The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-10
GOVERNOR FRAZIER
AT HARRISON
DEDICATION
Nsrth Dakota's Chief Executive and
Superintendent Macdonald Give
Addresses at New Consolidated
School Friday Night

Gov. Lynn j. Frazier, State Super
intendent of Public Instruction N. c.
Namdonald and Anthony Walton, rep
resentative to the legislature from the
Goth district, delivered addresses at
the dedication of the new Harrison
district consolidated school building,
located seven miles southwest of Mi
not, last Friday night.
DESPITE the threatening weather, the
building was crowded to the doors
with the patrons of the district, their
children and large number of visit
ors from Minot. Several auto loads
were driven out from the city and the
Waverly hotel motor bus took out all
others who cared to go, the expense
being paid by the district.
Reception Held
When the visitors arrived they
found warmth and cheer inside the
beautiful new building. They were
met by the principal of the school,
Miss Ella Gassman, and her assistant,
Miss Ruby Lambert, and made well
come at once.
The members of the board of the
Harrison school district were all pres
ent to assist in showing the visitors
ever the new building, thrown open to
the public for the first time Friday
night.
The school board is as follows:
Mark M. Chatfeld, President.
T. N. Void and B. B. Mouck.
H. C. Fish, Clerk.
The members of the school board
naturally came in for their share of
the praise for showing so much pro-
gress in providing a thoroughly mod
ern school building as is this one, and
the residents of the district who are
going to help pay the bills were also
complimented highly. There were
smiling faces everywhere, so we pre-,
sumo that they have forgotten all
about the question of increased taxa.
tion, for they are a progressive set OF
folks out in that district, who figure
that nothing is too good for their chill
dren in the way of getting good ed
ucation.
Upon the arrival of the governor
and his party, they were shown thru
the building from the basement to the
teacherage, located on the second floor.
The governor appeared to be particu-
larly interested in the new building for
when he was at home on his Hoople
farm, he was member of the board
in his district which provided con-
solidated school years back when these
s.new tangled contraptions" were con-
sidered useless luxury by some of
the less progressive people of his dis
trict.
The Building
The new building has just been COM
pleted at cost Of $1,000. It is ex-
ceptionally we'll lighted and we'll ven
tilated and is provided with sanitary
toilets, a hot-air heating plant from
the Northwestern Furnace Works, and
is more modern and convenient than
many Of our city schools. The young
sters of Harrison district are going to
be on par with their city cousins as
far as education is concerned. While
but two teachers are employed at the
present time, the board wisely made
provision for opening more rooms as
necessary.
The basement is light and airy and
finished with hardwood floor. It may
be used for classroom, domestic SCI
niece or q gymnasium.
The class and study rooms are locat-
ed on the first floor but the rooms open
into one another so that this will make