New Trier Township High School - Echoes Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

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4 'E N, l If' 'Q J 3 .s.ih.?s uf' -Lili 5113'- W.. AF' U. v gif? ff'?l':xss31faf.3e',.,.f J Q iq-midv 1 Q ,fl lcsxX4 ,i',1' 'i JT' ' A f .R kv QA! Y Xi'- .i . ii-fs 'V .X4 J fl DISMANTLING OF THE OLD AUDITORIUM lConlinued from Page 7, many privale conlerence rooms. A new boolcslore and heallh ollice will be very much in evidence. New Trier's ever- growing publicalions will gel adeguale space in which lo worlcy and much museum, locker, and slorage space will also be available. Cne ol lhe mosl-anlicipaled seclions will be lhe sludenl lounge, lo be localed on lhe ground lloor. Operaled en- lirely by sludenls during school hours, il will ol-ler a pleasanl place lor relaxalion lrom school chores. And lhe presence ol a slage will make lhe lounge adaplable lor all kinds ol school parlies and gel-logelhers on weelcends and aller school. For many years lhe graclualing classes have given money lo a lund lor lhe sludenl lounge, which means lhal il will be very well eguipped lor any and all purposes. ln addilion lo lhese new buildings, corridors will be ar- ranged in such a way lhal al no lime will one have lo go oulside in order lo gel around lo any spol in lhe school. Also, lhe easl wing will be lurned baclc lo lhe Physical Educ- alion Deparlmenl, lor which is was originally inlended and by which il was al one lime used. The area which now ac- commodales sludy halls l72 and I73, as well as lhe library, was once used lor gymnaslic purposes up lo aboul lwenly years ago, when lhe gymnasium was converled lo lhe pres- enl-day library and lhe old swimming pool was lilled in and parlilioned lo lorm rooms l72 and I73. Wilh lhe relurn ol lhis wing lo lhe Physical Educalion Deparlmenl, New Trier will have one ol lhe largesl gymnasium areas ol any school in lhis vicinily. The class ol l955 lalces pride in lhe lacl lhal il has seen lhese changes come lo our school, allhough unlorlunalely il will be unable lo share in lhem. We have seen New Trier lalce ils big slep lorward, and are glad lo have been able lo help in lhe many necessary adiuslmenls lo a dillicull inlerim period belween an old New Trier and a new New Trier. 8

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fconiinued Trom page bl During This Time The adminisTraTion announced ThaT iT con- sTrucTion proceeded aT The expecTed raTe, The new building mighT be compleTed up To six monThs ahead OT Time. ln TacT, iT was sTressed ThaT one impOrTanT consideraTiOn in awarding cOnTracTs would be The abiliTy OT The conTracTor To proceed aT Once and plan cOnsTrucTion so ThaT The period OT building and inconvenience shall be shorTer Than originally planned. Once The Tinal dealine appeared, The board losT liTTle Time in awarding conTracTs. The bids were opened lvlarch l9, and by March 25 The board and iTs advisers had come To a de- cision. The main conTracT was awarded To The John W. GriT- TiThs and Son ConsTrucTion CO., wiTh smaller iobs being han- dled by various oTher Tirms. The company esTimaTed ThaT The enTire consTrucTiOn OT The new buildings would be com- pleTed by AugusT l5, i956-which is over six monThs ahead OT The Board OT EducaTiOn's original esTimaTe. IT The con- sTrucTiOn goes according To schedule, iT will be possible To move inTo The new building The TirsT semesTer OT I956, wiTh The pOssibiliTy OT uTilizing some OT The rooms even beTore ThaT daTe. Ground-breaking Tor The new addiTiOns occurred The week OT spring vacaTion, and by now The work is well under way. This main cOnsTrucTion work will cosT abOuT Three million dol- lars, wiTh all oTher auxiliary work, such as elecTriciTy, plumb- ing, heaTing, decoraTion and Turnishing cosTing anoTher Two WHIIK million. ParT OT This laTTer cOsT includes The enTire changing OT New Trier elecTrical and heaTing sysTems and some boiler- room addiTions, all OT which were cOmpleTed during April aT a cOsT OT S400,000. IT was necessary TO Tinish The iob OT remodeling These sysTems prior To The acTual building OT The new buiding, so ThaT elecTriciTy and heaT will be available Tor The new pOrTions OT The school when These are compleTed. ln The heaTing secTion, a more modern boiler was insTalled, which is raTed aT 45,000 pounds an hour. In coniuncTiOn wiTh The new boiler is a more eTTicienT coal handler To help in- crease The eTTiciency OT New Trier's heaTing planT. An im- porTanT change in The boiler roOm's waTer supply was The inclusion OT a new waTer-sOTTening uniT. Une more proiecT in This program was The enTire change OT elecTrical circuiTs Trom a Two-phase To a Three-phase sysTem. The enTire new building program will bring TO New Trier l-ligh School some OT The TinesT TaciliTies in The counTry. Our new audiTOrium will seaT almOsT Twice as many people as our Old one. The new memorial library will OTTer eguipmenT and space unequaled by any oTher library in The area. The new addiTiOn To The caTeTeria will seaT 400 more people Than does The lunch hall This year. The new Main Building will boasT OT ThirTy-Tive new class- rooms and eighT sTudy halls. ln addiTiOn, iT will house com- pleTe adminisTraTive, deparTmenTal, and business OTTices, plus lConTinued on page 81

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