The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09

ing is not an unusually pretty struc-
ture, viewed in passing by the casual
observer. However, it does impress
one with it's massiveness, strength and
character. To appreciate the thor
oughness, the modern and convenient
ly appointed building it is only neces-
sary to go through it and have ex-
planned the different arrangements
that have been made.
The ground floor or basement will
be used ON the east side by the de-
partment of Domestic Science. This
is arranged in two mammoth connect
ing rooms, one of which contains two
large special made cabinets to be used
in keeping the dishes, prepared foods,
tables, ETC., for serving and the diff
ferent things used after the food has
been prepared in the room which ad-
joins it. In this room will be located
the stoves for cooking, a large cir
cular counter in which are numerous
drawers for holding linen, utensils,
etc. Here is found another large cab
met in which are kept the supplies
used in cooking, including bins,
shelves, etc. The two rooms con-
tain about twenty windows that per-
NIT an abundance of light and ventila-
ton.
In the large hallway an entrance to
the Domestic Science Department are
two sanitary drinking fountains; the
odd and new arrangement displacing
the use of drinking cups entirely, so
arranged as to allow eight children
the use of the water at one time.
These halls extend all through the
basement and lead to the long gym
nasium on the west side of the build
ing which extends the entire length
of it on that side. The gym is so
made that it is several feet below
the rest of the basement, is we'll light
ed by many windows at the ends and
along the sides.
To the south of the basement lies
the Manual Training room where it
is planned to install laths and the
many articles of machinery used in
this branch of the school.
The basement also contains the
lavatories in which the very latest
and most modern fixtures have been
installed. Floors of concrete, the I'M
usual large number of windows and
the ventilation features all 60 to make
this one of the best arrangements
that could have been suggested.
The second floor will be the home
of the Primary Department and of the
LIST to the 7th grades. These rooms
are all outside rooms, finished in mis-
sion style, quite plain, but very at
tractive. Cloak rooms adjoin each
class room. 1t was customary pre-
viously for the High School building
to care for students from the Gram
mar schools after they had reached
the 9Th grade, but the plan is now
to have them from these schools af-
ter they have passed the 7th grade
The whole of the second floor is ar.
ranged for convenience and the visi
tor is struck by the simple yet thor
ough manner in which this has beer
done.
The third floor is to be the home
of the Sth, 9th, 10th and 18th grades
The south side of the floor is taken w
with a great study room, extending
almost the entire width of the build
ing, seating easily 300 pupils and car
be arranged on special occasions tt
conveniently care for 500. In from
of this is the recitation rooms, fou
Immediately in front and three OIL
either side, which will be the Cm
mercial Department, Science, Latin
English, History, Mathematics ant
one other that can be used should an
other department be added The OF
flee of the Superintendent and that 0
the Principal are also on this floor a
well as the Department of Physics, il
which there has been installed larg
cabinet for holding the articles use
by students in this study. There
also an especially built sink in thi
room.
A fire escape will be built in tn
rear, extending from the top of tn
building to the ground.
Prof. Woodley Is very anxious t
construct a concrete walk In tn
front, extending from the center c
the building to the street side-wall
but it will probably be sometime late
before this is done AS the ground
are now, they present an ugly vie
from the street, the one walk @
brick now there being out of plac
with the building. The new walk wi
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