The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-12-13
EVAN EVANS ON JOB.
Promptly Takes Up Work OecasiOned
BY Burning of Normal.

I
Evan Evans president of the state
/ board of education and chairman Of
+ the Lewiston State Normal executive
committee of the state board, reached
Lewiston at II o'clock Sunday morn
/ ing from Grangeville and Immediately
went into conference with President
Elliott of the Normal, and Business
Agent Price of the board. Architect
Richardson, who prepared the plans
for the addition to the Normal, now
under construction and which escaped
the fire. joined the party and an i'm
mediate inspection of the fire ruins
was made Mr.. Evans then spent the
entire afternoon on matters connected
with the restoration OF the Normal.
late In the evening meeting f. Il. Par
fridge of Spokane, an insurance ad-
juster who viii be joined this after
noon by a second adjuster when they
will enter definitely upon their ad-
justment work.
As the result Of yesterdays confer
ence with President Elliott, Mr.. Evans
decided that plans should be immedi-
, ately prepared for temporary struc-
ture to accommodate the training de
partment of the school until new per
manent quarters are available. The
Architect Richardson and bids can
be called in day or so. The struc-
) ture win be IS by % feet I'm dimen-
) sion and will he located at a point
g where it can be conveniently served
( by the central heating plant. The
: materials used will he such that they
can later he utilized in any permanent
f construction. so only slight loss will
O result in that regard
5 Mr. Evans is here for an indefinite
f period "'I will remain" he said last
l. evening, until a ieri0d is reached
+ when we can take no further steps
. in the purpose to hasten in every pos
sible way the reconstruction Of the
Normal. The loss Is complete. I'm
douhtedly il is unnecessary to state
that we cannot consider the perma
= nent plans as to reconstruction unit
we get the insurance matters adjust
ed. | feel these matters, however
are in good shape the companies
seem disposed to act with prompt
neS and | see no reason for any delay
other than such as would logically re
suit in a matter of this kind. | reaC
the statement Of Governor Alexander
aS reported in the Boise dispatch. an,
Is ! am right with him | am now espe
. Chilly HllAlbHS 10 meet Ille EONPfnO
d and learn more about his wishes an,
70 views and no definite step as to per
$. maneut procedure will be taken unit
IN he is consulted We viii endeavor l.
to learn tomorrow as ~ the time he vii
a. reach here and in the meantime vii
re devote our attention to the temporar
a matters that must receive attention
Il / am sure il will be the policy of tn
state board of education and of th
governor not to delaA anything dealin
with the quickest possible restoratio
ed of the institution 50 that ii can carr
ON its great work to the fullest eff
cheney. However. | believe that tn
element of permanrncy should no'
n guide our every step. To whateve
y point our funds arising from the il
Surance will carry us believe in goin
without delay. and should use just 4
much more money as we can get.
like the governors idea of looking [
permanency and to the future aud
Is. avoid any patching-up method tia
only means loss or disappointment
the end"
Mr.. Evans states the insurance 20
- icy records are all IN good shape an
that complete inventories of the sta
:. property are at hand 50 that the a.
- iuStment Of the insurance can be fl
- cilitated.
ne He states that While the loss of Il
u building is most distressing one, N
- essentially for the period embarras
~ ~ eS the school work. the people of Il
ne ne state should not be discouraged tn
-" he is pleased immensely with the att
a tude assumed by the instructors al
iu students Of the institution. and fee
a that ultimately out of the loss ben
- fits will accrue that will place the /
'nS '.S sttuton on "A firm foundation for i
~ useful work in IA great education
ar ar field throughout all the future-Te'
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