Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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Sheila Cragen was one of the Student Council members who manned the telephone in the new building. Construction Program The cafeteria, which serves elementary, junior high, and high school students, is probably the out¬ standing feature of the building. There are accommo¬ dations to serve approximately 400 students at one time. The rooms and corridors are lighted according to the best standards for modern school lighting. The heating plant is large enough to provide adequate heat for the future expansion. An intercommunica¬ tion and public address system will give the office staff a chance to save “shoe leather,” as they can talk to any room in the building by merely pressing a button. BOTTOM: Excitement and ex¬ pectation ran high in Mr. Ran¬ dall’s class on moving day. Mrs. Turchi enjoys the decorat¬ ing of her new room with its lib¬ eral bulletin board space. RIGHT: Architect Bergen points out a unique feature to three Brooklyn teachers on tour. Putting coats in new lockers and learning different combina¬ tions created a busy bustle in the halls.

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The groundwork, to an inexperi¬ enced eye, left some doubt as to the outcome of the whole procedure. Dig that crazy labor gang! Sev¬ eral Martinsville junior high stu dents participated in the ground breaking ceremonies. Junior The first phase of the extensive building program in the Metropolitan School District was completed with the dedication of the new junior high building on March 27. The architects were selected in February 1953, contracts were awarded in January 1954, the ground¬ breaking ceremony was held on March 13, brick work began on April 8, and finally classes began using the building on January 3, 1955. There are eighteen class¬ rooms at the present time, with plans to add an addi¬ tional wing in a few years. Half of these are now being used by elementary students until further con¬ struction is completed. If you happened to pass during the summer, work¬ men were busy raising the walls. Students on the east side of the school build¬ ing, especially upstairs, were entertained by work¬ men crawling around on the roof like ants in the early weeks of October. The roar of the cement mixers could be heard dis¬ turbing the summer peace for blocks around. Many jobs, such as in¬ stalling the heating plant, were handled by sub-con tractors. . f . rfl % r ' fe. i- E-i ■Mr-? Mm p Lc HI i

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Page Eight The teachers enjoyed a new, conve¬ nient parking area in front of the school building. The new arrangement of the library proved a little confusing at first. New teachers and new students got their initiation during the book sale on the first day of school. Improvements to Old Keep Pace with New Changes in and around the high school building kept pace with the addition of the new junior high. The senior high re¬ ceived a face-lifting with new stone work over the entrance ways. The front lawn gave way to a parking lot and the athletic field was moved. Inside, the print shop got new and bigger quarters, the Ag de¬ partment acquired a committee room, the TV room was estab¬ lished, and a larger place for counseling was provided.