Arizona republican., 1912-05-26

maintained for the serving of the monday meal at cost. an immense range being used, there is in addition a large Ruud instantaneous heater to provide hot water for other purposes
 Another feature that prevails in all the buildings. is the deadening of the floors by felt air chambers. to reduce possible noise or confusion to minimum if not to eliminate it entirely
 The Auditorium
 The building in which the public i generally will find most interest be- cause it will be of concern to them whether interested in the student body or not is the auditorium. This is the central building and possesses most attractive front, but it's lines are so proportioned and harmonized one does not appreciate it's liberal size until he is within it, and then not fully until he has inspected it both from the upper and lower rear corridors and again from the stage. It is the largest auditorium in the city and it will be the purpose of the school to make it in q sense a civic center, an available meeting place h'A t'lA 7HAtStDIt IlIIIIC S6llIltIlIBS dl times when they will not interfere with school work It will have a seating capacity of 600 on the in clined main floor, 400 in the balcony and gallery, each seat so arranged as to give a clear view of the stage. and an additional seating capacity 1 of 200 in each of the wings on either i side of the main floor. making a l total of HOO seats. There is not a 1 post in the auditorium to obstruct | the view the balcony being sustained
 by truss supports.
 1 The auditorium is ventilated by | thermOstats. The auditorium will be 1 brilliantly lighted. Four rows of l bulbs will decorate the four trusses 1 across the roof. Under the balcony will be a continuous row of electric i lights and behind them, brass cleo | tric lanterns. The stage is not deep
 but is sufficiently so for any purpose i il will probably be called upon to an-
 sWer to, and it is equipped in per
 feet theatrical perfection If not deep
 the stage is high and will be pro- | Vided with all the necessary scenery. | flys and drops, with q perfect ar rangement of foot and border lights and devices for all electric light and l shadow effects. The use or the stereOpticOn has also been provided for and the proscenium arch is large 1 in harmonious proportion with the entire structure. An orchestra pit
 has been provided and in all re- spects there is nothing lacking from
 the perfectly appointed theater
 It is not designed to use the wings of the auditorium in connection with it, except on occasions of an unus- ually large assemblage. At all other times the wings are separated their
 entire length by double partitions one of which on each side rolls back like the cover to a roll top desk
 while the other is q series of fold
 ing doors. With the double par
 titiOns the wings can be made noise proof from anything that may be
 transpiring in the auditorium IL is planned to utilize one of them or
 dinarily as a study hall and the other
 for social purposes
 There are twelve exits from the
 auditorium and all doors open out
 wardly; as they do from the dressing
 rooms below the stage, which are
 provided with two exits. The exits will be marked by red lights
 Wide corridors run the length of
 the building in front. on both floors.
 and all floors in this as in all the
 buildings are of polished maple, neat
 and durable.
 The public will have it's first op- : portunity for an inspection of the
 interior of the auditorium this eve
 ming. when it will be thrown open
 for the preaching of the baccalau- reate sermon to the graduating class