The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-11-29
PLANS FOR GRADE
SCHOOL IN NYM0RE
WARD SUBMITTED
TO SCHOOL BOARD
Eight Architects Meet With School
Officers and Discuss the New
Building.
PLANNED TO BEGIN
STRUCTURE IN SPRING
Plans Provide for Building to Be
Constructed at Cost of $4,000
to $4,000.

Eight architects appeared before
the Bemidji public school board at a
meeting at the high school last eve
ming and submitted plans for a new
grade school building to be con-
structed in Nymore.
The plans provided for the con-
struction Of grade school at cost
of from $4,000 to $4,000.
A grade school in Nymore must be
constructed and it is the plan Of
the board to secure an architect, ac-
cept plan and then submit the mat
ter to the vote of the people for a
bond issue.
No action was taken on the plans
last night but a special meeting will
be held next Monday evening when
an architect will probably be selected.
Tom Johnson, Bemidji architect,
submitted plans for a two-story
building to cost $4,000. He also
submitted plans for the remodeling
OF the Central grade school at a cost
of about $4,000. BY remodeling the
building three more rooms would be
secured.
William p. Alfred, Duluth archi-
tect, submitted plans for $39,654
and S2S,574 building.
f. F.. Broomhall OF Duluth sub
mitted plans for a twO-story building
to cost $4,000. He is the architect
Of the new Bagley school which is
in the course Of construction. He
also designed the Mahnomen. Red
Lake Falls and Carlton schools.
r. f. Ellerbe, st. Paul architect,
submitted a plan for beautiful one
story. eight-room building. The
building could be constructed at a
cost OF about $4,000 Mr.. Ellerbe
also submitted plans for a two-story
$4,000 building. Mr.. Ellerbe was
formerly building inspector at st.
Paul and has since been the archi
tect of buildings constructed by the
DR.. Mayos at Rochester.
Mr. Kelly, representing Kelly &
Williams, architects Of Duluth, sub
mitted a two-story plan for $685.
600 and $37,500 building. This
firm recently designed the Morgan
Park school at Duluth.
o. A. Braseth. representing HaXby
& Braseth, architects Of Fargo, sub
mitted plans for a $4,000 and a
$4,000 building. This firm drew the
plans for the library and the Mark
ham hotel annex in Bemidji
Mr.. Sullivan, representing the Du
luth firm Of Ellerbe, RoodSullivan.
submitted drawings Of $4,000
building.
Plans made by the CroftBolver
Co., architects Of Duluth, for a $685.
900 building were submitted
All the members of the school
last night.
A letter was read from H. E.
Flynn, inspector for the high school
board, in which he pointed out that
some arrangement must be made i'm
mediately to relieve the present con-
gested condition.
The letter in part said: The SER
vice you are rendering Nymore is
very satisfactory. desire to
call attention to the crowded condi-
tion OF the grade and high schools.
This must have serious consideration.
Ten classes in the high school exceed
the maximum enrolment of 80.
Twelve of the rs grade rooms exceed
the maximum enrolment of 4O."
The school board decided to re-
quest the city council to aid in Sc
curing the services of Miss Bessie
Burns, school nurse, for the entire
school year. It was pointed out that
she was really community nurse"
and that the city should pay its
share. It was thought that the city
council would appropriate $25 per
month. A committee of the school
board will meet with the city coun-
Gil at the next session of the council.
Hans Sand and A. Void appeared
before the board and requested that
some arrangements be made for the
transporting of children from the
north end of the city to and from
school. X X. Roe was named to in
vestigate this matter.
DR.. G. NJ. Palmer was appointed to
inveStiVate the f,,o1 sitOntiOn