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Broad Ripple High School builds for the future physically. In a din of buzzing power saws, chat- tering air-hammers, and clanging pile drivers, Ripple ' s physical campus is rapidly changing. In September, 1960, with the completion of a $960,000 new wing, the number of classrooms at Broad Ripple will be raised to 61 . Getting approval to begin new-addition construction was a tedious process. After a long period of working and wait- ing, Ripple ' s principal J. Fred Murphy and the Association of Parents and Teachers Building Com- mittee saw their efforts rewarded when the Board of School Commissioners gave the go-ahead sign for the long-needed addition. From past dreams of enlargement are now emerging the realities of ten new classrooms, a modern audito- rium, a quick-service cafeteria, new administrative offices, and a bookstore and financial office. The ten new classrooms will relieve crowded conditions. Three art, two vocal music, and one mechanical drawing room will be located on the first floor of the new addition; and four language arts rooms will be located on the second floor. All these rooms will have acoustical tile ceilings and inlaid tile floors. A modern auditorium, which will contain thea- ter seats to accommodate 1 200, will give the Broad Ripple school and community a place for programs and dramatic and musical shows. Theatrical facili- ties such as a large stage with overhead drop set- tings, a well-equipped stage-crafters ' workshop, a room for property storage, and several easily accessible dressing rooms will help make produc- tions smooth-running and professional. Ripple ' s expansion will take the waiting out of school lunch lines. Beginning in the fall of 1960, students will eat in a modern cafeteria featuring four fast-moving lunch lines. The cafeteria in the older section of the building will be converted to a library, and the kitchen area will become combi- nation reading lab and audio-visual room. Like the students it supervises, Ripple ' s admin- istration will enjoy the benefits of expansion. New administrative offices will be located on the second floor of the addition. To consolidate space, these offices will be arranged in the form of a horseshoe and will center around a communications room containing a public address system. From cafeteria and administrative offices to auditorium and classrooms, Ripple is going mod- ern. Creaky flooring is being replaced by rubber tiling, walnut woodwork is giving way to alumi- num trim, and overhead incandescent globes are becoming fluorescent lighting fixtures. By modern- izing her facilities and increasing her size, Broad Ripple High School builds for the future physically.
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Construction began with groundbreaking May 26, 1959. Beam by beam, brick by brick, nail by nai Construction was far advanced in March, 1 960; the modern architecture of Ripple ' s new wing casts shadows on the snow.
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