Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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G li 10 If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it from him.-Benjamin Franklin. Clientral ifaigb Scbuul Cliuntrafts BUILDING. Pike 8: Cook. General S394,641.62 john B. Hughes Htg. Co. Heating and Ventilating 83,819 Mpls. Elec. 8c Equipment Co. Electric Work 9,650 H. Kelly 8: Co. Plumbing, etc. 18,654.60 Klipfel Mfg. Co. Temperature Control 6,690 Olson 8: Melgaard. Painting and Decorating 6,250 Moulton 8z Evans. Ash Hoist 900 David Comb 8z Son. Running Track 882 Carlson Bros. Sidew. Co. Cement Floor 225 EQUIPMENT. Thos. Robertson Co. Cabinet Work 20,824.10 H. Kelly 8: Co. Plumbing for Cabinet Work 12,832.86 New Eng. Furn. 8z Cpt. Co. Miscellaneous Furniture 4,679.78 R. W. Paltridge. Metal Book Stacks 1,020 janney, Semple, Hill 8: Metal Lockers 7,293.80 Narragansett Machine Co. Gymnasium Apparatus 2,735.05 Medart Mfg. Co. 1,801.60 Spalding Bros. fChicagoD 28.78 Spalding Bros. CMpls.J 146.40 S. A. Berkemeyer. Slate Blackboards 2,900 Gt. Western Stove 8: Rep. Co. Kitchen and Lunch Equipment 2,371.50 American Seating Co. Opera Chairs 4,950 American Seating Co. Pupils Desks 6,090 Mpls. OE. 8: Sch. Furn Tablet Arm Chairs 1,109.60 New Eng. Furn. 8: Cpt. Cork Carpet 1,075 Kueffel 8: Esser. Drawing Tables 785.26 New Eng. Furn. 8: Cpt Window Curtains, Auditorium 877.75 New Eng. Furn. 8: Cpt Stereopticon Curtain 24.68 J. C. Smith. Shades 727.80 Monarch Studio. Stereopticon Curtain 95 E. H. Sheldon 8: Co. Work Benches 2,956.40 American Wood W0rk'g Machinery Wood Working Machinery 6,106.50 F. E. Satterlee. 483.50 E. P. Ambler. Moulding Shop Equipment 1,190 Robinson, Cary 8: Sands Co. Forge Shop Equipment 3,418 Part of Wd. Wkg. Machinery 367 Machine Shop Equipment 11,365 Seth Thomas Clock Co. Clock System 4,178.50 New Eng- Furn. 81 Cpt- CO- Electric Light Fixtures 4,950 Mpls. Elec. Equipment Co. Switch Bgard 5,48O,45 Mpls. Elec. Equipment CO. Engine Generators, etc. 10,601 Robinson. CHFY, 81 Sands CO- Vacuum Cleaning System 3,333.50 H. Kelly 81 Co. Air Compresser 1,575 Toomey 81 Volland. Stage Curtain 783 Lord 8: Burnham. Benches in Conservatory 392 N. W. Fixture 8z Cabinet Co. 48 Drawing Tables 1,200 Architects Commission. 32,623.55 Cost of Site. 69,305.95 Miscellaneous Equipment for vari-. ous Departments, etc. 10,000.00 Total Cost - q5764,900.53 Why count the cost when the character and culture of children are in the reckoning?

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A 2 e ssss May, 1877, contracts were let for stone and brick work for a high school building. In June, 1878, contracts were let for the completion of the building. This building was of stone with slate roof and was built at a cost of S85,000. It had f-ive study rooms, several recitation rooms, a hall, laboratory, library, etc. In 1886, a hall, four large study rooms, recitation rooms, manual training shops, drawing rooms and Superintendent's office were added at a cost of S72,000. The building was steam heated and the new annex had fan ven- tilation. In the fall of 1911, the Board of Education let the contract for the new high school at 34th St. and 4th Ave. South at a cost of about S500,000. This building when fully equipped will cost about S600,000. . . The Board of Education has recently requested the architects to produce a study for a new -building, to be erected on the present enlarged site at 4th Ave. South and 11th St. This building will be all modern in every particular and will take the place of the old structure and contain facilities for larger, industrial work. It will also house the administrative offices of the school system. PA4 I

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392111 Qlientral Zlaigh Qnbuul MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. By William O. Ittner. HE New Central High School at Minneapolis, recently completed, con- NUA tains forty-two class rooms, accommodating 1,600 pupils, the rooms are of two general sizes, the smaller rooms, 21'0 to 26'0 , accommodating thirty-Five pupils each, and the larger rooms, 24'0 x26'0 to 30'0 , accom- modating forty-eight pupils each, while several rooms are enlarged to serve as general study rooms and will seat sixty pupils. All rooms are unilaterally lighted, and fitted with bookcases, and natural slate blackboards. The Library, of generous size, with its Stack Room, is placed upon the- intermediate floor, and serves the double purpose of Reference 'Library and Study Room. There are seven Science Laboratories, one for Physical Geography, two for Physics, two for Chemistry, and two for Botany g the latter are placed un- der glass upon the ground Hoor, opening onto an experimental garden, and are provided with a class room, lecture room, store and instructor's room. The Chemistry and Physics groups open ensuite with Lecture Rooms, Work Rooms, Store and Dark Rooms, and the Physical Geography Labora- tory has Lecture Room, Instructor's and Dark Rooms. The Physics Laboratories are equipped with a wireless telegraph appara- tus with masts over the Auditorium, and the receiving and transmitting equip- ment is placed in a small room under the Auditorium gallery specially pre- pared to receive it. PAG ld ll