St. Mary's Planning New School Building;

Ruins To Be Scrapped

Announcement was made this week that St. Patrick's Parish had retained the firm of Boyer and Biskup as architects to plan a new grade school building. This is the same firm that did the work on the new convent and the school for St. Mary's.

The Parish announced that the insurance adjusters reported the building as a total loss and that if the school had to be replaced at present day costs it would run over $1 million dollars. The old school and convent had a total of 70,000 square foot of space.

The insurance on the building totaled $307,000 and contents were $39,000. The parish had not received word from the insurance company on an official settlement or what it will be.

At the present time St. Patrick's is taking bids on wrecking the ruins. They have received several bids already and expect to have all bids in by the end of the week and a contract signed for the wrecking of the old buildings.

School started Monday for the 338 grade school students of St. Mary's with 100 of them attending school in the National Guard Armory and the other 238 students attending school at the old O'Neill Public School.

Classes in the National Guard Armory are 8-39, 4-41 and Special Class with 20. At O'Neill Public 1-40; 2-38; 3-42; 5-38; 6-42 and 7th with 38.

All of the students except 5th and 6th grades are uysing desks from St. Mary's and these grades are using desks from O'Neill Public.