The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-13
NEW HIGH
SCHOOL PLANS
Are Accepted by the Board
of Education Last
Night.

! uU VI EuuCullUu lhsu nlpIJ NC-
copied the now building committees plans
for the new High School and work on the
structure will now be hurried. The fortu.
nate bidder was Henry George Pierce OF
New York City and call for three story
building.
Tho basement and first story will be OF
stone and the ras. of the building of brick
with stone trimmings 1t has IL large num-
hcr Of windows and three entrances, which
include tho main entrance on Delaware
avenue, and dnors for scholars on both
Monroe and Eleventh streets. The main
entrance Is handsomely oinamented, and
on each sido Of the doors arc largo gas
lamps.
! In the basement OF tho building viii! be
n gymEasium.twn toilet rooms. play rooms
tor the girls and boys II bicycle room, q
lnnitor's room and Office and spaces for
the beating and vaptilating apparatus.
| Iherc are three entrances to tbs basement,
all of the steps to it bein. on tho inside Of
the building. except chose on the front.
On tho first floor thcro are twelve class
rooms, capable of seating 53O pupils, a
committees room, principals room Or
o1lico, teachers room with toilets, two
emergency toilet rooms. also the a srInbly
| hall, which is to be prominent feature
Of the building. 1t will be the principal
room on the floor and Is designed upon tho
most modern plans for an auditorium. At
the front is n stage with dressing ,ooms on
| ench side. The floor slopes back from tho
stage. SO that az the rear of the room it is
five feet higher than al the front, thus
| giving every person in the room \ view of
| the stage. The seating capacity OF he
| floor is $50 and in addition there l. n bal
| cony of forty-flve feet that will seat 400
persons thus making the total seating ca.
pacity of tho room 400 persons. or IL very
few loss than the Opera House will seat.
Thp n.snniblv hall 10 liyhtuV hv n q Iyyli i,ybt
! and il can be entered from three sides,
thus making IL easy of access and also
easy to leave in case of II panic, each door
leading into different hail. which will
prevent congestion in any Of tho halls
Leading from the first lluor TO the liours
above are four iron staircases, we'll scpa-
rated, conveniently arranged not only for
daily use, but also for emergencies or in
case Of panic Each staircase has two
platforms midway between the two stories
The front hall Is lighted from windows
above the assembly room and tho other.
halls are also brilliantly lighted
On the second floor are twelve class
rooms the same size rs those on the first,
having seating capacity OF $50. There is
also II large library. principals Office \
teucher's room and the balcony Of the as
sembly hall. On the third floor are 1va
class rooms, which will seat 222 pupils.
making the total seating capacity of all
class rooms ,2S2. There are also OH tie
third floor two lecture rooms. two chemi-
cal laboratories, one physical laboratory,
and rooms for the various apparatus, two
drawing rooms, and one large room for
Instructions in drawing, and the neces
tary closets. Tho class rooms will all be
lighted on the unialeral system. Tho
heating and ventllating apparatus will be
of the latest kind, and tho mir in every
room. including cloak rooms and closets,
will I,o oh tuni cpp = ,,Int.v tap min,
utCs. All the floors will be deafened and
doubled. Tho architects estimate o. the
cost il $751;, 600 Mr.. Pierce will come to |
Wilmington to-day to confer with the |
new building committee.
The action Of the committee in recon.
mondinp Mr.. PIerco's drawing caused
some discussion, which was raised by
Messrs Pyle and Fraim who thought the
plans of a Wilmington architect should
have been selected. Each member of the
committee in reply said that it had been
the desire to give q Wilmington man tho
work, but Mr.. Pierce's plans were far the
best and cheaper, and the committee
could not conscientiousy accept the plans
Of the citisens. which were very expen-
sive.
Senator Pyle replied that he beloved
that he commit tee had done its duty, but
that it would have done greater one had
a local architects plans boon submitted.
Tho motion to accept the plans was then
made and adopted, only two nom bers vot-
ing in the negative.
The committee will wait on Henry G.
Moore to see when he Will vacato tho house
which occupies the school size. 1t is pre-
pared TO start the new building before the
first of The year.
Tho board then took up the usual bust.
ness Tho contract bill of William II.
Fouk and Son for s26S7 for building the
n6I tn No cphpnl |
paid us was also the contract bill OF j. &
j. II. Harman for $3.50. 81 for furniture for
various schools The Committee on teach.
ers recommended that new rooms be open.
ed in schools Nos. 5, H. II and II. and the
following tenchers appointed to positions:
Bessie Royal to No. II; Meta kett!cwood
to No. II; Margaret +. Hall to No. II, and
Emily II. Toulson to No. 8
MIR. Rommell reported there were 90 ap-
plicants for No. room at No. 10 school,
and no seat to accommodate then. The
report was referred to the committee on
teachers.
Mr.. McCausland reported that the paint.
,rs who repaired the High School had left
the building in u horrible condition, the
loors, backboards and desks being spat-
ersd with paint, there being as many !
,olors AS were in J0seph's historical cout.
He moved that S25 bo appropriated to ,
,lean tho building and that it be collected
rom tho painters, Messrs Keenan,, Parker
K Co., and If they refuse to pay, no work
20 given them in tho future Mr. Rom t
nell said that No. 10 had also been lett in
deplorable condition. Mr.. Fraim report
ID similar condition at No. 12.
Itwas brought out that the bills had
,een signed by the repair COMMITTEES and !,
,nid. Mr.. Carter brought out this point
hat the repair committee should not bavo
assed the bills unless the work had been +
ropsr.y done. The $50 10 clean the High n
school was appropriated.
Tho following is the treasure-'s report :
or August:
RECEIPTS. o
Balance new building fund. $50, sec ~
annual appropriation for new h
building ................,...H 0,0O0 90
august appropriation. ............ II M4 II c
interest Observation-Disclosures. "a 3s b
n crest for July................ 20 So r
,verdraft to cure Mt expenses. -. 157 20
EXPENDITURES.
llnries officers and janitors ....S l,O15 81
lew buildings. II 35 o
innunl Training ................ n 81 a
looks and stationary ..... ..... lb6 OF -
q N