Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-11

grades would be. moved into the 1red-
ent high school and the John Childa
building, forming tho junior high
win Can Election Soon.
Tho sito for the now graded school
building has been procured. With the
recent purchase of tho Charles DEUEL.
residence property. corner Webster
street md Second Avenue. the board
| now has ownership Of the entire quar-
tor block directly north Of the John
| Childs building. A price Of $4,000 was
paid for, the DEUEL. property.
a special election will be called,
probably by early In February. to vote
on the proposal to issue bonds to pay
for the building. The board has en-
ployed the firm of Tyrie g. Champan,
of Minneapolis. school house architects
to prepare plans for the graded school
| building and later to make plans for
the senior high school building.
The board hopes to begin work on
the gfnded school building early in
the spring and have It ready for use
BY December.
Will Relieve High School.
| The erection of the new grade build
ing and the vacation Of the John
Childs building. so that the eighth
grade can, Be moved from the high
school into the latter building, will
next fall relieve the congestion In the
high school BY moving out Of Il a6oYs
200 pupils OF this grade. This relief. n
is estimated. would be sufficient to
care for the condition In the high
school until the senior high school Il
| ready for use, which at the very earli-
est would pot be before the fall OF
| 1921 or some time in 1922.
! Site to BE Selected.
| The making Of plans for the senior
high school building will not be under-
taken until n site is selected. The
board has not determined on q site
and does not expect to select one until
a number suggested have been thor
oughly considered.
Among the sites proposed Is that
part of the soldiers home grounds al
the southeastern corner Of the tract
bounded by Summit and Ninth streets
If this site should be favored the state
will be asked to give 1t to the city fol
school purposes. y
Another site proposed Is land front.
ing on the south side OF West Mair
street across from the Franklin school
Still another is the vacant tract
along the west side ofNorth Thirteenth
street and Just north OF Main street
and Joining the Franklin school prop.
erty on the east.
Another Is a tract at Boone street
and Palace court.
Buy Lots on Thirteenth.
A tract 1875 feet wide east and west
and fronting Thirteenth from Main Il
| State streets has recently been pur-
chased by the board for the schoo
district. The property bought includ.
ed that Of Mrs. Flora P. Stone. at the
corner Of Main and Thirteenth. and
other lots north of II. The board paid
$1,000 for the lots.
! This purchase was made for two
reasons. II the senior high schoo
should be built on the Franklin schoo
site these lots would be needed for part
Of the building site. The ownership Of
these lots gives the board control OF
the property SO that unsuitable build
ings can not DO erected to mar the
Franklin school site.
The new high school project will
come before tho voters on tho pro-
posal to issue bonds and tho success
Of the proposal at thenelscdon prob
ably will depend In part on the sight
selected. It is possible that the board
may be ready to submit fts proposal
fot the high school at the March elec-
ton or at some regular Or special cleo
ton during next year,
| Change Educational Plan.
| With the erection Of the senior high
school and tho changing Of the present