The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-12
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN
Very Few Changes in the Corps
of Teachers.
THE ROOMS ARE CROWDED
Two New School Buildings VIII Soon
Be Opened-The Atlantic VIII
Be Completed Within
Month.

Inc rail- term or the city public
schools opened yesterday under a sum-
mer sky. To the average school boy it
looked like vacation weather and not
day for routine work in the school
room. If great many of the vacation
days have been cold and raw, the open-
ing day or the fall term was beauty.
In the schools of the primary grades
children congregated about the doors
and in the yards long before the hour
of opening the doors arrived The pu-
pills generally entered with a spirit of
determination to study and work their
way up the ladder to promotion. There
was little of the strange encountered
by the children. for the greater part of
them round their old school teachers
and classmates. There were few
changes in the corps of teachers A few
of them have left and entered into mat
rimonial life. but only few
For the present the old rented quar-
tiers and crowded rooms will be the or
der. but before long the new Atlantic
street and Aluminium street buildings
will be ready for occupancy; then there
will be no crowding for while.
The new and elegant Atlantic street
mouse VIII be completed within month,
1t is expected, and not far distant the
Aluminium street building will be ready
to accommodate the pupils in that part
of town. The Atlantic is 72x122 feet
two stories and basement containing IA
class rooms, one of which will seat 100
pupils. Besides there are four recita-
ton rooms, five cloak rooms, three toilet
rooms, three large halls and boiler
room. All of the class rooms are fin
lshed in white pine, natural finish. The
nNl1, ar,,z
white oak. Venetian blinds cover all
windows. The foundations, main en-
trance, window stills and caps are Of
cut granite, and the vestlbule is tiled
The superstructure is built of red brick
dipped shingled roof and galvanized
iron cornice. The heat will be by
steam, direct indirect system, with the
necessary flues for ventilation. A gran
lite retaining wall is to be built around
the lot, with broad granite steps at the
entrance. The cost of the building,
plumbing and retaining wall is about
$4,000. The size of the Aluminium
street building is 60x100 feet two
stories and basement. 1t contains II
class rooms one large drill hall, three
toilet rooms, four cloak rooms, princi-
pairs room, large halls and furnace
rooms. The finish is of white pine, oil
finish; the stairs of oak The plaster is
of gray smooth sand finish. The foun-
dations and main entrance steps are
built of large block granite the super
structure of red face brick, laid in red
mortar and moulded for front entrance
The stils and window caps are of gran
lite, iron cornice and shingled roof The
basement will not be finished until more
rooms are required. Ventilation win
dow blinds will be used and the heating
Will be by hot air, with large stack for
ventilation. The cost of the building
will be about 1926 000
William A. O'Brien, supervising arch
itect of the district, drew the plans of
the new buildings and is directing their
construction.
In addition to the new buildings the
architect has directed the repairs to
several of the old buildings during the
summer. The old high school wash
ington) building has been painted and
repairs made to the stone and brick
work. General repairs We're made to
doors, windows and other parts of the
big house.
The South Butte school house has
also been repaired and will be reprinted
as soon as possible.
The Colorado and West Broadway
houses were painted and the yestibules
grained besides general repairs around
the buildings. Fire escapes are being
constructed and will be completed in a
few days.
The new high school building has I'M
dergone several needed changes. The
superintendent room, the clerks Office
drill room, auditorium and other rooms
have been kalsomined. A new office
has been built for the superintendent
and the roof trusses have been over
hauled and other repairs made.
Slight repairs have also been made on
the Parrot and Meaderville buildings,
and the East Butte building has been
kalsomined throughout. The foundation
and woodwork of the North Walker
vile house have been repaired and the
rooms kalsomined. In West Walker
vile the building throughout was over
hauled, plastered and kalsomined and
the entire building and closets repaint-
ed. The brick and stone work and
plastering of the East Walkerville
house were repaired and dangerous
cracks in the brick work secured by
iron rods. New doors were hung and
one room kalsomined.
The West Centerville house was also
transformed. A new retaining wall was
built, new fences, new woodshed, stone
work painted, brick, plaster and wood
work repaired and the entire building
reprinted.
East Centerville house, which was also
repainted throughout.
The intention of the board was to
thoroughly ventilate the Washington,
Colorado and West Broadway build
ings. This work is finished in the two
latter, but the Washington Is only
partly ventilated on account of not hav-
ing sufficient heat to warm the add-
tional supply of cold air. This will be
remedied in due time The several
school houses Of the district are in eX-
ceIlent condition, and there should be
no complaint on the score of cleanl-
ness: rather the district should feel
proud of it's excellent lot of school
buildings.
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