Plymouth High School - Mayflower Yearbook (Plymouth, IN)

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p 'run Sl'ZNIOli Axxuxli p W pp-Q DRAMATIZATION ROOMS Washington Building RECENT IMPROVEMENTS Proparutory to tho oponing ot' tho sohool your 15110-1911 a hent- ing plant was installed in tho Washington building. The systom is known as tho Stoum blust tlllll was instzlllod by tho Bryce Com- pany of 'l'oloclo, Ohio ut si oost ot' rl4l-L000. Hts-:un is gonorutod in u boilor houso outsido tho main building' and IHISSGS through pipes into radiating coils which are looutod in tho busomont olf tho building. liy moans of u fun which is oporatod by fi ton horso olootrio motor trosh nit' is taken in through the upper portion of tho building i'orood over tho coils und into the sovorul rooms. 'l'ho systom oporatos uutoimitioailly so thai, 21 given tomporzituro is uuiintziiuod in tho rooms during: sohool sossion. Tho hulls aro lioutod by diroot 1'Ellli2l,tlOH and providod with floor rogistors so that pupils having wot foot and damp t'l0lllill,Q' muy bo takon l'2ll't' of und bottor hoalth of pupils soourod. By removing the sovou furnaces and two stovos from tho baso- mont of tho building two lurgo rooms and one small one wore Zlfllltlll to tho working area of tho building. 'Pho roquironionts ot tho stato lzlw havo boon mot. and tho bot- tor houlth for tho touolior und tho pupil soourod. Ono ol thoso rooms is usod for oxoroisos und cli'uimi1'.iza1'ions in the first. sooond and third grades. Horo tho pupils may livo the part

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BOARD OF EDUCATION A. M. CLEVELAND, President O. G. SOICE, Treasurer GEORGE H. THAYER, JR., Secretary.

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THE SENIOR ANNUAL of historical characters, relate their experience as to historical events and put enthusiasm and expression into their work in read- ing. The room has a seating capacity of about fifty so that parents and pupils may see the work and offer inspiration. Another room is used for Manual Training in the seventh and eighth grades. There is also a room in the Webster building for this purpose. Each room is equipped with benches and tools to accommodate 12 pupils, also other equipment adequate to the needs of this department. A third room has been fitted up as a sewing room. Here the girls of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades and High School are taught the art of sewing. ln this course many beautiful and useful articles are made and a democratic spirit aroused. The science department has been overhauled and new equipment added. Very few schools of the size and even larger can boast of better advantages along this line than are offered in the Plymouth High School. The school board ever Watching for the needs of the children under their care have also installed sanitary drinking fountains. Six in the XVashingto11 building and three in the Webster building supply the needs of all the children and offer protection from the spread of disease. To those desiring a good education the Plymouth schools With their excellent corps of teachers and up to date equipment afford the S21l11C opportunity as the larger schools of the state. Manual Training Room, Washington Building