Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
MORE HIGH SCHOOL TALK
Architects Again Advs' Poard Of Education
About New School Building,
AWARD OF PLANS TO Be MADE MONDAY
High school Bonds Not 90 Bc DcliN-
cred Until July t-purchnsc of
Davenport school site De-
CIured Legal.
AWARD OF PLANS TO Be MADE MONDAY

The Board OF Education held special
meeting last night for the purpose Of talk
ing over plans for High school and other
new school buildings TO be erected this
year and fulfilled It's intentions for four
hours. Half dozen architects were pres
ent on invitation to submit plans and sug-
gestons and each one OF them was given
a hearing. After listening to them the
board postponed the selection OF architects
and the determination of matters relating
to the school buildings until its regular
meeting next Monday night
The session was rather mOnotonOus, al
though instructing, and was relieved only
when Architect Latenser replied to the ar
gument against selecting him made by
some OF the members OF the board on the
grounds that he has long held and is now
holding a government position. To this
Architect Latenser said that the postoifice
being completed he has been dismissed and
that during the years he held his position
he made much less money than other archi-
tects in the city, particularly last year. He
also spoke OF his success in building school
buildings in past years for the city.
Architect Batenser presented no specific
plans Of either a High or Grammar school,
but dwelt upon the school unit-the model
school room. He dwelt upon the necessity
OF following the true principles of heat,
light, air and hygienic law in every room.
This. he insisted was the main and prin-
cipa point to be regarded in school build
ing, the architectural features being of sec
ondary importance. He said that buildings
OF any desirable size with these model rooms
could be built at a rate of $4,000 a room.
Plans for n High school.
Architect Lawrie presented plans of a
rectangular High school, two-story and
basement in height, 14Sx24S feet in size.
All the school rooms were on the outside,
the interior OF the structure forming an
open court If considered desirable por-
tion of this court might be transformed
with comparatively little expense into an
auditorium capable Of seating some 1900
students. The entire structure was to con-
tain thirty-ive school rooms, with a total
seating capacity of 1.475 children. besides
cloak, lunch. bicycle and other needed rooms.
The building was to face Dodge street, be-
ing located so far to the south as to be
clear of the present building. 1t could be
extended to the north, east or west when
ever desired. The cost of the building
would be in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Architect Lawrie gave $4,000 and $35 900
as the prices respectively for eight and ten
room grammar schools.
Arthitect Dietrich presented plans OF a
building to cost $5O0.OOO-a two-story and
basement structure, 312 feet in length, 60
feet in width in the main, with wings to
the north and south, running back 1926 feet
and GA feet in width, the whole building TO
contain about SO rooms. The main section
of the building was to face Capitol avenue,
as the present school does. To conform
with the means that the board has for a
building, Architect Dietrich said that the
south wing Of the structure. containing
thirty rooms, could be built for $4,000,
the remainder OF the building could be
added whenever the board had the money
and tore the present building down. The
character of the building was classical.
Architect John Mcdonald had the plans of
a High school facing Dodge street-two-
story and a basement in height and 2OOxl2l
feet in size. containing twenty-five class
rooms of total seating capacity of about
1900 pupils. and other necessary rooms.
The cost of the structure would be between
Sl250OO and Sl3OOOO Grammar schools.
said the architect, could be built at the rate
of $4,000 room.
other Plans.
Architects Kiewit and Henningher pre-
scented plans for eight and ten-room gram
mar school buildings alone the cost of
which would be respectively $2S,OOO and
$34. 600.
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