school in the
state whose attendants and graduates
have made better record than those
of Sank Centre. Among the pupils
of Mrs. (Wright) Sprague and Mrs.
Newman were John Bray, who after
wards made reputation as Counsel at
Melbourne, Australia; Frank M. Eddy,
who served eight years in Congress;
James B. Hendryx, famous writer of
western adventure stories, attended
the Sank Centre schools. Henry john
son, professor of history in the Teach
ers' College, of Columbia, and author
of several educational works; Sinclair