Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-09-14
School on West Adams
Street Has Been Finished
By Contractor and Will
Be Opened to the Public
Tomorrow
STRUCTURE is
SPLENDID ONE
It is Probably the First and
Only School Building in
the Entire State to be
Equipped With Modern
Baths.

The reception Of the public to the
new Adams school house. under the
auspices of the school board Of the
Phoenix grammar school district, by
the teachers of the school and Prin-
cipaI Loper. which has been variously
announced during the past two weeks.
| is to take place tomorrow afternoon
Friday. according To Prof Loper. The
hours Of the reception have been var
iously announced as from to and
from To s. but that is simply owing
e the generosity Of the school board
and faculty Their intention is that
everyone who desires to inspect the
building shall have plenty Of time To
dc so, and under the most pleasant
and ausDicious circumstances.
Nearly all the teachers who are 10
serve i'm the building. with Prof Loper
at their head. will be there to re-
ceive the patrons who come to see,
assisted possibly by some of the
school board who are not go busg 10
attend this little function Of their
| lives
2
Iawait the patrons who 60 II Is inti-
mated will be u little function on
the part Of the domestic science and
art departments most appropriate 10
the occasion. by which it expects To
demonstrate its efficiency
An official description Of the build
ing furnished by Prof Loper. whose
heart and life for some months have
been very much engaged in the work
of its creation. shows that it is GER
tainly a building for the patrons or
taxpayers and parents and pupils of
the district generally. to be proud Of.
Outside. it is Of simple. Greek-tem-
pie appearance. grand by reason Of
its simplicity.
Inside. passing through the broad
front doors. the visitor enters n wide
reception hall looking directly into the
great auditorium which, with its stage
and modern opera chairs. VIII have
seating capacity of over 450. on the
right is a small library room. while 10
the left is the office Of the principal.
Here is found the central" Of an
Inter communicating telephone sys-
TEN connecting every room in the
building
\ great master and program clock
hangs on the wall from which all
the clocks in the building are cleo
trically regulated and from which the
different periods Of study or reCitd-
ton are announced in the several
rooms
As the principal will he required to
| lg,,c his class
room communicates directly with his
office The class room has Z. seating
capacity Of thirty-six. individual desks
and seats being provided for each pu-
pill Blackboards are found on three
sides OF the room and a great rolling
map at the PRINCIPALS desk The
blackbOards are Of the same material
| is the wall structure. except that
lampblack is mixed with the concrete
and the face treated TO slate dress
ing which makes the boards practical
Ily indestructible
There are three other class rooms
on this floor, each being practically
Identical with the other
At either end of the auditorium are
located the toilet rooms and lavator-
i les. and these are thoroughly modern
and sanitary in every respect. Auto
matte flushing attachments to each
of the fixtures insure absolute clean
illness
In another part of the building are
located two bath rooms, an innOva-
tiOn never installed in a school build
ing in this section. but which Prof.
Loper feels certain will fill needs
IN several ways. Teachers will there
by be enabled to insure cleanliness
among any pupils who may be negli-
gent Of their own personal appear
ance The baths would also appeal
to those pupils who really desired
cleanliness. but whose arrangements at
home were such as to preclude the
morning Tubing.
In each Of the broad halls running
the entire length of the building across
are located sanitary drinking foun-
tains
Fire hose IL also arranged on racks
ready for instant use in case of fire
in a building practically indestructi-
] BILE
The auditorium. the only room in
which crowding win ever be possible.
has so many exits that the great
room can be emptied of the largest
crowd in less than minute and in
such Il matter that all can easily
reach places OF safety. no matter how
serious the fire
Solid steel and concrete staircases