The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-23
AMERICAN FORK HAS
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
Strictly Modern Building Is
Dedicated With impress
sive Ceremony.
By Internal ational News Service.

By International News Service
AMERICAN FORK, Nov. 22.-Ded-
icatory exercises were held at the
American Fork high school building
yesterday and today, marking the com
pletion of one of the finest high school
buildings in the state. A number of
the leading educators Of the state were
present and took part in the exercises.
County Superintendent of Schools j..
Preston Greer presided at the different
meetings and at 9 o'clock yesterday
the programme was as follows;
Ladies chorus, high school students,
under the direction Of Professor Karl
Fordhem.
Selection by the school orchestra.
Financial report Of the building,
showing total cost Of tho building
as $685. 81, by Ely ]. Clayson.
Reading, Miss Edna Hull.
Address, Professor George n. Brim-
hall Of the B. Y, U.
Vocal solo, Miss Edith Hindley.
Remarks and dedicatory prayer, Pro-
fessor J. B. Forbes.
Address. Professor Levi E. Young OF
the state university.
Chorus, by sixth grade girls.
Bencdiction.
The evening programme included;
Selections, Silver band
Reading, Miss Lucille Rogers.
Violin solo, Master Evan Robinson.
Vocal solo, Professor Abraham An
derson,
Selection. orchestra.
Reading, Miss Ednn Hull.
Double male qusrtette, Lehi.
Vocal solo, Sven Nelson.
Selertion hv the orchestra
After the programme a banquet was
served by the girls Of the domestic sci
ence class, after which dancing was en-
ioycd by the patrons and guests in the
gymnasium.
Today another meeting was held at 2
o'clock, at which Professor Byimhau,
Professor Brown Of the 3. Y. o., Pro
fessoE Young Of the Uniyersity Of Utah
and J. II. Lingford Of the Agricultural
college OF Logan talked to the student
body, interspersed by numbers from the
pupils. In the evening the student body
gave a. ball, which was largely at
tended.
This magnificent building Ia located
upon an elevation Just north Of the
town and about four blocks from tho
main street, and is on fourteen-acre
tract overlooking the town, affording
beautiful view Of Utah lake, with
the tan, lO1ty pehhS VI tu1 NooaVSh
In the near distance, presenting pan.
prama seldom e1celled for beauty and
inspiration, The building is Of red
pressed brick, white sandstone and
concrete, and everything in It's erection
3 of the best.
The building has seventeen class
rooms, seventeen special rooms tnclud-
np the large auditorium, or study room,
Ind the commodious gymnasium. The
doors are ali Of birdseye maple. On
The upper floor are seven regular class
rooms, dark room and store rooms.
Here the chemical laboratories and sci
.ntiAc apparatus Is located, also the
commercial department. with rooms fit"
ted up with the latest and most modern
appliances. The main or second floor is
where the large auditorium Is located
II is provided with 200 seats. The H.
brary is also located on this floor, and
is we'll supplied with modern literature.
The lower floor Is where the gymnasium
is located. all fitted up with the very
last word In appliances for the further
ance Of gymnasium and athletic work
both for the boys and tho girls. On the
roof Of the building is magnificent
sightseeing decls from which a view
NAV be obtained that is seldom ex-
celled