Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-06-10

beneath the towering turrets OF one
OF Americas finest high school build
lngs and $50 feet above the placid
waters OF Commencement bay: com
mandlng a superb view Of the olym-
pie and Cascade mountain ranges and
located in the heart OF Tacoma. the
stadium is an acquisition of which
the Tacomans feel justly proud 1t
was builded entirely by public sub
scription and public funds and will
be devoted entirely to athletics, con-
yentions, play festivals and ali out
door public gatherings Next month
the U. s. troops VIII hold an annual
tournament In the big amphitheatre.
While the stadium or Syracuse uni
versity exeels the Tacoma structure
In size, the latter ID conceded vastly
superior by reason OF the natural
beauties and panoramic advantages
II affords. One may sit in any por-
ton OF the vast horseshoe and gaze
for miles on every side over the
lowing waters Of Puget Sound and
to the long ranges Of snow-oappsI
mountains In the dim distance
With 6.42 miles Of concrete stae.
seats 81 tiers high. the Tacoma Sta
df.,v,, a RForSg nna4anm - - sf.x, -
26. 600 people. 1t is constructed tn
the form OF mammoth horseshoe,
400 feet long, $50 feet wide at til
narrowest part and 800 feet at the
widest The field covers 6-lo acres
Of ground The seating portion Of
the stadium Is divided by rows 81
concrete steel steps into divisions
The 10000 Tacoma school children
In attendance are seated In 20 dl9ic-
ions. each division being marked BIZ
a monster pennant bearing the name
Of the school represented.
In the construction OF the stadium
10000 cubic yards OF earth were
removed, $500 cubic yards OF cement
poured and I4S tons OF structural.
steel utilized in building the seats.
In the construction of the 2,O00-foot
retaining wall So tons of steel were
used. Dressing rooms SO by go feet
are constructed under the tiers at
both ends of the horse shoe. These
dressing rooms are each fitted with
II showers and other eonveniences
for athletic teams.
The drainage facilities are adm!--
able, 10 900 lineal feet OF thing hay
ing been used for this purpose IRE
big field drains perfectly In one hour.
A running track l6 feet wide and
l-5th mile long was constructed m
der expert supervision and VIII pc
maintained in first class condition
the year round Two wide main ea-
frances with 20-foot stairways lead
from the high school level TO the
stadium promenades, which connect
with the high school gymnasium In
one portion OF the grounds Is located
the talIest fiagpole In the state OF
Washington. It is 1910 feet high and
carries a 40-foot flag. The pole was
donated by the Tacoma Eiks.
People from every part of this state
are attending the dedication. which
includes addresses by three person
ages of official prominence and the
ehildrens play festival This fiesta
includes a massed grand march in
costume; flag drill by 1000 children;
free hand drill by 1900 children:
Spanish costume dance by $50 girls.
minuet in court costume by ESQ girls:
folk dances b. massed children as
sisted b. the various foreign organi-
cations OF Tacoma Two scenic In
dian ceremonial dances; wrestling
bouts: Japanese Jni-Jitsu and a big
field and track meet are also intlud-
ed In the program Of events.
The Tacoma high school building
has heretofore ranked among the
finest in The United States and with
the acquisition of the stadium II Is
conceded 10 be the most remarkable
public school plant In the world.