The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-11-17
High School Built
Without Any Debt


the high school committee Monday
evening showed that the building now
being used for high school purposes
has been built and paid for without
recourse to bonding the district or the
county. This achievement will go down
in the history of Powder River county
as one Of the worthwhile events Of
progress and development.
The report accounted for cash re-.
ceived an item of $4,000 from the RssIe
Of 120 high school notes at $25 each:
for warrant from School District 70
in the sum of $1,000 ror one years
rent. and $50 from the sale of lumber
scraps to the school district. or a total
receipts of $4,22O.
In cash paid out. the itemized ac-
count shows sl.s27.so for the day labor
and expenses on building, $1l5.50 for
fire insurance for three years on val
uation of $500; s2,Ss304 for lumber
and material: Sa3.SG cash on hand No
vember 13, 1922, making a total of
$4.22O.
The building will pay for itself in
three and one-half years from this
fall. by applying the money that would
otherwise have gone for rent to retir-
ing the individual notes OF $25 each.
In the construction of the building.
the entire supervision was in the hands
of the building committee. ]. F. Blenk-
ner and III. A. Loobey. and to them is
due the credit for the planning and
designing and the big value received
in the uilding for the money invested
They were always on the job and gave
the project their personal time and at
tpntt0n They raonivn6 e..
ton whatsoever for their services ex-
cept the unreserved thanks which the
Examiner in behalf Of the district and
the public extends to them. At the
high school meeting Monday night J.
F. Blcnkner was elected secretary
The high school notes which were
sold in Rroadus and other parts of
the county will draw interest at the
rate of s per cent year, The first
payments are due December l OF this
year and the holders of the rotes
should present the coupons for pay.
ment at the Powder River County bank
at that time. The interest payable on
that date ia $50 and this sum viii be
taken from the available cash now on
hand.
The high school building has sue
coed exterior surface. lathed and pas-
tered inside with steel ceiling. furnace
heated. and complies in every respect
to requirements Of the state board OF
education. The building measures "a
by so feet and provides for three
rooms. two of them 20 by IS feet and
| one room 40 by Is feet. The ceilings
are 10 feet from the floor. Under con-
tract this building easily could have
cost upwards Of $4,000 more than it did
The building II now being used 70,
district high school purposes with ar
| enrolment Of forty and there Is seat.
ing capacity for IS more
The grade school building nearby
was built by contract for &4,40O with
$1,000 for extras, n,?king its cos,
$500. The grade school building
measures 3sM feet by AN feet with
two rooms and a ten-foot ceilicg.
The district high schoos 10 maintain,
cd by the county at large but II nm
der the supervision and coatrol Of tn.
| trustees OF District No. 20. The fac,
ulty comprises two full time teacher,
and one half.tisne teacher. Since tn,
primary election there has resulted
some confusion for some people be-
lieved when county high school va,
defeated that the district high schoo
also was turned into the discard. Sucl
10 not the case. however. tor the statu
Of the district high school was no
Affected and Il will continue 70 func
ttou In the years 70 como should th,
change not b made t1to q county his,
school. Hsd the county high schoo