Sheridan High School - Syllabus Yearbook (Sheridan, IN)

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 SYLLABUS T) New School Building 7Z i SS I ' v A r Build thee more stately mansions, 0 my soul, As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low vaulted past! Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast, Till thou at length art free, Leaving thine outgrown shell by life’s unresting sea! —Holmes.

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The School Building For several years the people of Sheridan have been talking of a new and modern school building. The old structure was sadly in need of repair and each year it grew more so. The pupils of Sheridan high school were not favored with advantages. Some of the class rooms were dark and others were insufficiently lighted. Athletics were handicapped more than any other phase of the school life. The football field was approximately a mile from the building. As there was not a suitable gymnasium in or near the schoolbuilding basketball was abandoned. The controversy over a new structure was at last partially settled however. In the early hours of the morning January 30, 19.28 the residents of Sheridan were aroused from sleep by the shrill blast of the fire whistle. The fire had gained headway and it was impossible to save anything. Much valuable material and many records were lost. The old building was erected in 1895, but after the attendance had increased sufficiently the structure was remodeled. This building was inadequate as the standards for Indiana high schools were rapidly climbing. Nevertheless, the old structure was used for thirty-three years. In a day or two after the disastrous fire, school was resumed. The eighth grade was taken to the large room in the City Hall. Provided with chairs and tables as desks, Mr. Martin carried on his classes. The high school problem was not so easily solved, however, the basement of the Farmers Bank has been used for science and the K. of P. Hall together with the Red Men’s Hall have been used for the other classes. During the first year, the large room in the Red Men’s Hall was used as an assembly for those who wished to do their studying at school. This year, seats were put in and every one in class is required to report there. The new building will be located in the east end of town. It will be beyond White avenue, between Second and Fourth streets. When completed it will be a three story structure of brick and cement. The front will face the west, with a center entrance. The ground floor will be used by the high school and will contain laboratories for chemistry, physics, domestic science, and manual training. The flooring for the entire building will be cement, while the stairs are to be Standard Steel stairs. The first floor will be used for the grades. The center of the floor will be used as a community room and six class rooms will be built around this. The community room will be used as a gymnasium by the high school and also for community purposes. It will have a seating capacity of two thousand, the seats being arranged around the sides of the room. There will be a stage at one end with locker rooms on each side. As you enter the building there will be an office and waiting room to the left and a teacher’s room and medical room to the right. There will be washrooms and dressing rooms with showers on this floor. The second floor will be used by the high school. A large assembly will extend across most of the front of the building. Other rooms will be a room for bookkeeping, a classroom for the commercial department, library and washrooms. All classrooms and the assembly are outside rooms and will be well lighted. The corridors will be arranged around the community room. Roy Bryant, who recently finished a building at Danville, Indiana, has contracted the work here. A new football field will be made back of the new building. This will be much more convenient than the present one. It is hoped by the students that the new building will be completed for use by next fall.