Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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THL W. H. 5. DLBATLR Published bx, STUDENTS OF THE SENIOR CLASS WAKE.FILLD HIGH SCHOOL v AKLFIELD, MASS. MAY, NINETEEN TWENTY-THREE 1=1 n i — !n i =in i i n i i hf i nr=0 DEBATER STAFF Editor-in-Chief Katheryn Carney Assistant Editors Keith Babb, ir. Mann, II. White Business and Advertising Manager Arthur J. Murphy Assistant Manager William Anderson Exchange Editor Florence Miinn Subscription Editors John Donovan, William King Alumni Editor Mildred Foley Social Editors Mary Goodale, Lorraine Seavey Athletic Editors William King, Robert Hall Battalion Editor Maj. Leslie L. McMaster Joke Editors Conkling Sidney, Alfred Hubbard Staff Artist Charlotte Hammond 3Q

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OUR NEW HIGH SCHOOL At last wo have our new High School. We have had to wait a long time for it, but we have been rewarded for our long wait for now we are about to enter our new building. It certainly looks good to us in comparison with the old building with its cramped quarters and poor equipment. Let us suppose that we are entering it for the first time, although by the time you read this, you will be more or less familiar with the building. On entering, we find ourselves in a hallway from which lead doors to the Principal ' s and Superintendent ' s offices; the Principal ' s is to the left and the Superintendent ' s to the right. The Principal ' s suite consists of his private in- ner office, and offices for the clerk, where the records are filed, and the general office routine business is carried on. The Superintendent ' s offices are similar to the Principal ' s, consisting of an inner office, for himself and the outer of- fice for the clerk, and a room to be used for meeting ' s of the School Committee. Passing up this short hall, we come to the main corridor which runs the length of the building, and from which open the various class rooms. Directly in front of us is the auditorium, with its eight hundred seats, all so arranged that the stage can easily be seen. This auditorium has the appearance of a good- sized theatre and a splendid one at that. Against the rear wall, there is the fireproof booth where the moving picture machine will be located. The lighting of the hall is pro- vided for by twelve large globes which hang from the ceiling giving indirect lighting on the grayish walls. The stage next takes our attention because of its novel arrangement. It is, of course, raised above the level of the auditorium floor, and in the center it curves out, making a stage large enough for speakers or an illustrated lec- ture. However, it can be enlarged to include the whole gym floor, which is a continuation of the stage. The way this is accomplished »is very simple. A large curtain, made up of twenty sections of sound-proof material is sus- pended from a track whieh allows for the changing of the position of the back of the stage. When locked together, these sections will be absolutely sound proof, thereby allow- ing a basketball game and a lecture to be con- ducted at the same time without interruption. Continuing our course, we come out on the gym floor, which is large enough for a good- sized class. Along one wall is a balcony, which is arranged with seats for spectators. On the right side of the gym are the boys ' locker rooms with their accompanying show- ers. Overlooking the gym are the Physical Directors ' offices, one on each side, for the boys ' and the girls ' Directors. The lockers are so arranged that each pupil has two, with corresponding numbers and the same key, one for his overcoat and hat, and the other for his gym clothes. From the locker rooms, easy access is had to the gym and showers, thereby keeping the gymnasium department in one part of the building. The girls ' side of the gym is a duplicate of the boys ' side. Under the girls ' locker room, is the lunch counter where hot lunches will be screed on tables for the teachers and the student body. One duty of the student council will lie to arrange for the policing of the lunch counter so that no teachers will be obliged to stay in this room at recess. Farther in toward the street, there is a domestic science department, with its cooking room, and a model apartment, consisting of kitchen, pantry, living-dining room, bedroom, anil bath. At the rear of the building, is the Manual Training Department in a very light and at- tractive room, which is to be equipped as a machine shop, ami woodworking department. Opening off the main room, there is the print- ing room where there are two power presses an I other necessary equipment for printing. Returning to the main floor, Ave find a num- ber of (dass rooms, which will be used, as far as possible, for freshman subjects, while the room in the right wing, will lie used for Me- chanical Drawing. This is so that the Draw- ing and Manual Training Departments may carry on their work in close conjunction with each other. The second iloor is principally given over to class rooms which are occupied by the English, history and mathematics departments. The English rooms are so arranged that they may be connected, and in one of them there is a small stage 071 whieh plays or oral reci- tations may be given. These rooms are di- rectly connected with the Charles H. Howe Memorial Library so that reference books may be easily obtained. The Library is one of the best that a school of this size could be ex- pected to have or even want. It is a very at- tractive room, with an open fireplace and book shelves lining the walls. At one end there is the librarian ' s desk where books are charged, and the room is filled with read- ing tables. There is a conference room, open- ing from the main room, where debates may be prepared. This room should prove a great