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Volume 104 • Number 41 • Monday, March 3, 2014 • PO Box 188 • 111 E. Jenkins • Maryville, MO
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Many would benefit from performing arts center By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer
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Cramped quarters
Maryville High School band director and instrumental music instructor Burke Shouse puts the band through its paces Thursday morning in the crowded MHS rehearsal room. The band currently has 58 members, and Shouse anticipates 8085 members next year, increasing the need for additional space.
A proposed performing arts center at Maryville High School would benefit students, school programs, the school district and the community, according to MHS instrumental music instructor Burke Shouse and vocal music instructor Nic Vasquez. A proposed $10.25 million bond issue to finance construction of the center, along with other capital improvements, will go before Maryville R-II School District voters in the April 8 municipal election. The measure will not raise taxes and requires a four-sevenths majority (57.15 percent) in order to pass. “The gym (the high school’s only large performance space) is terribly overused,” Vasquez said. “To schedule a performance, we have to disrupt schedules for whatever sports team is using it, depending on the season. Plus, the gym is used for physical education classes and assemblies, as well.” Shouse brought up another problem with using the school gymnasium as a venue for a band performance. “We can only fit half of the band with equipment on the stage at one time,” See PERFORMING, Page 5
Northwest alums to fill out campaign fundraising team By TONY BROWN
College Preparatory School in Omaha, Neb., where she led the Office of Institutional AdvanceMARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest ment. In that role, according to Missouri State University’s Ofthe university, she helped the fice of University Advancement school achieve record fundraison Friday announced additions ing levels while boosting enrollto its fundraising team as the ment and retention. institution continues to prepare A 15-year veteran of higher edfor the offiucation admincial launch of istration, Rathje a $45 million held both adcapital camvancement and paign. faculty posiIn creating tions at Metroboth posipolitan Comtions, Northmunity College, west officials Kaplan Univerare hoping to sity, the Univerbeef up efsity of Phoenix, forts to reach Doane College major donors, and the Univerincluding corsity of Arizona. porations and She also served foundations, as director of in order to development at fund a wish Northwest from list related 1998 until 2006 Mitzi Craft Lonelle Rathje to facilities, and helped scholarships and academic enAccording to a Northwest re- organize the institution’s first hancement. lease, Rathje will be responsible comprehensive campaign, which Joining the advancement staff for the direction, planning and raised more than $43 million. as of March 3 are Lonelle Rathje execution of fundraising and Rathje earned bachelor’s and as director of development/ development activities at North- master’s degrees from Northwest campaign coordinator and Mitzi west, while Craft is to carry out and holds a doctorate in eduCraft, who until recently served strategies for strengthening the cational leadership and policy as Northwest’s vice president of university’s relationships with analysis from the University of university relations. Craft’s new private corporations, foundations Missouri-Columbia. title is director of corporate and and other philanthropic entities. “I am honored to partner with foundation relations. Both di“These are two individuals, my alma mater as we embark on rectors will report to Vice Presi- who are incredibly talented, un- the next chapter in the livelihood dent of University Advancement derstand the culture and are both of Northwest,” Rathje said. Mike Johnson. really excited about the opporCraft has spent 15 years at Earlier this year, the Board tunity that lies ahead,” Johnson Northwest and served as chief of Regents approved the direc- said. “The university is preparing public relations officer before tor of development position at a to get to the starting line of our being named vice president of salary range of between $77,000 campaign, and these hires will university relations by President and $94,000. The corporate and greatly assist us toward success.” John Jasinski. foundation relations job will pay Rathje is returning to NorthAs VP, she was responsible between $68,000 and $87,000. See FUNDRAISING, Page 6 west from Brownell-Talbot News editor
Initially designated as a “development officer” reporting to the director of development, the corporate/foundations spot had an original pay range of between $54,000 and $66,000. However, the regents voted to upgrade the job after Johnson recommended they do so.
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History lesson
KEVIN BIRDSELL/DAILY FORUM
Dale Bagley, a freshman at Princeton R-V High School, presented a display on gas warfare during World War I during History Day at Northwest Missouri State University on Friday. Northwest has been hosting the regional event since the 1980s.
Past comes to life at NW History Day
By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff writer
Students from area middle schools and high schools celebrated National History Day on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University last Friday. This year’s theme was “rights and responsibilities,” and students entered projects in the competitive event that ranged in scope from women getting the vote to civil rights. Princeton R-V High School freshman Dan Bagley’s project was inspired by his neighbor. “My neighbor’s great uncle had a newspaper from 1917 and a bunch of great artifacts,” Bagley said.
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“They had pictures from the time and a gas mask and canisters. His great uncle served in World War I and brought truckloads of stuff home with him.” After seeing the memorabilia, Bagley got permission to incorporate some of the items into his presentation. The interest he already had in the conflict played into his selection of gas warfare as a topic. “I was thinking of things that I wanted to learn about and that would pertain to the theme,” Bagley said. “I’ve always wanted to learn about World War I, and chemical weapons seemed interesting to me. The fact that every country broke a treaty they made not to use chemiSee HISTORY, Page 3
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