The Topeka state journal., 1921-12-10
FOR new SCHOOLS
Twenty-Eight Buildings To Be
Built in Kansas.
High Schools Alone to Cost
Nearly Billion Dollars.
PLAN MANY RURAL HIGHS
Fort Scott to Vote on Bonds
for CoIOred H. S.
Big New Topeka Junior High
Is on List.
PLAN MANY RURAL HIGHS

Lawrence Kan. Dec. 1O.-New
school buildings in cities of all classes
take big lead in the latest list OF
municipal improvements issued by
John G. Stutz, secretary of the League
Of Kansas Nun icipalities.
IF includes t7venty-eight projects
grade schools. jtnior, senior and con-
soIidated high aggregating IN
oost more than one and three-quarters
rnillion dollars.
Three of the largest projects are
ss0e ,0ee high school at Wellington
one costing 1895, 600 at Lawrence and
one costing $3.50, 600 at Independence.
Ba1dwin-At an election held Octo-
ber 25 s65,000 worth of bonds were
voted for the construction OF a schooI
building. An architect IS pfepaflhs
the plans.
held in the spring for the erection OF
an $4,000 scAooL
observation-disclosures will be ready
about FebruaEy I, 1922, for the new
Junior high school to be erected here
The building will be three stories hlgh'
19Ox130, of brick and stone, -
Neutrality-suspicious. Will be out
SON for a new $250,000 sche'ol build
ing to be erected here. The date for
closing bids has not been set
Big High School at Lawrence.
Lawrence = Twenty-Five contractors
submitted bids on the $S95'OOO hlgh
school building.
Preston-The general contract for
the rural high school has been 'aNaru-
ed to a Junction City firm.
Richmond-A Kansas City firm has
secured the contract for the S6O,00O
rural high school
Solomon-The contract for heating
and plumbing of the 100000 hlgh
school has been awarded at $3.50.
Wellington-The preliminary plans
for a new $500, 600 high school are IN
tie hands of the schol board awaiting
approval.
FWhite City-Plans are being drawn
for a $4,000 high school Bios VIII
be received in January or February
Zook-The plans for a S65,OOO com
bined grade and high school are now
pltttf &tiantS y The $4,000 two-story
school building, containing twelve
rooms and a gymnasium, has been
completed.
81 Augusta-WOrk has been started OF
a grade school building
Cedarvale A $4,000 two-story
school building has just been COM
pIeted.
Eskridee-Mont ]. Green, Manhat-
san, is finishing the work on Sf0'-
600 rural high school.
/. CoIorcd High School at Fort Scott.
E. Fort Scotia bond election is to be
Held soon for the purpose of voting
$50. 900 in bonds for the erection of a
new high school building for coloreu
4 CIendale-The contract for a $12,-
900 rural high school has been
awarded.
%Goodman-Bonds for s15O,000 were
voted at a recent election for h1gn
school building near here.
MHumboldt-Plans are being drawn
for a $3.50 high school building
8 Larned-Preliminary plans are In
progress for d new $S5,00O combined
grade and junior high school build
Ing. The building will be two stories
sc by 1874, with six grade rooms, one
kindergarten, a five Junior high school
rooms. a study hall, rest rooms and
office.
school building is being planned by
an architect.
I.yndonvThe contract for a con-
1cret0 and steel grade school has been
awarded at $4,000.
Paxico-A Manhattan firm secured
the contract for the school building
here, at s32, 800, with alternates-
Big Topeka School Planned.
4, Topeka-Plans for the new junior
high school have been chosen. The
plans call for a 134 by 100, three
story building. large gymnasium
will be erected on the first floor and
an auditorium on the second floor
Twenty class rooms are included in the
plans The contract will probably
not be awarded until the spring OF
1922.
Pittsburg are being prepared
for a $4,000 school building here.
Plainville-P1ans for a $4,000 grade
school building, to contain four rooms
have been adopted.
St Paul-The erection OF rural
high school building is being contem-
plated. An election will De called
soon to vote on 100000 bonds
Paola-The general contract for q
grade school was awarded TO a local
contractor at $54,49O. There were
nine other bidders for the contract