The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-23
culuniH ADVOCATES
new HIGH SCHOOL,
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The building provided for is to be
three stories In height and it seems
20 many members of the Board that
the halls were too narrow and would
be dark. The addition Is to be con-
nected with the old building and the
\ layout OF the interior OF the old build
| ing Is not to be disturbed. except that
used after the addition Is placed in
front. The halls in the old building
viii remain a they are today. too
narrow and improperly lighted. The
old building will not be made more
nFe proof than it is at present and
the fire escapes on the exterior will
remain.
Instead Of . new and larger ESSEN
bly, hall Mr. wooster would add a
gallery to the present assembly hall.
II must be remembered in this con-
nectfon that the present high school
building was constructed 30 years ago
"a accommodate the needs OF a pop
uiation Of 5000 people. Since that
time Bridgeport has almost Quadfupl-
ed It's population and the increase in
the student body OF the high school
has kept pece with the increase In
the population Of the city, 30 that the
assembly hall designed to accommo-
now have to accommodate 745 and this
increase Mr.. Wooster expects to take
care OF by the erection of a gallery.
There IS no doubt that the advo-
cate OF the most economical solution
OF the problem has to start with a
strong public sentiment In his favor.
but this seems to me to be- the re-
suit OF impulse or suspicion rather
than of q thoughtful consideration of
, the subject It seems most advisable
TO many members OF the board to give
over the present high school building
10 the uses OF the training school and
save the expense of building an adj
II estimated at $4,000. and to con-
struct new high school building
which would serve its purpose for half
q century and with that purpose in
view the new building should be to
start with thoroughly modern and in
no sense a temporary makeshift.
The best advice which have OBJ
tanned indicates the advisability Of
two story building on a new and
Sufficient site where the building can
be somewhat removed from the noise
Of the street and where the architect
might have = free hand in providing
modern equipments, q sufhcient as
sembly hail. library and laboratories
and modern system of lighting heat
ing and ventilation and which should
be fire proof or practically fire proof
and wherein the classes would not
have 20 move as they do at present
from the frst to the fourth story for
their different recitations.
The building should be in its pro-
portions and architectural features
rlatr but dignified and inspiring and
there should be harmony of design
throughout. This would not be pos
sibie IL the old building is to be in
corporated into the new. as in design
ing the addition to thu accommoda-
tons must be constrained to meet
the fixed conditions existing in the
old building and the result would be
n composite building Of two different
styles Of architecture made unsatis-
necessity OF preserving the old build
ing with its exterior fire escapes.
The plan OF adding to the present
building would cost according to Mr.
Wocster's plan $4,000 and IL the
present high school building is to be
about $4,000 must be expended in
building an addition to the Wheeler
school to accommodate the needs of
the grades. This will mean an ex-
penditure OF $4,000 and in addition
il win be necessary to purchase land
On either side Of the Congress street
building. because II feet would not be
the danger OF high structures being
erected on either side. which might ex-
cfude the light from the school rooms.
Prudence would require that If so
great an amount of money is to be
expended that the chances of having
the light excluded should be provid-
ed against This would bring the to-
tai cost under Mr.. Wooster's plan
over sf00.o
Now TO consider the plan of an en-
tireiy new building. Mr.. Wooster's
unit Of calculation $1,000 a room. with
80 900 for 0rnamentation, seems a fair
and conservative one. Thirty-nine
rooms At 5000 would entail an ex-
pense OF s1e5.00e- Add the $500 al