HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. American 12/30/1948AGA1f SCNOOt
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MOVES NEflE
C. P. American
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A t a special school eneeting held
at the high school Monday evening ~
Nte matter of t:~e tturving of the ola
Agate school building from its prd'~r
sent site on t.•e 'f'able Rocl: road un- i
to Lhe school y7 ounds hero and fc~ ~
it up to make tceo additional sc'.,uol 4t
rooms o'as culcd u;t ll'..ile t::~• ~ f
vote was ligl.t t!tc quo>tiun carr.rci 9i
unanimously. :\]so t e• matter ut
authprizing t i school b ,ard to u.~c ~ Fs
the money rc.rntly vi~ted to build
additional gowns hr move and rep,r;r • N
the old 6uildntg unaninnnsl'y car- ~
rigid. ~ p
---A-t i5e fime Camp l\'hiu• came in !w
to existence the Army- pucrhaned ~
the building mul grounds oft -e oLl ~ v
Agate. school Later the A;,air w
school bom-d reput•chascd t'.e bniici-
ing from the Army and moved tt ~,~
across the fields to a new site out- • <Q
side thc• camp. But in Uu• mean-
time the few childi-cn left in the i
Agate district u-erc h an;ported t.r i
Central Point. About hvo year, a~•.r ,
the voters of the hau district decide.]
to consolidate the districts and the'
old building, which had never born d
comp]etely renueated a[ler it, r~ - n
moval from the camp, became the n
property of the Central Poin[ dis- .I
h-ict. ~
However, the law .requires that 1
moving a school house must he
authorised by a majority oC t`osc P
present snot voting at a special t
meeting called for that purpose..
Hence the' meeting Mnnaay night.
'['hc old Agate building is SJ tort r
square and cciMains two sc•`uxrl t
rooms. It is plnnned to remove the 1
roof and cut the building in two
before moving. It will then be join- f
ed' tiigether again and placed at the t c
North end of the small gymnasium.
When completed it will provide two t
full school rooms, which will help
to take care of the crowded condi- :~
lion now existing.
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