The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-23

should he proud of as they have
every right to be
Some few cities may be able to
boast Of larger high school buildings
but none Tan boast better one and
very few cities of even t=ice the size
have as large or as good aud as we'll
e,uipned a one as this lt is thor
onebly mod RI. In every respect aud
uue only has to go over 1t carefully
10 be convinced that the city is get
ting full vaIue for the SIXTY thousand
dollars that has been expended 10
building It
A representative Of The Record
made the rounds of the building
Tuesday and WIS surprised and grati-
fed by what he saw, It being by tar
a better aud fner building tnan he
expected
Il. with the grounds, covers an
entire block, the building itself oc-
ouuviuq nearly a third OF that space
1t is full three stories high includ-
ing the basement, one side OF "hion,
owing to the nature of the grounds,
Is on the level With the ground and
is htted up for grade school rooms
There are two of these grade rooms
In basement. or first floor OF the
building, which ever way you may
call IL One 23x2s will be used
for the primary grade. the other,
2Ox23 is unassigned
There Is also large manual train
mig shop 2sx54 This at present is
fitted up with IL Individual benches
with their equipment Later on 1t Is
intended to install machinery OF
various kinds, just what has not yet
been decided upon This manual
training room ana the two grade
rooms take up all of one side of the
long corridor. which extends the
whole length Of the building, with
the exception of a passage way 23xzo
which contains the main entrance
and stairways leading to the second
floor
This entrance faGes the north and
there is also a small entrance on the
east and on the west at each end Of
this long corridor
On the south side of the building
In the center is an addition, the FIRST
floor of which Is fitted up for a gym
nisum 4Ox62 feet and extending tC
the center corridor
On one side of the gymnasium ar'
fitted up some toilet rooms for the
girls, containing lavatories, shower
baths, drinking fountains, and q
steel lockers Adjoining these are the
toilet nahms for the grade sohoo
girls, a5ds5n the opposite side of thu
gymnasium are the dressing room
for the boys fitted up In identicaill
the same manner
There are also steel lockers arranR
ed along the corridor for the use o
the grade school students
The gymnasium is story and
half high and has a balcony sevel
feet wide along three sides
The main auditorium which is di
rectIy over the gymnasium is also
story and ahalt high. the two togethe
being of the same height as the bal
anoe Of the building
The boiler and fuel room open ol
the south end of the gymns
s,um aud is under the entrance {
the auditorium Il contains a iarg
low pressure steam heating plan
which furnishes heat for the build
ing The fuel room has capacity {
200 tons Of coal Il also contains
gasoline gas machine Of 100 light /
store capacity
There are also Eve large storae
closets 10 the basement
The auditorium is the same size
the gymnasium, with 4 foot staf
with stage lights dressing rooms el
II Is also planned to use the stage
an art study room aud Il is fi1te
with skyliRhts, giving 1t excelie'
light
The auditorium is fitted Up vii
folding arm chairs and has a seatin
capacity of three hundred
The superintendent's Ofice is Q
the second floor at the read Of Il
main stairway 1t will also be use
or holding meetings Of the board
education It Is 16x2o and Is titt'
up with long table, around whi'
are arranged the members chairs
addition to tine superintendeuts de-
OF from It Is a cloakroom whi'
contains a Iavatory There is also
storage room sx10. which ooDtai
shelves for supplies
The main thing that attracts atte
tlon In the supeEintendent's otice
Fred Frick, self winding, eleotr
clock It is connected with be