Daily Republican., 1884-09-27
Plans Adopted for . Migh seheol.

Plans Adopted for . Ma8h och"ol.
A special meeting Of the Board Of
Education was held last even ing with
President Baird in the chair and bare
quorum present. Soon after calling
the meeting TO order, DR.. Keables
moved that recess be taken, In order
to allow Edward L. Rice. Jr., architect,
to make an explanation Of the pleus
Tor the new high school, - recommend-
cd BY the committee, which motion
was adopted. The members Of the
Board then proceeded to examine the
plans, while the architect explained the
same.
The plans provided for . thsee-story
brick building, which presents rather
an imposing appearance. 1t has front
on Eighth street of 100 feet, and one
hundred and ten feet on Adams
the streets and an entrance from each
street, from either Of which four of the
| six rooms on each floor can be en-.
tered as desired for male or female pu.
pills.
Each ofthe six rooms ON the first
and second. floors will be 28x35 feet.
with capacity for forty.two single
desks each. The rooms have also .
commodious wardrobe in the rear Of the
teachers platform, which 10 so arrang-
ed, by means of wide connecting win
dow. that the the teacher has entire su-
lpervision over the same.
In the corner OF the tower on each
floor 10 large principals room. In the
centre Of the building IL q two-story
structure, beneath which, in the base
ment, are the boilers for heating and
ventilatiRg, and above them in the
second and third stories are retiring
and dressing rooms for the scholars,
with ventilating stacks, etc. The third
! floor is occupied by lecture rooom
3lx36 feet for classes, . large lecture
room 38x78 feet for the accommod ation
Of the whole school, with physical and
} chemical apparatus rooms betwee An
! art room 26x46 feet, and two other
rooms respectively 22x28 feet and 16x29
} feet.
The centre area, occupied by the boil.
t ers, heating and ventilating apparatus,
I ETC., is 20 feet square and the building
/, is 10 arranged that none Of the spans
). for the support Of the roof will exceed
80 feet, which il claimed to add greatly
:. 10 the economy ofthe building, which Is
I stated W iii cost from $40, 900 to $46, 900.
i The basement is occupied by boiler,
: coal and wood rooms and play
~ rooms for boys and girls Of sizes 27x8l
and Nx98 feet respectively, beside
: another very large room available fol
+ the same purposes. The building has 9
L. 16 feet drive all around, enabling Goa
and wood to be dumped into the cellal
n without being placed on the pavement
oi After the plans had been explained
n to the satisfaction of all, the Board wa
Icalled to order, when DIR. keable
n moved the adoption Of the plans, whicl
It was q signal for considerable discus
/. sion, participated In by Messrs. Belts
Shortlidge, Keables, Wiley, :Allen
10 Trump, West, Singley and Dunn. Ii
~ referring to the subject, DIR. Shortlidg
said that the people ought to know tha
81 the new building was not intended 10
a. the high school alone, with its smal
number Of boys and girls, but ais
g for the accommodation Of gram
mar scholars. No. / would the
t. be used exclusively as . gram ma
.b school, while No. 8 would be change
from q grammar school to one OF pr
ic mary and secondary grades.
~ Mr.. Wiley thought the propose
building one of the most economical J
VI the country, and its.cost'would be full
sc, 900 less than the Detroit high schoo
The twelve rooms have . seating G,
pacity for 604 pupils, while the numb'
~ will be increased 70 800 BY using u
lr- third floor room. While No. require
OF seventeen teachers the proposed stru,
BID ture will only require twelve or thi
90 teen, thereby saving the salaries {
10 about four teachers, which is the al
AZ nual interest of 10000 to sc, 1000.
10 Mr.. Allen was opposed to the erectio
ID Of an expensive building, but ut th
us same time did not object to high scho,
u education. DR.. West approved of th
plans, but questioned the wisdom {
ng sxbsusting The appropriation for thrt
q years for q single building. Mr.. Trum
IN believed in the maxim of "paying 8
lyou CO." but thought the high scho
no building was necessity. Mr.. Single
lst favored the erection of the new bull,
d., ing and wanted to see structure til;
OF would do the city credit.
Ia, He spoke Of there still being vacal
De seats in No. IL. DR. .Keables agreed wit
ca, Mr.. Singley and referred to the stat
III ment Of Mr.. Harlan to the effect thi
mt there were more vacancies than appl
cants. Mr.. Wiley was of the bell
ny that there were as many vacant sea
We as applicants. He also stated that N
-. ! contains three-fourths grammar pl
ne pills and that the cost Of furnishing Il
an school had been over. estimated.
ng He figured 1t up at 81, ,512 for desk
10 and 81 900 for settees and teacher
bi' desks MIR. Dunn advocated the ado
ng tion Of the plans In a pointed speec
In which be stated that q good artic
%. as always the cheapest In the en-
TO- The course Of study was then discu ss'
en- at some length, but as 1t did not affe
Or the question of . new building the di
ne cussion was declared out of order.
ne Mr.. Allen moved to postpone furth'
consideration of the plans until the ne
les meeting. which WAS lost, and motion
Ia, adopt the plans wa. carried. The cor
nd mittee was then instructed to advt
sx' tise for proposals and to have specific
Dc tions printed for the use of contra ctol
after which the hoard ad adjourned.