Serena High School - Flashback Yearbook (Serena, IL)

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THE BUIIUIUE A The old Serena School building was destroyed by fire on October Sl, 1939 and plans were immediately started which lead to the corstruction of the present building. In plarning the building those in charge irspected many up-to-date school plants in our state and incorpor- ated the best features of each in our building with a result that we have the most modern small high school in the state. The work was rushed to completion and the building was dedicated on Sunday, August 51, 1941. It was a happy group that assembled on Tuesday morning, Septem- ber 2, to start the first year of school in the new building. The building cost approximately Sl40,000, but in comparing this with other buildings of the same price range, one must consider that our contract was let at the time when labor and materials were at their lowest, and that we therefore have a better-than-average build- ing for the money. Some of the outstanding features of the plant are: All floors are covered with battleship linoleum which decreases the noises and makes it easy on the feet. Special sou d absorbing plaster was used on all the halls and classrooms in an effort to further reduce the noise. Then in the summer of 1943, a cellotex fi- ber board was nailed on to the ceiling of the gymnasium which improved the acoustics many fold and makes it pos- sible to hear and enjoy a play, or a musical number. The oak finish throughout the building is in it- self a credit to the building. Copious laboratories for Physical Science, Agriculture and Home Economics are provided. An unusual feature is the well equipped clinic, where those who are injured or become ill can be taken care of. g The gymnasium, which was built a few years before the fire and did not burn, is the best gym in any of the smaller schools in the state. It has an adequate playing floor, 46 x 78 feet. The seats are constructed so as to give ample knee room, and every square inch of the playing floor can be seen by a spectator from any seat in the bleachers. We wish again to express our appreciation to those who had vision and courage enough to bring forth this, almost ideal school building.