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E e mniaiuaarii Q Mmm 11194111111 EMPORIA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS, 1934 liifilw' . .. ,,,, ,,,, A RLENE SAND!-Rs Brrxilws Munagvr . . ,,,. ,,,, . LLOYD HIiNDERSON A.v.ii.vluuf Eililur ,,,,,, ,,,. ,,,,. . . ... GWENIDOLYN MOUNKLS Axsislant Buximnix Manager . .. . ,,,,. EUGENE SOUDERS HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE EMPORIA HICH SCHOOL N the year of 1912 the Emporians and the Board of Education realized the need for a modern high school in this city. The rapid growth of Emporia made it impossible for the school as it was, to accommodate the large num- ber of students. The Emporians could foresee the on-coming students and therefore on April 2, 1912, bonds for 5132000 were voted on and carried by an overwhelming majority. After this time the architects and contractors were chosen and the work began. The architects were from I. I'I. 'Felt and Company of Kansas City, Missouri. The contractors were from T. H. Johnson and Son of Salina, Kansas. The building was to be built 102 feet by 175 feet, three stories high and a basement. The ar- chitecture of this building was the adapted classic type. After two years, 1914, the Emporians realized their dreams. The school was completed and was what they considered perfect. The complete cost including furniture was S1SS,000-a small sum for so great a school. The building was com- pleted, ready for work, on April 1, 1914. Emp0riu's first High School As you view the front of this massive building, you are surprised with the striking feature of it. The large stone entrance, which has two immense Ionic columns of Bedford Stone on each side is the outstanding feature. The basement is of carthage stone, but better structure is of Tliamond Vitrified brick, backed up with Buffalo pauing THE OLD GARFIELD BUILDING
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blocks, with Bedford Stone trimmings and cornices. There are at present 44 rooms of which 35 are classrooms. The only change in the rooms was the partition between Room 10-A, which constructed the present music room. The new equipment of this building was put in the Printing Department, new lathes in Manual Arts and new furniture for Domestic Art Department. Counting other mis- cellaneous objects the cost has been only about 53,000 since 1914. In 1934 a project for un- employnient was given. At the beginnings of our new school we had 'only L9 teachers-26 at present. There are many outstanding features of this building both structure as we have mentioned, and in rooms. The basement contains a large gymnasium, 45x76, with all necessary accessories for boys and girls respectively. Also have seven well built rooms for Manual Training. Also various other rooms for different phases of Manual Training. Another feature of the basement is the boiler and fuel rooms, plenum room with its steam coils, motors, fans, and apparatus for automatically controling the heat. On the first floor are the Principal's office, Superintendent's office and that of the Board of Education. The Domestic Science room ffoodsj is one of the most outstanding features of the first floor. It contains a very modern equipped kitchen, pantry and diningroom. Classrooms for Mathematics, Music room, Grade Supervisors room and the observation gallery for the gym, accommodating three hundred persons are also On the first floor. The second floor also has its pride. It is the large and spectacular study hall, partitioned by glass from the library. The east end of the second floor has the rooms for the commercial course as typewriting, bookkeeping, etc. The other classrooms for history, English being close to the library. The G. R. restroom is located here and also the Mary White room or colored girls' restroom. The third floor is proud of its large auditorium with a seating capacity of 900. The stage is of good size and it has a large balcony. It is well equipped and with the 1931 seniors' gift of a vel- vet curtain the auditorium is really beautiful. The auditorium has been repainted an attractive color. Laboratories for Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Agriculture are on this floor. The other rooms are used for languages with the exception of the two rooms for clothing. These are very modernly equipped. The stairs of this building are very wide and comfortable. The two stairs near the front lead- ing to second floor are very attractive. The landing has glass cases containing awards won by the school. Sanitary restrooms are located On each floor. The school is equipped with sanitary individual lockers on all floors. The lighting system of the rooms is very good. Each room with four well areaed windows-of course artificial electric lights are in each room to be used when necessary. A clock is in each room, controlled by a master program clock run by electricity. The building is piped for vacuum cleaning system. Telephones are also conveniently placed. The heating and ventilating system is very fContinucd on Page 355 Vg., 4 ,,.,..,.. , .. ,V.. ,- . ...H-. .W ,W .. V I W. -'pf 1 1 TE al , 55 ff, . ff Rx i . ,I ,A Y .. f f fe .AM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BUiLDING Erccted in l 91 4
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