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Show IGUSSROOMS POS B SOOIH HIGI01 TO BEBUILT The Immediate construction of a ! class room extension lo the Sotuli Washington school was tentatively decided de-cided on last night at a meeting of the ; hoard of education. The central unit. In which it is proposed to erect an auditorium will not be built until a later date, it Is said. The board will immediately advertise adver-tise for bids in the construction and hasten the work as fast as possible and the architectural plans will be altorcd! lo suit the new arrangement. W. Karl Hopkins, superintendent, of 'he board, said last night: "We will go as far as we can on the $250,000 allotted for the South Washington Wash-ington school," said the superintendent. superintend-ent. "Bids for the entire structure passed the architects' estimates by more than ?150,000. Upon receipt of these bids, plans for the school were immediately dropped. However, the need of the school in the south section of .the city was so apparent that the school board decided to start work on class rooms and go as far as the $250,000 will permit." i rtrt |