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504 <br />505 RICHARD MORRISON: The only reason I could support stalling is to give the <br />506 school board time to rethink this project, which is under sized. <br />507 <br />508 GERALD UJDAK: Mr. Morrison there are many other factors that we cannot seem to <br />509 fathom either, there are some serious questions. That part of South Bend School <br />510 Corporation district is lacking one to two schools and they are proposing to build a school <br />511 with an 80% capacity of the present Harrison School. <br />512 <br />513 JOHN OXIAN: Regarding this situation we are compromising mainly because of <br />514 my talk with Pat Bauer regarding the fact that bonds have been issued and contractual <br />515 work has begun on the new school. I agree that this not the right solution to the problems <br />516 surrounding this area. I know that if we take a stand on this school we are going to have <br />517 problems before the City Council, if I am going to take a stand I would rather do it on <br />518 Nunner and Washington School. <br />519 <br />520 MARY JANE CHASE: Is this going to be a practice by the school administration to <br />521 issue bonds early, thus, trapping people into agreeing with them in the future? <br />522 <br />523 JOHN OXIAN: We have always had communications and a working partnership <br />524 with the School Corporation until recently when communications ceased with the new <br />525 administration. The only other building that the Commission would even consider for <br />526 landmark designation would be Marquette, all others have either been demolished or <br />527 designated. I would like to make a motion to withdraw Harrison School from the agenda. <br />528 <br />529 GERALD UJDAK: I second the motion. <br />530 <br />531 _ After due consideration, the following action was taken: <br />532 <br />533 Upon a motion by John Oxian, being seconded by Gerald Ujdak and carried with <br />534 Martha Choitz against and Joann Sporleder abstaining, the motion to withdraw 3302 W. <br />535 Western, Harrison School, was approved. <br />536 <br />537 <br />538 2. 1534 W. Sample, Washington School <br />539 <br />540 GERALD UJDAK: This is the only school ever built in South Bend at the request of <br />541 recent immigrants. They actually formed a committee, which spent two years to get <br />542 approval for this school. Prior to the erection of this school, the nearest school was <br />543 Oliver, which was full and over a mile away. <br />544 <br />545 JOANN SPORLEDER: Weren't schools very nationalistic at that time? <br />546 <br />547 GERALD UJDAK: Yes, both schools and churches were very nationalistic. <br />548 <br />12 <br />