The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-06
PLANS FOR CENTRAL SCHOOL
Committee Favorable to the Rebuilding
Of High School in Manner That Will
Make Permanent Building Add
lions for Two Grade Schools.


education have been badly interfered
with on account of the discovery that
q portion of the high school building
is unfit for use and members of the
building committee of the board met
with Mayor Dan O. Head and the
chairman Of the finance committee on
Friday afternoon to consider new
plans for school buildings to relieve
conditions in the city. Architects
Hahn and Schott We're present at the
meeting and while no formal plan was
agreed upon it is probable that sug
gestions will be presented to the school
board and the common council which
will meet with the approval of those
bodies.
It is pretty certain that the propos-
ed large building on the south limits
of the city will not be built for sew
eral years as the financial outlay
which will be demanded in putting the
high school building into condition
will be such as to make it impossible
for the board to erect such build
ing without requiring what is CON
sidered an abnormal demand for funds
on the city. The plans that are now
being worked out will demand an ex-
penditure in the neighborhood of
$4,000 and this will bring the re-
building of the high school and the
addition Of eight rooms to both the
Balm and Durkee building. The plan
that is now being considered will III
timately lead to the building of a
splendid academic building for use as
a central high school. 1t is proposed
to build the building in sections tax
ing some five years for it's completion
and spreading the cost of the building
probably in the neighborhood of
$250,000 over this time. The archi-
tects have prepared plans for the
building Of a north wing to the build
ing at this time. With this plan is
submitted rough sketches for the
finished building. The building is ar
ranged in three sections with courts
between them and with the frontage
on Congress street. The plan would
provide for the building of an audi
forum or assembly room, gymnasium
and four class rooms to the north Of
the present building at this time. 1t
would also provide for the razing of
that portion of the building which has
been condemned for while it might
be possible to make this building safe
the members of the board fear that
it would be impossible to restore pub
lie confidence in the building.
Another plan suggested was to con-
vert the present assembly room in the
new wing into class rooms and to tear
down the third floor of the building
making this portion of the building
but two stories in height. This would
leave the building without sufficient
auditorium. The auditorium over the
old portion Of the building which is
considered perfectly safe, is held to be
too small for any of the public gath
erings of the students. Under the
now plan the auditorium would be on
the ground floor and it would be built
for use both as an auditorium and as
an assembly room for the high school
students.
The plan for the new high school
building met with the approval of the
mayor and the members of the com
mittee. With this plan and the build
ing of the additions proposed for the
two grade buildings nineteen rooms
would be added to the school equip
ment and nearly all of these would be
available for use by grade pupils. The
building of the addition to the Durkee
school would take care of many of
the children who would be sent to the
building on Collins street when it is
built and it is thought that the build
ing of the south building could be laid