Assumption High School - Crusader Purple Raider Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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ASSUMPTION ( ALLEtiE AUXILIARY IIW YEA It KOOK COMMITTEE Rev. E. L. Pokriefkn, G.S.R. Moderator Griold J. Gt ' llIIIHT E tcrliii|t Priming Go. Patrick G. Jcuklc, Editor Jetikle Letter Pro X OITkpI Printer Noel Wild Photographer Trunk Her 1 ' iildirity Director l.ucicn Benetcan Circulation Maniger

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over an extruded period of time. The architec¬ tural planning is already in process and the first of the new buildings, the Memorial Science Building, is nearing completion. This building will he dedicated to the memory of the more than 200 former Assumption students who gave their lives in W orld War II. But the construc¬ tion of the other buildings planned has been made contingent upon tin assurance of the nec¬ essary funds for each building before ground is broken. rite development plan shows the proposed building expansion am! landscape changes. Be¬ fore setting out on the program of expansion it was decided that it was desirable to retain as far as po--ible all that was established and familiar both in architecture and landscape. Accordingly the buildings along Huron Line will be pre- served intact and present and future expansion will lie projected in a northerly and easterly direction. I lie park-like character of the front¬ age on the Detroit River and the fart that Lon¬ don St. is one of the chief thoroughfares through the city determined the importance of the main entrance to the campus at this point. When the new buildings are erected this driveway from Loudon St. will lead into an inner campus around which all college activities will centre. New drives and walks through this enclosed quadrangular area will he created as the need arises, and the planting of trees and shrubs will bring hack the park-like character it enjoyed in past decades. As one enters the inner campus from the north along the driveway from Ixmdon St., on the right-hand side stands historic Assumption Church first erected in 1702 replacing at that time the Huron Indian Mission Church which stood on the shore of the river. At the head of the main driveway ami screening from view the central heating plant, will he erected a now administration building. To the east is the new Science Building which will house the depart¬ ment of Physios, Chemistry, Biology, Psychology and Mathematics. North of this building will he the new Library with stack capacity for 65,000 volumes, and containing also classroom facilities for the humanities and the social sciences. On the corner of London St. and Patricia Hoad will he a theatre-auditorium, which as an auditorium w ill have a seating capacity of 1500, and will he so designed that its rapacity inav lie reduced to half tliut number for the presentation of plays. I his building will house also a little theatre and music rooms, classrooms eluhrooms. etc. Vs planned the theatre-auditorium will serve a- a social union building and will he one of the most attractive features of the campus. Its accessibility und location at the main entrance to the college will insure its use by both college students and the public for M cial activities. A cafeteria for the use of college students will he provided in this building. A group of dormitories for 200 or more resident college students is also being planned. To the south of the group of buildings is the athletic and recreational field providing facili¬ ties for football, baseball, tennis, etc. New hand- hall courts have been erected and the gymnasium has been doubled in size. Additional property near the campus has been purchased and is available for the varsit sports, ami the erection of a field house ami stadium is being plunned by the DadV Club of the College. BOOK STOKE ■ i i

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Assumption College Memorial Science Building A FOI R-STORV III II.III.M; ill lilt- Moili-rn Si ' lioliixtif type nrrliihclurr. (Icilirntcd to tin- memory of former itlidcnln of III.- college who pave ll.rir live in orl.l W ar II. Mini.- pomible by the whole-hearted support of the peo¬ ple of Wmilnor and Detroit whose generosity provided more titan half of the funds needed. Completely tire-proof in construction, the building was designed and planned hy Mr. J. C. Pennington, M.K.A.I.C. Windsor architect, for the efficient teaching of the various branches of science. The ground door contain research laboratories. Geology laboratory. Men’s common room, locker rooms and general storage. The first floor is devoted to the Biological Sciences, and will contain Botany and oology laboratories. Bac¬ teriology laboratory with associated autoclave and incubator rooms. Histology and Embryology laboratory, large lecture room, as well as conference rooms, offices, research rooms and reference libraries. A feature of ibis floor is the Biological museum and much corridor wall-space devoted to show-cases for the exhibit of interesting specimens. The second floor will house the departments of Physic . Psychology and Mathematics. Three large labora¬ tories will take care of the Mechanics and Heal, Light and Sound, ami Electrical studies. This floor also contains u large lecture room, classroom , drafting room, professors’ conference rooms, offices, dark rooms, tent rooms, anti tin vocational guidance office. I In third floor devoted to (.hemistrv. contain three large laboratories, one for Inorganic (jhnnistrv. one for Organic and the other for Physical Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis. In addition there is located on this floor a large lecture room, a Science Library, Stork room, and research rooms and office for the professor . Lecture rooms and classrooms will accommodate from 5(H) to 600 students simultaneously: three lecture- demonstration rooms will seat 90 each; classrooms, a total of 320. In addition there are 10 laboratories which will provide facilities for 290 students at one time. Generous provision is also made for immediate and future scientific research especially in the fields of chemistry and biology. Moreover, the building will house a science reference library, as well as offices and conference rooms for the professors and instructors. Construction: Steel frame and masonry walls, completely fireproof construction. Foundations, floor and roof slabs of reinforced concrete. All interior walls cinder block, windows steel sash, corridor walls glazed tile and plaster with acoustic ceilings; stairways, reinforced concrete; walls, glazed tile and plaster. Flooring: In all laboratories, and lecture rooms, integrally colored cement ; classrooms, terrazzo or mastic lib on oncrete base: entrance lobby, corridors and stairs: terrazzo floors, treads, and risers. II alls: (.orridorn and stairs, glazed tile, plaster above, acoustic ceiling in corridors. Interior doors and woodwork natural color. In laboratories and classrooms, walls cinder block painted light color. Ceilings: All plastered and painted light colors. lleatinfi: from central heating plant. General heating: steam, two-pipe system, low-pressure, convector- type radiators. Mechanical ventilation. No cooling or air-conditioning. Lifilitinp: Incandescent of the scmi-im|ircct type, (wcncrul: I ' d ova tor for the staff and for service. Building planned for flexibility of future rearrangement of laboratory space. All services and utilities essential to the operation of a science laboratory, such as gas, aii. steam, water, etc. carefully laid out to run exposed along the ceiling, with branches serving the laboratory tallies on the floor above. Special features: Lecture rooms will have scats of moulded plywood mounted on a fixed metal pedestal ha. c; specially designed furniture throughout all laboratories. (jost: $125,000 not including laud or fees; hut including all ctpiipnicnt. Size: 153 ' x 60 ' , 4 stories. Capacity: 350,000 cubic feet.