The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 6

MGE SIX THE DECATUR REVIEW Decatur, Illinois, Saturday, May 7, 1955. nnis Gave Land for Dennis School rew An i til- I 1 i i I ftT 1 I I x' AsW4 111 i mm i M2 New Addition NowinUse Dennis School was named for Andrew Dennis who gave the land on which the school is built and whose heirs later added to the school grounds. The school is an outgrowth of the old Forest Grove School once located in a wooded area that now is Fairview Park. When the first building needed to be Dennis provided the land on what is now West Main Street, but the school continued to be called Forest Grove. In 1910 when a part of the present brick structure was built, the heirs of Mr.

Dennis donated land to open Taylor Avenur south of West Main Street and additional land for the school grounds. The original Dennis school, builc45 years ago, had six rooms. The teachers were Miss Eunice Viox, now Mrs. Roy Christy, and Miss Eleanor Nighswonger. Building of in the west part of Decatur brought increased enrollment and by 1928 not only were, all the rooms of the old building in use but it was necessary to build an addition.

The original building had been laid out so that additions could be added without destroying the architectural plan. By 1931 there were 11 rooms and an auditorium, 12 teachers and 409 pupils una Macon County Court where John's father, Gus Greanias, is the real judge. This was one of the many outside trips planned for Dennis School pupils and connected with units-of study. Mrs. Euvcra E.

Wade watches her pupils as they leave the Dennis School kindergarten Dennis School fifth graders work on a huge map of the United States in their geography ja3Ct iss M'Wre Price Prin" go over some paper work. mi' 3teg4fef cipal at Dennis School, and her Dennis School is at 1499 W. Jt1 secretary' lrs" Mar8aret Gei- Main St. TtA. rji-i luting tM A fc wA-atWjbf v-3e4 tmtm.nrH,,m ii i' 'vjx house.

This residence east of the school on West Main Street was boueht to house kindergar- study. From left to right are Margaret Jones, Sherry Gluck. Linda Fredenckson and Ralph 7 4 HURT WHEN CAR HITS GAS TRUCK AT LINCOLN Lincoln, May 6 (Staff) Four persons were injured, two seriously, when their car struck the rear of a gasoline tank truck at the intersection of Routes 66 10 and 121 at Lincoln at 9:15 p. m. today.

Mrs. Sevilia Stewart, 62, St Louis, suffered severe leg injuries. Carl McFadden, 25, St. Louis, was the other person hurt ser iously. Mrs.

Stewart and her son, Charles, 29, St. Louis, who was driving, were taken to Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital. Stewart sister, Evelvn, 1 8, and McFadden, were taken to St. Clara's Hospital. The Standard Oil tanker was driven by William H.

Roberts, 26, Peoria, who was not hurt. Cable Stolen at Lincoln Lincoln, May 6 (Staff) Theft of feet of copper, metal sheathed cable, worth $1,000, from a warehouse at the Bliss mine east of Lincoln was reported Wednesday to Sheriff William A.Kevs. tion, and the Decatur General Electric plant for its recent safety record. The plant's record was halted at nearly 1,400,000 working hours earlier this week when an employe was injured. 1- ten classes and take care of the overflow in the original build- Edward Sanford.

Dennis School is an outgrowth of the old Forest Grove School. some students had to be transferred to classrooms set up in 'FLOOD CONTROL' Planner Wants Plats to Show Low Areas A member of the City Plan Commission suggested Thursday GO that recorded subdivision, plats should show lot areas subject to possible flooding from streams. Dr. W. D.

Hatfield got general agreement from other members, though no formal recommendation was made. Prospective purchasers have a right to the information, they said. Corporation Counsel Byron M. Merris said he would have to study statutes to determine if such a designation could be required. Dr.

Hatfield urged thjt sub- dividers consult qualified engineers if there seems to be any question of whether their developments can be connected to sanitary sewers. He said a subdivider who Submitted a preliminary plat recently, on the basis of lots laid out by a surveyor, has since found tnat only about half of the lots could be connected with a sewer. Chairman Don Radcliffe sug gested that the Commission should pay closer attention to access roads to subdivisions, especially when they are involved with state highways in suburban areas. He cited as an. example the number of roads and drives opening onto Route 51 north of De- ratur.

enrolled. In the vears since 1931 enroll ment at the school has grown bv leaps and bounds. During and since the war years, there has been much remodeling and rearranging to provide' more rooms lor classes and a dwelling was purchased to the east of the school tor the kindergarten classes. This school year a $200,000 six-room addition was put in use. The addition, on the Wood Street side of the grounds, also has oltice space and a teachers lounge The lounge is called the Mabel Spanglcr Goretzke Memorial Koom.

Mrs. Goretzke taught at Dennis School for more than 20 vears. Early in this school year, before the new addition was readv, some Dennis pupils attended classes at Woodrow Wilson Junior High bchool. Enrollment at Dennis School now is 614 14 more than last year. Miss Mildred Price is principal and there are 19 teachers.

Woodrow Wilson Junior High School. MILLIKIN RESEARCH PAPER TO BE READ Dr. Carl Weathcrbec, head of the chemistry department at Milli-kin University, will read a research paper at the annual spring meeting of the Illinois Academy of Science. The meeting will be Friday and Saturday at Southern Illinois Uni versity in Carbondale. The paper, titled "Some Man-nich Reactions," was written by Dr.

Vveatherbee and Richard Tem- pel, senior chemistry student from Decatur. Mannich was a German scientist who first worked with a certain type of chemical reactions. Ur. vveatherbee said the paper covers a Mulikin chemistry re search project financed by a grant from the Research Corp. of New York.

