The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-17
Corps of Workmen Putting the
Finishing Touches on Build
ing That will Be Equal. Of
Any in All America. { Il
HANDSOME STRUCTURE
COMPLETE IN DETAILS
Best Architectural Skill Has
Planned for Most Modern
Conveniences-Art Gallery
To Be a Feature.

Complete in every detail frora the
big gymnasium and auditorium on the
first floor to the elaborate art gallery
and laboratories in the upper story the
new high school building at Ninth and
North B street, will soon be ready for
occupancy. The workmen are now en-
gagged in plastering the building and
finishing the floors. Ffreproof through
out, roomy and 0ell-lighted. the build
ing, according to the architects. will
be one Of the best for a city of Rich
mond's size in the United States.
The art gallery in which will be
placed the fine collection of the Rich
mond Art association. is considered
by many to be the feature Of the
building. for it is really a new depart
lery is divided into three rooms. It's
windows front on Ninth street and
from above a large sky-light fitted
with a diffusing sash furnishes ade-
quate light.
Excellent Ventilation.
Heated and ventilated by the most
modern methods. the building will be
one of the post sanitary in the state
and in this respect is meeting with
the hearty commendation OF physi-
clans. The fan system of ventilating
will be used. 1t is divided into two
sections, one for the new building and
the other for the old Garfield building.
which will form part of the high
school. Electric moters form the mo-
tive power for the fans. The first
section of the fans was used in the
Garfield building during the winter
| and was found to be satisfactory. The
other section was put in operation
last week and Architect Moore states
it also is efficient. Large air vents
have been built in front of the stage
in the auditorium SO that the foul air
may be driven out. A separate build
ing has been provided for the heating
buildings.
Fire doors are fitted in the entran-
ces to the laboratories and forging
rooms because fire is more likely to
originate in these rooms than in 9th.
ers. The forging. iron and woodwork
ing departments and domestic science
rooms are situated in the basement
which is Just below the level Of the
street. Physics, chemistry and botany
laboratories have been built in the
fourth story. Because of disagreeable
odors arising from many experiments
In chemistry, the plan of placing the
chemistry department on the top floor
will be a decided improvement owe,
the old high school building.
Auditorium 10 Roomy.
Seven hundred people may easily be
seated in the auditorium. Productions
on the stage viii be visible from any
4 seat in the room and the acoustic pro
phto66nnnare~s said to be excellent. Gal
lcrfes 4le built on the north and soutf
sides Of the room. The stage was al
first designed for lecture work but Ar
chitect Moore has rearranged the
plans so that small theatricals may b<
produced. There will be a draw cur
tain. Opera chairs will be placed il
the auditorium. The gymnasium ii
just behind the auditorium and will b.
larger than most high school gyms
BY the end of the week the worl
Of connecting the two buildings vii
be finished. At each connecting place
fire doors are being built IN order tha
fire in one building may not be com
municated to the other.