The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-09-04
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING

Completion-May Be Occu.
pied by November
Tuesday morning the school bells
will ring out and summon some six
teen hundred. boys and girls to their
books and class rooms.
Many Of the teachers arrived here
today and the rest will reach here to-
morrow, so that full quota of in
structors will meet the students
bright and early Tuesday morning.
st. Mary's Opens Monday
st. Mary's school will open Monday
morning, Sept G., according to the
statement of the Sisters this morning.
They urge parents to see that their
children are on hand promptly Mon
lay morning to avoid any delay in
commencing the school year.
Music classes will also be started
on Monday. The instruments are now
ready for the classes use. a
The teaching staff has been in
creased to care for the added enroll
ment this year Many of the teachers
who held positions here last year
have returned to their old places this
year, but number Of new instructors
with experience and excellent train.
ing have been secured to fill the va
cancies in the ranks caused by resig.
nations or for other reasons.
,s When the schools open Tuesday all
the buildings will have been thor
oughly cleaned and repaired. All the
class room equipment wi II be re-
paired and some new articles added.
The new Richholt school building
will be used during September ana
October, but all of the other school
buildings are ready for occupancy.
The school board held one meeting,
this week, but there was not a quo,
rum present and the board adjourned
without electing a new member 10
take the place left vacant by Cecil
Burton.
The New Building.
Work on the new F. II. Richholt
school building at the corner of Ave-
lue D and Thirteenth street is pro-
ceeding fairly we'll. The construction
work on the walls has progressed
above the second story.
The new building will cost some
what more than the original esti-
mates called for. The exact final cost
is not known at the present time, but
the bond issue is for $75,000
The building is situated in Sec
ton of the city in which rapid growth
is expected. At present there are no
sidewalks leading to the building.
The plumbing is being installed as
far as possible this week. The cleo
trical wiring and installation Of con-
duits has been completed. The sec
ond floor, which is a poured concrete
floor, has been completed. The walls
are made of finished brick, while the
partitions inside the building will be
made of Pyrobar, a fireproof gypsum
building material, which is heat and
cold as we'll as sound resisting.
Use Lower Floor First
According to present plans, the
lower poor of the new building may
lower floor of the new building may
ing is finished The second floor.
being solid concrete, is entirely water
proof, and if necessary the lower
rooms can be used for the children
before the roof is on.
Four rooms will be used in the new
building at first If necessary, later,
when the population of the schOol
district increases sufficiently TO re-
quire them, six rooms will be avail
able.
Two hundred students can be ac-
commodated in the new school. 1t
seems probable now that the building
will be put into use about Nov. 1.
The teachers who will have charge
of the new school when it is opened
are: Ella Larson, sixth grade; Effie
fifth grade; Jennie Gill;
land, fourth grade, and Mabel Knud-
son, third grade.
The territory which is included in
the new school district extends from
the capitol grounds south on Ninth
street to Avenue A, then east on Ave-
nue. A to Tenth street and south to
the Northern Pacific tracks.
Big Year Coming.
The school enrolment tnlS yeal
will be considerably larger than ever
before and the facilities at the dispo-
sition of the students and teachers
are better and larger according to
the board members and Superinten-
dent Martin.
1t is probable that only an hour or
so of school will be held on Monday.
After the students are enrolled it is
expected they will be dismissed, DIS
Labor day is legal holiday.
Meeting Monday
All of the teaching staff will meet
Monday to organize for the opening
If the schools, but no students will bel
enrolled until Tuesday.