Tempel and Donald Winter, another senior chemistry student from Decatur, will attend the Car bondale meeting with Dr. Weath erbee. Sullivan Summer Hours Sullivan, May 6 (Staff) Many Sullivan business houses went on summer schedule this week and closed at noon Thurs day. The Thursday afternoon closing will be observed until September. The post office, county offices and a number of food stores will remain open.

niMiiMimrfliaSiiiil 1 (vS-34 A new addition, at left, to rollment made the old building Dennis School was opened this too crowded. Early this year be-school year when increasing en- fore the new part was completed, John Greariias, with gavel, acted a judge when his class from Dennis School visited the L. Jeanne Carmody, right, fifth grade teacher at Dennis School, supervises a game of baseball on the Dennis School Home Park Plat Approved The City Plan Commission Thursday gave final approval to the plat of Home Park First Ad dition, with 265 lots in a 70-acre area north of Oak Grove School. The Commission also approved the final plat of South Shores 14th Addition, with 77 lots to the east and south of South Shores 10th Addition. This brings to 621 the numl ber of residential lots platted bw South Shores Development Corpl in that area.

Preliminary engineer-3 ing is underway for two more ad- ditions. Realtor James E. Robv of Robv Roby, developers of Home said construction or houses will start there immediately. The development will be annexed to the city. There are more than 5 00 acres in Home Park Addition, northwest of the city, which is being developed in city-size lots with all city utilities.

In addition to South Shores de velopments, there are in the same area Southland Heights, with 82 lots, and about 90 lots owned by J. McConnell Real Estate serv ice, an over-all total of 793. Planners Favor Firehouse As Civil Defense Center The Plan Commission fTi? I fff Ww I Li zr. Armed Forces Day Speaker Brig. Gen.

Andrew T. McAnsh, commanding general of the Illinois Military District, will be guest speaker at the annual Armed Forces Day luncheon here May 21. The luncheon will be held at noon in the Hotel Orlando. From 150 to 200 persons are expected to attend. Lerton Krushas, chairman of the Association of Commerce military affairs committee said General McAnsh will also be the reviewing officer for the Armed Forces Day parade.

During his stay in Decatur General McAnsh will visit the Decatur Signal Depot and the Naval Reserve Training Center. He will be guest of honor at the Armed Forces Day dance at the Signal Depot the evening of May 21 and will also attend a dinner given in his honor by unit commanders of the Army Reserve. A native of Canada, the general has been in the U.S. Military Service since he joined the Ma rine Corps' in 1923. He formerly commanded the psychological warfare center at Ft.

Bragg, N. and during World War II was chief of staff of the Illinois 33rd National Guard division. Subcommittee chairmen for Armed Forces Day here are: H. G. Bolton, attendance Jack Sheppard, tickets -C.

Dean Smith, reception. 10TH INFANTRY DIVISION ENLISTMENTS EXTENDED A five-day extension "on enlist ments in the 10th Infantry Division, slated to go to West Germany, was -announced yesterday. Sgt. 1c L. R.

Toler, local armv recruiter, said the enlistment dead line has been extended from today A of Asks Light Study A study of downtown and arterial street lighting needs by a special was recommended yesterday by the Association of Commerce safety committee. The committee recommended the A of board of directors set up a special committee to make the study. The study should be made and adequate street illumination provided, the committee said, in the interest of safety. Traffic accident rates are less on streets where adequate lighting improves visibility, it said. The committee also renewed its recommendation that all diagonal parking be eliminated on Decatur streets.

The police traffic bureau was commended by the committee for establishing two through lanes in each direction at the Jasper and Eldorado Street intersection to grounds. The old section of the present building was erected in 1910. city issue a special permit for use of No. 6 firehouse as a 13-county civil defense communication center. The firehouse, at Eldorado Street and Fairview Avenue, has net been used since 1951, when it was closed for economy reasons.

Corporation Counsel Byron M. Merris said that the city's agreement with the civil defense agency will give the city use of it as a firehouse at any time. He said that it is possible that the building could be used both purposes. for JURY ASKS MT. PULASKI RAIL WARNING DEVICES Mt.

Pulaski, May 6 (Staff) A coroner's jury Thursday night recommended that safety devices be installed at the unguarded rail road crossings in Mt. Pulaski. The jury stressed the recom mendation after finding 46-year- old Webster Allen of Mt. Pulaski met accidental death in the crash of his car and an Illinois Central Railroad freight train on the Lafayette Street crossing April 28. Webster's death was the second on 'railroad crossings in Mt.

Pu laski this year. i Cigarets Lost John Fitzgerald, a driver for the Decatur Cartage reported to police yesterday the loss of a sample carton of cigarets from his triick. The cigarets were valued at Brig. Gen. A.

T. McAnsh $6,795 TO BE DEDUCTED FROM DAM CONTRACT A change order in the Lake De catur dam repair project, approved by the City Council yesterday, will deduct $6,795 from the con tract co'st. The deduction is to be made because less cement grout was used in filling holes under the apron of the dam than had been estimated for the job. Another change order will add $520 to the contract of the San-gamo Construction Co. for instal lation of temporary power services by bangamo.

Blood Given in Clinton Clinton, May 6 (Staff) Mrs. Mary Fox, superintendent of John Warner Hospital, reports 40 pints were given in response to the appeal for blood donors this week. Church Lamp Stolen Theft of a desk lamp valued at $20 trom the Westminster Presbyterian Church office was reported to police yesterday by Rev. Robert R. Crothers.

The church office was entered through a rear window. speed up the traffic flow. There was formerly only one through lane in each direction. Painting of the new' lanes was completed yesterday. Other commendations were given the A.

E. Staley Mfg. for its plans to construct a new parking lot to help relieve traffic conges- Thursday recommended that the to May 12..