The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-19
ASK SCHOOL HOUSE PLANS
eoARD WANTS ARCHITECTS TO
SUBMIT DESIGNS.
NO BUILDING BEFORE WINTER
Architect J. c. Stitt, Who Designed
Original Building, Was Present at
Board Meeting Last Nisht-says Old
Foundation is Worth $4,000.

FOuHudt'OH 70 WO't1 pOtOOOs
The Norfolk board of education has
asked architects to submit plans for
new high school building to the board
within the next ten or twelve days for
It's consideration. This action was TAX
en- at board meeting last evening at
which the members-elect, Messrs. Deg
ner, Dean and Shively, were present
by request. Architect j. G. Stitt at
the instance of the board presented
plans for remodeling the old building
on the present foundation.
Ask For Plans.
Near the close of last nights meet.
ing DR.. Salter moved that the secre-
tary of the board be instructed to ask
architects to submit plans and esti-
mates for a high school building with
high school assembly room to seat
about 300 pupils, with recitation rooms
and with four grade rooms; the entire
cost of the building, including heating,
plumbing and blackboards, not to ex-
coed $4,000. Before the motion was
put to vote II. G. Matrau wished to
be assured that the motion did not
signify that the question of using the
old foundations was to be dropped
from consideration. When it was stat
ed that plans for rebuilding on the old
foundation would be considered in com
petition with the other plans, DR.. Sal
ters motion was carried unanimously.
The architects will be asked to sub
NIT their plans on some date within
the next ten or twelve days.
Sttt Makes Estimates.
Acting on the invitation of the board
J. C. Stitt, the Norfolk architect who
designed the old high school building,
was present at the meeting and pre-
scented plans for remodeing the in
terror arrangement of the old building
at the same time utilizing the old foun-
dation. BY these plans four or five
rooms of regulation seating capacity
| four recitation rooms, an assembly
room and a superintendent Office on
the second floor. The assembly room
would afford 5000 square feet of floor
space as compared with 1900 square
| feet furnished by the assembly room
seat some 265 or 22S pupils, according
to the standard used in measuring ca
pacity.
Could Rebuild at $4,000.
| Mr.. Stitt said that the old building
with a remodeled interior could be re-
built on the old foundation for $2S, 900.
This would include heating, plumbing
and blackboards. The stone founda-
ton, which he valued at $4,000, could
not be used to advantage in new
building on account of the studied ir.
regularity with which the stones were
originally cut.
I'VE are not building for today or to
morrow but must at least consider the
next five or ten years before us in re
building a high school" declared one
member of the board last night. II
was urged that Norfolk must prepare
pupils within the next few years The
enrolment at the high school was 12s
last year; this year 1t is 1853. There
are eighty-five members of the eighth
grade this spring, twentythree mem
bers of the graduating class. Some
members of the board think that the
enrolment may reach 200 next year
The growth and development of Nor
folk will bring more students to thu
school Recent high school Legislation
will also increase the attendance, i
was urged last night.
Argue Against Old Foundation.
Against any plans presented so ia
for remodeling the old building on tn
present foundation it was urged tina
the assembly room arrangement woul'
not be satisfactory, that sufficien
means of exit were not provided tron
the assembly room in case q fire o
panic and that the basement was no
deep enough to permit it to be fur
nished off into rooms hertuesired TO
gymnasium. manual training and othe
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