On Saturday, November 18, residents of Maine Township will be asked to approve a $8,825,000 bond issue to provide for the construction of a new high school, Maine South, and a fieldhouse for Maine West. Residents need not be registered voters to vote.

Of the $8.8 million, $600,000 is to be used to build Maine West's fieldhouse. School officials once believed that one fieldhouse and athletic field could meet the needs of all high schools in the township. After 'two basketball seasons, they have found that this arrangement deprives Maine East of a full program of school activities. Without a fieldhouse of its own, Maine West is short of physical education facilities and lacks facilities for all‑school assemblies, commencements, honors convocations, and community gatherings as well as spectator sports.

The remaining $8.2 million is to be used to build and equip Maine South. It will have to be completed by 1963 in order to avoid double sessions at Maine East and Maine West.

When asked what the effects of double shifts would be, Dr. Earle W. Wiltse, superintendent, answered, "The North Central association will not acredit a double‑shift high school for more than one year if the Board has not presented a solution and the taxpayers have not approved a bond issue designed to solve the problem."

Because of its irregular site, Maine South will have a campus plan. A spring‑fed lake which is presently on the property will be left to aid drainage. This will reduce the cost of storm sewers and eliminate the cost of filling the lake.

A number of other economy, measures will he taken. Maine South will have only one swimming pool. The locker room areas in the gym have been designed so that the same lockers can be used for physical education classes, swimming classes, and team sports, thus saving the cost of duplicate locker space and lockers. The auditorium will have a seating capacity of 900. Auditoriums at Maine East and Maine West seat 1,500 and 1,284, respectively.

When not in use for eating purposes, the decentralized dining areas will provide additional space for classes and study. It will cost more to equip a decentralized cafeteria. However, operating and labor costs will be reduced.

If passed, the bond issue will raise taxes approximately $1.75 per $1,000 of the assessed value of the taxpayer's personal property. If the assessed value increases, the rate will, of course, decrease.

"The Board of Education desires to keep facilities comparable in all schools. Therefore, the field house and Maine South were included on the same ballot," explained Dr. Wiltse.