East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-22
Work on New High Schoo,
Structure viii Begin as
Soon as Term Closes
ARCHITECT CONFERS WITH
SCHOOL BOARD TODAY
Special Attention VIII Be Paid to
Sanitation, Ventilation, Heating,
Lighting and COnvenience-Build-
ing Will Cost Ss5, 5,OOO-OId Struc-
ture to be Torn Down.

Now that school is almost closed
in Pendleton, preparations are being
made to tear down the dilapidated old
building which has served as home
for students for many years and to
begin the construction of the fine new
$4,000 structure which was recently
voted by the taxpayers of the city.
c E. Troutman whose plans were ac-
cepted, arrived in Pendleton this
morning and will confer with the
school board this evening regarding
the commencement of the work.
With him Mr.. Troutman brought
large roll of drawings which consti-
tute the plans for the new building.
and they are so complete, so worked
out in detail, so labeled and indexed
that they can give to any man,
whether or not he knows anything of
architecture or building, clear and
comprehensive idea of the arrange
ment of the building even to the most
minute detail In addition. he has
prepared many typewriter pages
which furnish a description of every
bit of the various materials which
will go to make up the whole build
ing.
The Basement.
The plans of the basement show
in one corner the boiler, engine and
fuel rooms and the heating and ven-
tilating plant consisting of two air
control rooms, two plenums where the
air is heated to certain temperature,
a cold air room containing temper
ing coils where the first chill is taken
off the fresh air and the fan rooms
with exhausts in two directions. In
addition the basement contains the
gymnasium, lockers, dressing and
shower bath rooms. The dimensions
of the gymnasium are Al it. in. by
II #. IL in. which is amply large
for any high school. 1t will have a
26 foot ceiling which will make IL
admirably adapted for basketball.
First Floor.
The three big double entrances in
front will open into a large foyer
which will lead up a short stairs to
the main corridor. Directly above
the boiler rooms will be the wood
turning And lumber rooms while con-
Meeting with them will be the me-
chanical drawing and wood working
rooms. In addition there will be three
class rooms. the physical laboratory,
the superintendent office and the
board room on this floor while the
entrance to the balcony of the gym
nasium will also lead from the first
floor corridor.
Second Floor.
on the second floor Just above the
gymnasium will be the auditorium
wit Of
space and $50 in its balconies. The
floor of the auditorium will have a
slight raise and the stage will be con-
nected to a rest room across the hall
SO that entrance can be made to it
without passage through the audi
ence. on the second floor there will
be also six recitation rooms, two
class rooms, the botany room, the
physiography laboratory, the princi-
pals office and rest room for teach
ers and visitors.
Third Floor.
In one corner of the third floor
will be the chemical laboratory with
a fan exhaust so that the fumes will
be carried away. In addition there
will be two recitation rooms, three
class rooms. room each for book
keeping and typewriting and for do
mestic science and sewing. Directly
in the center of the third floor will
be the library while just across the
corridor from it will be the entrance
to the balcony of the auditorium.
Modern Equipment.
This is the main plan of the build
ing but there are many minor ar
rangements which are left out of this
description for lack of space. Special
attention is paid to sanitation venti-
lation, heating, lighting, and convent
ence. on each floor there are to be
toilets for both men and ladies, one
being on one side of the building and
one on the other. In addition there
is to be toilet in both the superin-
tendent's and the principals room.
The rooms throughout the building
will be equipped with sanitary base
boards to prevent the accumulation
of germ laden dust and dirt. sn each
room there will be an automatic de-
vice for the regulating of the temper
ature called Johnson's regulating
control. This will prevent the mer-
curry from varying over two degrees.
If the thermometer shows that the
temperature is one degree above IS,
a vent to cold air chute will be
opened automatically and when the
teOn falls this