The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-26
OUR SCHOOL FACILITIES,
Three New Temples Of Learning in
the City Now Nearing Com
pletion.
South side Structure To Cost s l0,OUD
description of the West and
North Side Buildings.

take a just pride in the provisions
made during the year now drawing to a
for the education of the children of
the city. The new year will see three
school houses thrown open for the
first time, buildings that will be able to
accommodate the fair sons and daugh-
ters of the Cataract city for a year or so
to come. The school board have made a
good record for 1891 in looking after the
wants of the rising generation, and it
should be the earnest wish of all that
the school boards of the future may do
as well,
Once when looking upon the play
grounds at Elton, where the young sons
of Briton were engaged in ~school-boy
sport. the duke of Wellington was heard
to remark, 1T was there the battle of
Waterloo was won." The vet
'eran campaigner spoke the truth,
for the hearty outdoor exercise of
classic Elton gave rugged constitutions
and patriotic impulses to more than n
of England's brave soldiers who SO sue
cessfully repealed the shock of battle on
the field Of Waterloo. In a similar sense
the youth of Great Falls now afforded
room and opportunity to strengthen both
mind and body, will develope intellects
and constitutions which will enable
them to fight the Waterloo that comes
into every persons life. That the school
board has carefully attended to such mat
tcrs no one who has taken the trouble to
inquire can dare TO dispute.
On the South side there is a hand
some. stately, and commodious editice
built this year at Il cost of about S}J,-
600. When it is entirely furnished and
ready for school purposes. as 1t will be
after the first of the year. it will repre-
sent an outlay of about $4,000. 1t has
already been adequately described in
these columns, SO we will pass OF to the
next new school building, the one on the
West side. In order to ascertain some
thing of interest about this new struct-
ure now rapidly approaching completion,
a TRIBUNE reporter went across the river
yesterday and consulted +. w. Wright.
the West side representative on the
school board. That gentleman cour-
teously accompanied the scribe to the
new building and there told It's dimen-
siOnS, cost. etc.
The new west side school house is
built on lots 6 and !, block go, On prop
erty donated 10y the Townsite company.
1t is a brick structure CD x34 feet and
two stories in height. The basement is
Of stone and the foundation of the build
idg is very durable. The building faces
towards the east and has a large entrance
IN the front leading into hallway twelve
feet wide. At the rear of the hallway
there are lockers and closets in which
the pupils may leave their ovcrcoats. hats
and lunch baskets. On each side of the
hall there is a recitation room }2X2J,
well lighted and ventilated. There is a
large door connecting each of these
rooms with the hallway. Doors also
lead from the recitation rooms to the
clothes presses. The second story is
reached by Il wide stairway
1t is the same size as the first story and,
like it. is divided into two recitation
rooms. For the present the school
board have decided to use but one of the
lower recitation rooms and it is being
fitted up TO that end. There are about
forty-tiye school children on the west
side at present and M on will easily
accommodate them for the remainder OF
the school year. Next summer it will
probably be necessary to tit up the Other
rOOns.
Work on the west side school was
commenced about October 10 last am
has proceeded very satisfactorily, {
building being about completed now. II
is hoped to have the south recitation
room fixed up and ready for school pur
poses by January III.
f.. j. Mccarthy had the contract foi
building the house, and anyone who in.
spccts the work will be convinced that
the gentleman has done his part faith.
fully. Whenever the school directors
wish they can by the addition of a SINH
lar shaped structure. make this "A build
ing 81 XG2l2 feet, containing double the
number Of recitation rooms. Such was
the idea when the present building was
designed. 1t will cost when completed
and furnished about $4,000. 1t
is building to which the
residents Of Great Falls can
well point with pride. If some public
spirited citizen will donate a flag
the board will erect a good sized flag
staff on the building,so that the stars and
stripes may be frequently raised above
West Great Falls model school house.
The school building being erected on the
north side is similar to the west side and
will cost almost as much. Altogether the
young idea is receiving good treatment
at the hands Of the Great Falls school
directory.
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