New Ulm review., 1913-03-26
Board Members
Make IInspect ctio!n
Visit Of Officers TO Southern
Minnesota Cities Pro.
ductive Of Good.
New Building Consisting OF
l8 Rooms Urgently Need
ed At Once.

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DIR. G. B. Weiser, Prof. A. F. REIN,
DR.. G. f. Reineke and Mr.. Jno. Henle,
members Of the Board of Education,
accompsnied by Supt. Hess and Ar.
chi,ect Herman ANIME, left last We'd
nesday morning on flying trip TO
Northaeld, Albert Lea and Rochester
70 inspect high school buildings. Each
Of these places has erected . modern
high school building during the past
two or three years, the one st North
neld costing complete about 40, 600.
the Albert Lea building about sl40, ,OOO,
and the Rochester building about
Sl25, 600. The building st Albert Lea,
vhle excellent in its appointments, IL
nuch larger than 10 contemplated here.
The buildings ct Northtieid and
Rochester each housing serversl
grades in addition to the high school
conform more closely to what the
Eembers OF the local board have In
mind, and they will serve as sugges-
tions for building planned 90 .
somewhat smaller scale. The MEM
bars of the board we're keen to note or
10 inquire concerning mistakes made
and to observe matters Of detail which
were we'll worked out. The trip WAS .
valuable one and we'll worth the time
and expense involved.
When the present high school build
ing was erected in 1900, the high school
enrolled GO pupils. At that time two
small class rooms we're psrtitioned on
q the east end of the present assembly
hsll but 1t was only few years until
she partitions had to be taken down
and the space added TO the assembly
room. This room sests 1856. The
present high school enrolment Is l53,
uecessitating the seating of one whole
olass-the junior-in . class room
downstairs. The junior class happens
90 be small-some twenty members.
The freshman class contains about 60;
and future freshman classes are likely
TO be larger, rather than smaller. Is
will be clear, therefore, that an assem-.
by room having capacity Of at least
$50 seats should be provided.
The library ano Office have been
kos Volt ole h,,k q CI q
ions are getting SO large that this will
not be feasible much longer. At least
three additional high school class
rooms could be put to excellent use 10.
der present conditions. The chemistry
laboratory and the science classroom
are too small, and there is no room
for enlargement. Several rooms in
the U1ion and Washington buildings
are quite crowded, making good
school work little short of impossible.
Eleven high school pupils have
ssked for the re.openiog Of the Nor.
mai Training department next fall
The High School Board requires .
full sized schOOlroOm to be set aside
for this department; but there 10 no
such room to spare. The boys lava
tory In the high school building should
be moved from ito present dark and
ill.ventilated location under . stair.
way to the corner basement room used
% manual training shop. This will
moan new quarters for the shop.
which should be considerably larger
10 accommodate the growing classes.
There 10 quite demand among the
business men for commercial depart
ment; and there 10 much to be said for
such department, although It is more
strictly vocational in character than
other high school departments. These
requirements mean about six ordinary
rooms. Provision should by I'll means
be made for work In domestic science
Md art; and this will require about
|hree additional rooms.
Summing up the immediate needs of
'he present enrolment 1t appears that
hree clsssroOms for the sciences are
required, three for history
Ind languages, one for the Normal
Department, one for Mechspi.
NJ Drawing, two for Manual Train.
ng, three for . Commercial Depart
nent and three for Domestic Science =
md Art, making . sixteen.room build. !.
ng necessary besides High School
Assembly room and saying nothing of :.
Agriculture or Gymnasium rooms.
'sxpayers will be called upon to de.
ide the question Of voting bonds to .
over the cost OF such . buildisg at . le