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Show Meetings Slated ' & By School Board p$ On New Building Expression Sought JT i Of Public ' t'j Sentiment on Plans T r A series of meetings with par. ents of school children and tax- ' payers of the community, have been started for the purpose of studying proposed plans for a new elementary school building In Cedar City, and getting reaction re-action of such people before final plans are adopted. The new building, to be erected has been designed to provide fourteen classrooms, two rooms for each grade, first through sixth and tor kindergarten classes. class-es. Tentative plans for the city during the next two years. In the southwest portion of the building have been outlined, and are being presented to parent par-ent groups and thoroughly dls- 4 cussed before more detailed plans are arranged. Reaction Sought School officials in meeting with various groups plan to outline out-line the plans and explain the most advanced educational facilities fa-cilities that they hope to be able to include In the new structure. Reaction of the people of the community te these various tea- ! tures will be carefully studied as J will suggestions made by them. ' The purpose of such meetings, ' Leo Larson, president of the i board of education states. Is to ; make sure that people are fa- '.' miliar with the proposed plans and that they will be accepts- ' ble to the community as the best possible educational plant pos- I slble for the money expended. He points out that the members of the board feel that all citizens i should be given the opportunty 1 to study the plans in advance, and that if this opportunity Is given people generally will feel less critical of the finished struc- 4 ture. Other Features The building, In addition to the 14 classrooms, will of course have Buch facilities at library, dual luncheon and recreation ' room, principal's office, nurse's room, and teacher meeting room. Jf An additional feature has been (I proposed, providing a special room in the building in which j 1 to house the Wm. R. Palmer his-torlcal his-torlcal Indian collection, should -It be possible to work out a satis- v factory agreement under which could be turned to the schools for the benefit of future generations. genera-tions. ' School officials are anxious that people give serious consideration consid-eration to the various features of the proposed new school building build-ing and make any sugges tions they may have before final fi-nal plans are completed. Anyone Is welcome to call at the school board office and study tentative ' plans, or to attend any of the meetings that may be called for this purpose. The next meeting will be held at the West Elementary school library at 7:30 p. m. Thursday, March 21. This meeting will be primarily for parents of first grade students, but anyone Interested Inter-ested Is invited to attend. |