The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-30
Dedication of a Novel Combination
of Institutions.

Down in Harrison township, in the
Round Top school district, is located
one OF the best school buildings in
the county outside of the consoli-
dated school districts. Most pro.
gressive patrons are found in this
district, and the Round Top Grange
is cooperating in all things to make
the success of the school a complete
success. On the first day of July, at
meeting of the grange, suggestions
were made for a new building, but
they were not in petition to build a
room Independent of the school.
They suggested that they build an
addition to the school house for the
accommodation of the school and to-
secure meeting place of sufficient
size for the grange. 1t was at just
the busy season of the year, but the
hauling was donated and done the
very next day. And at the end of
the week and on the following Mon
day the masons were at work on the
building The following Monday the
carpenters were at work and within
seven weeks the building was com.
plete and the grange had a meeting.
Showing what direct cooperation be-
tween the patrons of the school dis
trict and the grange accomplished
within the short space of sexen
weeks. The grange gave $4,000 to-
ward the building, the school district
levied 100000, and the balance of
the $S5000 which it took to build the
scho,. house was borrowed from the
Manning & Epperson State Bank Of
Eddyville, and they donated the in
terest. l., other words, the money
was borrowed from the bank without
interest, l-.t to help along a good
thing. And last evening the grange
and the school district celebrated,
and entertained just one hundred
and twenty-five guests at the new
school house, in an evening of royal
good times, very informal, just real
old fashioned social.
County Superintendent Jessie l..
Duboc; State Lecturer of Oranges l.
n. Taylor; Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Epper-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Epperson,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sisco, all of Ed
dyville; Mrs. J. T. James of ST.
James, Mo-; Miss Williamson, of
Wapello county; p. A. Jewell of
Buckeye Grange, we're all guests for
the occasion. An extempore pro-
gram was given which was most in
teresting in all features, as follows:
Music, by Alice Ward; Recitation, by
George Baker; Song by Ruth Van
Cleve with guitar accompaniment by
her mother; Recitation by Corda
Hargesheimer; Recitation by Flor
enee Randell;i Recitation by Roy AL
Iison; Vocal duet by Edith Harges-
heimer and Ethel Anderson, accom-
ptnied by Emma Anderson; ,Recita-
ton by Mabel McDowell; Reading by
A. p James, and some impromptu
talks by some of the guests; Vocal
solo by Clara Moore, accompanied by
Cecil Moore
Delicious refreshments were serv-
ed by the Home Improvement Scot
ETY. of the Grange, and consisted OF
pie, rolls, coffee, and the most deli
cious of sweet cider. The coffee for
the occasion was furnished by the
Wander Pol Implement Co., Of Eddy,
vile, and Mr.. Wander Pol presented
each one present with a pound of
coffee. He also announced the fact
that if the ladies would give an after
noon tea, that he would furnish the
tea. The cider was furnished by the
president of the school board, Mr.. O.
w. Baker and was no small feature
of the evenings entertainment.
Such good times as the Round Top
school district and the Round Top
Grange had last evening are only
made possible since the construction
Of the new room; and they are high
ly pleased with the room, which will
serve a double purpose in the COM
munity. The contractor also donat
ed a part of the construction work.
They have gone into the thing right,
and the equipment for the new Do
mestiC Science work is being bought.
The children of the school gave
social at which they made S21.0O,
with part of which they bought the
new Haw's Pride stove, a three
burner oil stove with an oven for the
Domestic Science work. Kitchen
utensils are being donated by the
community people and this winter
warm lunches for the children will
be prepared. Equipment for the
Manual Training department will be
added as soon as possible. A stage
and seats will be placed in the new
room at once for the accommodation
of the Grange.