West Plains High School - Zizzer Yearbook (West Plains, MO)

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proofing, and there is absolutely no danger of the building igniting from this room. The second floor is reached by two flights of stairs, one at the south, the other at the north end of the building. These stairs will be of wood plastered with Portland cement. The landings will be of reinforced concrete. On the second floor will be live class rooms, the oiilce and the cloak rooms. The equipment of the building in general will be the very best. Slate b-lackboards will be used and a complete new set of desks and furniture will be installed. The interior will be modern in every detail. There will be no gymasiuin in the building, but this will probably be added later. The grounds will be improved and made very beautiful. All the buildings will be re- moved except the old library building. A walk will be made along Garfield avenue INSPECTING THE SCHOOL. There is only one flight of stairs to the second floor. Here there will be two class rooms and an auditorium. This auditorium will be one of the best features. It will be 38x56 feet, and will seat 300 people. It can be used for a study hall. The stage will he 10x37 feet, including two good dressing rooms. THE OLD AND THE NEXV. and a wide concrete walk leading to the front entrance. The campus in front will be sod- ded and laid out beautifully while the grounds ir the rear will be used for athletic fields for baseball, football, tennis and basket ball. In fact our school will be complete in every detail and the combination of our already eflicient faculty with this modern building will provide a school unequaled by any other in Southern Missouri.

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NEW HIGH SCHOOL' NOTE-This school always has many en- joyable features during the term. lt has its parties, its plays, banquets and social affairs. These are all for enjoyment and help make our school life live long in our memory. This year the new school is being erected. This is an event so great in our history that in our opinion, it is right and proper that it should be placed in the Events Hoping that this brief description will give our alum- ni some idea of our new home, we submit this for your approval. THE EDITORS, THE FIRST STAGES. For the past few years the people of West Plains, have felt the need of a new school building. The old Central building had become too old and was unsafe and un- sanitary. This building, where so many have received their education. was inadequate. The High School had relieved the situation Il little by taking some 100 pupils from the old school. As time went on, however, the High School, too, became inadequate. Country students swelled the roll until even the ofllce had to be used as a class rozm. Therefore, in 1912, an election was held and it was voted to bond the school district for 533,000 in order to build 3 new sf-lrol. This rew building will accomodate the High School and the Seventh and Eighth grades. The intermediate grades wruld occupy the old High School. The board bought the lots just west of the school property and thus obtained a large and well located campus. The owners of the houses removed them and by the first of January 1914, the ground was ready. The plans and specifications were drawn by J. H. Felt Q Company, architects of Kan- sas Cify. and the contract to erect the build- ing was awarded to J. W. Williams. of Shww- nee, Okla. The excavation .began immediately and the foundation was done by April 1st, when the old building was turned over to the wreckers. The classes were moved to store rooms and churches, while the basement of the new school had been completed. 'l he structure fronts Garfield avenue. It will be 34x64 feet and ,319 feet high. It will consist of two stories and the ground floor. It is Leing built of pressed brick, with cut stone trimmings. The unilateral system of lighting is used, all windows being on the east and west sides. The roof will be flat and will be composed of a tar and sand prepare? tion. The inside will be finished entirely with oak and will be lighted with electricity. The heating system. will be steam, furnished by an adequate boiler and the ventilation speclfl- catirns call for the Johnson system, using a 90 inch fan run by a 10 h. p. steam engine, supplying 20,800 cubic feet of air. ln the basement there will be three lab- oratories, a lecture room and the library. The physics and chemistry laboratories will be furnished completely with all the neces- sary rpparatus. The domestic sfience labor- atory is also provided with a storeroom. In the basement are several drinking fountains. SCENES FROM THE GROUND. One very good feature is the boiler roam. This room is completely isolated from the rest of the building by very thorough fire

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