Arizona republican., 1914-09-12
HANDSOME NEW
 MONROE SH00L. |S THROWN OPEN
Latest Addition to tn e Superb System of City Public School Buildings is Visited by Hundreds During Day

believed, stands a handsomer. larger or more completely equipped grade school building than the new Monroe school. thrown open yesterday a1ter- noon and last evening for the initial public inspection. Occupying an ideal site, two and one half acres in extent, ca Seventh street between Van Buren and Adams street, within a stone throw of the handsome group of Phoenix Union high school buildings, adding to the eXtensiveness of the school structures in that section of the city, and suffering no detraction from it's individuality by reason of such proximity this last word in grade school structures will fo: many years to come stand a wonder ful and fitting monument to the progressiveness of Superintendent of City Schools John D. Loper, to the cooperative spirit of the school board of the district and to the con- fidence of the general public of Phoe- nix in Professor Loper and the board members.
 In many respects yesterday was a gala day at the new building. Com plete in every detail, with the eX- Ception of the window blinds to be installed shortly, the Monroe school was ready for the, eyes of the inter- ested public with no probability or even possibility of other than words df praise from those who accepted the invitation of the superintendent and the school board to come and see for themselves. From one o'clock in the afternoon until nine o'clock, with an intermission of one hour rom six o'clock until seven o'clock, a steady stream of automobiles was arriving and departing from the curb at the Seventh street front of the structure. Hundreds came in carriages and other hundreds arrived on foot. None departed but that eX- pressed wonder and satisfaction at what they were shown or found for themselves
 A detailed description of the hand some structure and the completeness of it's equipment would require col umns of newspaper type. Those who
 
 structure of two floors, with base ment extending under one-half of the building. The foundation and base ment are of concrete. while above the foundation and basement walls Tucson pressed brick was employed. The inside walls were first plastered and then waterproOfed with special int h teriOr and thereby insuring absolute sanitary conditions. The floors of the corridors are concrete tnose uf the manual training department are of soft pine, while those of the var ious othe' school rooms are of hard wood The stairways are of solid steel and the corridors present an ef- fective barrier to possible fire. The exits are of a peculiar type Q con- struction, it being impossible to lock any door from the inside and every 6cor giving out to pressure from within
 The desks, specially constructed for this building, are of adjustable steel seats, with maple mahogany tops. Each room is equipped with a clock connected with master timepiece, and there is a complete ntercommunicating telephone system throughout the building. Each class room is connected with a supply room, running water, sanitary paper towel racks and liquid soap appaca- tus. There are shower and tub baths throughout the building for the girls as well as for the boys. There is complete ventilating system in suring the purest air.
 In all there are twenty class rooms, the section for the offices of the principal, as well as for the su- perintendent, a reception room, a teachers rest room, a room in which the teachers may partake of their noon-day lunches, a handsome audi torium seating 700 which is utilized as class room when not otherwise employed, a domestic science depart ment. a sewing room with twenty modern sewing machines, manual training department, and the gram mar school administrative quarters.
 Prof. A. H. Rummell, formerly principal of the Central school, has been made principal of the new building. Besides Principal Rum mell. twenty teachers will act as as- sistants in the new building Prof Rummell will teach arithmetic, with these departmental teachers: Miss Lulu Clark, arithmetic and drawing {; Miss Lillian Nyberg. arithmetic and geography; Miss Mae Martin, music, arithmetic and spelling; Miss Carrie ROCK, geography and spelling; Miss Ora McCafferty, penmanship and language: Miss Maud Perry, language ana spelling; Miss Mary Dine. his tory and spelling: Miss Nora An derson. history and arithmetic; Miss Mary Bryant, reading and ethics.
 The grade teachers assigned to this building are:
 Miss Ruth McComas. low sixtb. Miss Edith Mullen, high fifth: Miss Gene Quinn, low fifth; Miss Emma Rock, low fifth; Miss Catherine Rock Christy, high fourth: Miss Orpba Woodward. high fourth; Miss LeoIa Reid, high fourth; Miss EulaIia Laird, low fourth: Miss Grace Err nest, low fourth; Miss Mildred Tav- ener, high third. and Miss Mary Cal houn. high third.
 Miss Florence Graham is head of the domestic science department: Miss Cordelia McLain, drawing; Miss