Demotte High School - Keen Keener Yearbook (Demotte, IN)

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NEW BUILDING IS STARTED Foi many years the DeMotte school has had inadequate space and facilities for regular school work and physical education. The opportunity to secure an additional building was afforded in 1935 when it was learned that as a I ublic Works Administration project the federal government would make a grant of forty five pet cent of the entire cost. The trustee, Simon Groet, and advisory board, C. P. Curtin, Ivan Cheever and Nick DeVries, backed by the people of Keener township, secured Walter Scholer, of Lafayette as architect and made application for a fed- eral grant, which amounted to $29,115.00. Without a protest, bonds for 935,000 on Keener Civil and Keener School Township were advertised and sold. These were sold on January 25, 1936, and contract was let to the H. G. Christman Construction Com- pany, of South Bend, Ind., on February 21, 1936. Construction began on March, 9, 1936. The new building will include a gymnasium-auditorium, three classrooms, library room, agriculture room, home economics room, assembly hall, lavatories, shower rooms, and a new steam heating plant for the entire school building. In addition the old building will be reconditioned and remodeled, thereby providing extra classrooms. W r hen the building is completed DeMotte will have a school building second to none in the county. W r e are proud of this accomplishment, which is due to the fact that Keener Township has been alert and taken ad- vantage of opportunities. The picture above shows Simon Groet, trustee of Keener Township, on March 9, 1936, taking the first shovel of dirt to start construction. To the right is R. G. Taft, of the H. G. Christman Construction Company; holding the flag is Ralph Hosey, federal representative, and to the left i s William M. May, principal of the school.

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DEMOTTE SCHOOL 1 DEDICATION To those who liaiv made possible the securing of an education, zve humbly dedicate this book.

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Faculty Roll WILLIAM M. MAY Mathematics and Science. B. S. Indiana State Teachers College. M. S. Indiana State Teachers College. ALFRED EWART Social Studies. B. S. Indiana State Teach- ers College. M. S. India- na State Teachers College. S. B. LLEWELLYN English and History. Valparaiso University. ESTHER S. BRENTON English, Latin and Home Economics. A. B. Indiana State Teachers College. M. A. Butler University. ALURED M. LAMMEY Commerce and Industrial Arts. HARRY C. JARRETT English, Science, Music and Physical Education. B. S. Indiana State Teachers College.