The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-06


CITY HIGH SCHOOL HOUSE One
of the acknowledged wants of our
excellent system Of Public Schools, in
which our citizens take so much
pride, has beer suitable building
for a High School. For several years
lit has been the aim of the School
Trustees to procure proper location
with view to the early erection of a
house for that purpose; and although
two different purchases have been
made, they were finally relinquished
AT the last Annual Exercises of
|. the High School, the Mayor and City
Council we're present, and were so
highly pleased with the scholarship
and standing Of the School, and SO
acknowledgement with the need
of suitable building, that they with
out dissent advised the Trustees to
go forward with the pnrchase=of lot
and the completion of a house at the
earliest practicable time. After hav-
ing previously consulted fully with
the Council, a lot fronting one hun
bred and forty feet on Seventh
Street, between Vine and Di-
was purchased, Il and j in
due time aa9planl of i the building
was agreed upon, for the erection Of
which a contract was made with
Messrs. Lart,. Brother x Co, for the
sum Of ss45. 600, payable one half cash
and one half in city bonds The pur-
chase of the lot, the selection of the
! plan, and the letting of the contract
we're duly reported to tie City Conn
Gil, and Unanimously approved by
that body. There has been hearty
concurr3h0e of views between the
School Board and the Council. and
we doubt not their action will be APP
proved by all the friends of our Pub
lie Schools. : -
We present our readers this morn
ing, a cut Of the High School House
as it viii appear when completed,
I'VE have examined the plans and
I specifications, and are confident it
4 will be, the most complete, convent
! ent, aud attractive pubic, school
] house in the State Of Indiana, and
one of the most ornamental of the
public buildings of Evansville
The outside dimensions are seven
ty4four feet front, fifty feet width
i of rearfprojeetions aAd eight yr two feet
entire depth. The first story embraces
a superintendent and Teachers room
1 AN Apparatus aud Philosophi.
s. cal Recitae ton Room, and one large
school room capable of seating one
hundred pupils. There is one mair
/ front entrance, and two side or ext
passages. The second story i,
4 reached by two flights Of spacious ant
easy stairways, and embraces -four
school or class rooms, and one Prin
cipaPs room Connected with all the
rooms are pupils cloak rooms; teach
ers' closets and other school con
veniencies. Two stairways ascend tC
the third story, which is to b
used. as a, large public hall. The
main room will be 30 BY 8O.feet, anG
: connected with it are two ante-rooms
for the accommodation of classes and
schools during examinations and ex-
= hibitions. A large stage. capable o.
d seating $50 or 200 children. extends
across one end of the hall. Thfs
large audience room will supply q
great want in our public schools, and
will be used for public examinations,
exhibitions, lectures, and other edu-
cational and literary purposes
The building will be of brick, with
white Green River stone ornaments.
ton; the window caps or arches be,