Dallas High School - Dragon Yearbook (Dallas, OR)

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R. R. TURNER, Superintendent of Schools

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To our Principal MR. S. E. WHITWORTH grateful remembrance of his kindness, good sportsmanship, sympathy and encouragement.

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PERISCOPE 9 THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL As the Periscope goes to press especial Interest on part of Dallas High School faculty and students is directed to the new high school building now in process of construction. The contract calls for completion of the building by August 1st. This will givfc ample time to attend to the details of equipment before the opening of the next session, which will probably be about the last Monday in September. The plans were drawn with an eye to the future growth of Dallas and the building now under construction is intended as the “first, unit” of a larger building that undoubtedly will be necessary some time, not in the very distant future, to take c.i1 e of the high school needs of our growing and prosperous community. This is to be the Senior High School, and the present High School building on Main Street is to become the Junior High School. The building now under construction will contain the essential features of a modern high school building. These essential parts are planned with a view ultimately to care for a much larger number of pupils than can be accommodated in the first unit. This will lie made possible by the addition of more class rooms, and this can he accomplished as the future may demand without remodeling this first unit. On the ground floor will be located the Manual Training department, gymnasium, dressing rooms, and showers. The Manual Training Department is located at the north end of the building. The gymnasium faces on the athletic field, is 1)0 ft. by 48 ft. and will have ample space for basket ball court, and for class instruction in physical training. Separate showers and dressing rooms are provided for boys and girls. Extending along the west side of the gymnasium is a spectators gallery, which will accomodate about 350 people. Portable bleachers will make it possible to care for larger crowds at any basket ball game. On the first floor are located the Commercial department, teachers' room, offices for Principal and Superintendent and the class rooms. This floor is on the same level as the La Creole Building to which the new building is to be joined. On the second floor are the Home Economics department, Science department and Auditorium. The Auditorium is directly above the gymnasium. A gallery, stage and dressing room are also provided. When completed, the Auditorium will accommodate about 800 people. The amount of funds available for building purposes was not sufficient to secure a bid for completing the entire building as originally planned. Instead of calling for new plans and erecting a building that would need remodeling within a short space of time. Dallas is particularly fortunate in the site for the new high school. The old college campus becomes the high school campus and athletic field. This comes from the generosity of public spirited heirs and trustees of the old La Creole Academic Institute. As a matter of sentiment it is a fine thing as well that the La Creole building becomes a component and important part of the new high school building. Many of the prominent citizens of Dallas and Polk county received their education in that historic building now rich in memory of earlier days. It seems fitting that those former students of the old La Creole Academy should now have a part in causing to be built around the old walls of the earlier educational center, a new and modern building for the citizens of tomorrow. The class of 1J125 will carry with it the distinction of being the first class to graduate from the new building, and the class of 11)24 will treasure the thought of being the last class to go out as graduates from the old building, with its many happy memories.