Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
An Important Reason Why
Those Seeking a aLOCa=
ton Should Come
to Plymouth.
A Few Statements Regarding one of
The Best Schools in the State.

to success in life. Without education,
man or woman, as rule, will be sat
isfied to drift slowly along through the |
world, taking whatever may fall to their |
lot, and with pulseless ambition, par
take of menial services with an indiiler
ence that is truly marvellous. The am |
bition that is created within the heart |
of a youny man or woman by close ap- |
plication to study, has been marked
throughout the many years that have
past. Thus it is, that the great Ameri-
can people believe in the "little Red
School house" upon every hill top.
Plymouth, Indiana, like all other locali
ties, where wealth. prosperity, and
progress are the predominating fea-
lures, has kept this important feature in
view, and to-day can boast of one of the
best public school systems, within the
United States. When we make this
statement, we do SO cOnServatively.
While it is proper and right for our citi-
zens to speak a good word for our well
conducted school, it denotes great deal
when strangers, whO SOjOurn with us
but few days, comments our school
system, and the beautiful edilice erected
for its promulgations.
In giving an article regarding the
most important feature of Plymouth,
we do so with the fixed determination
that it shall reach the eyes of those un-
acquainted with our beautiful city, and
who perhaps have never learned of the
many advantages that our city possesses
for those who are seeking a home, where
with excellent business opportunities,
the facilities for the education of their
children stand out prominent above any
other city in this portion of the United
States.
To give clear, and reliable state
ment of our public school system, we
called upon Supt. II. y. Chase, to whom
we are indebted for the statistics and
information following. Particular
pains have been taken to give every
point of information, SO that our read
ers far and near may read with profit.
The Public School Buildings OF Plym-
outh are two in number one in the
Third ward, at the corner of Main st.
and Webster avenue, contains two Pri-
mary schools; the other, the main build
ing, with the grounds occupies an entire
block between Plumb, Adams and
Washington streets.
The latter is indeed model building,
both in its construction and in its con-
venience for school work. 1t is of three
stories; the first or ground story is partly
of stone and the remainder of brick;
and contains two schOOlrooms, seven
furnaces, fuelrooms, the laboratory, the
ventilation machinery, and closets
The second story has the office, library
and seven schOolroOms. The third
story contains three schoolrooms, reci
|, tation room, and the audience room
! The schOolrOoms, with the exception OF
the High School room, are seated with
1 Andrews Triumph Single desks. The
g High School room is seated with chairs
!, The building is provided throughout
8 with mating upon the floor. All The
: rooms are lighted with electricity, The
building having in all lS5 lights.
1t is also supplied with complete
system of Automatic Signal electric
e bells. Every floor is supplied with cit!
: water, there being nine hydrants an(
!, sinks. There are eight lines of per
manently attached hose for fire pro
e lection. There are four public ant
S ensuring safe and rapid exits in case o
l; danger.
The audience room is one of the mos
u pleasant and tasty assembly rooms il
:. the State. 1t has a spacious platform
and is seated with perforated oper
seats. 1t will seat $50 people. 1t
J, acoustic properties are believed to b
= absolutely perfect. There is not an un
desirable seat in the room. 1t has tw
exits upon opposite sides of the room
q and there is not the slightest danger t.
an audience from fire or panic.
One-half of the building was erecte
in 1874, while the style of architecture
! have changed much since that time, tn
building is now as then, ,one of the mos
: substantial in the State, and in it
workmanship has not a superior. Th
other part of the building was built i
the second and third floors by an orna
. mental corridor; this makes the mai
corridor more than 100 feet in length
and furnishes light and ventilation.
}. The building is heated and ventilate