The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-23
New High School
Building Completed
IT IS ONE OF THE FINEST in THE STATE
Is Well Equipped Throughout With Latest School
ParaphenaIia- ST. MarieS' Pride.

In each class room IN the building
ms we'll as gongs In the corridor and
at the entrance 1t is arranged for
six different programs aud automa
tically gives the sigual for the close
of each period Ia each class room be
sides sounding ths gongs 10 the cur
ridors aud at the entrances foI the
opening of school at each session
aud at the close of recess
One of the remarkable things
about the clock is that It Is so srTanR
ed tina no signals are sounded from
the time school closes at four o.
crock until the time that it opens at
nine O'Clock nor from four O'Clock
on Friday afternoon until nine o.
clock Monday morning, and all of
this Is automatic
There are four large GLASS rooms,
each 23x2s, besides two smaller
oues 1922 on this floor 10s steel
lockers tor the use of the students
arranged along the corridor on this
floor
The principal of the high sonool
also has his office on this floor, In a
room 1920.
reel of hose is kept at each end
of the corridor to 5e used in case of
lire, and 1t is planned to have a
drilled fire company from among the
boys to handle it IN case of emer
Renoy.
The physical director office is at
the outside entrance to the Rudito-
rum and is so arranged that It eau
be used as a ticket ofloe Ia case of
entertainments where admission is
charged. There is a closet In con
uection with 1t for storing athletic
goods I he library is also In this
part of the building aud is lifted
with shelves with sliding glass doors
and has a s,ss1Auily OF 1000 volumes.
On the 90 y floor are two class
rooms 14x22 and one 22x2s. Here
also are located the physical science
rooms and laboratory occupying q
spacs 22x48. Included In these IL q
amphithestre lecture room 22x22,
and chemical laboratory 22x2S.
with chemical tables 5xl6. Each OF
these is fited with goosenack water
faucets and Ia gas jets. There are
also IA individual aud 16 general
lockers.
Across the hall is the domestic
scence suite of room. storage closet
} and pantry. The frat is the ar
room 22x26 and off from this is a
; large storage closet. then comes tn,
3 kitchen, 16x24. This is Furnished
with a U shaped domestic cabinet
With fourteen compartments eaol
3 equipped with folding seat individ
! ual lockers. general locker bread
3 board and gas stove.
3 The rom is also fitted with
? large sink with double drain boards
cabinet with card dies p receipt
= and lockers with sliding 49,. Ais
{ large range. pantry 6x6 open
from tue kitchen.
a The building has a confplete tele
Il phone exchange, every room In It be
ing connected by telephone with Tia
i superintendent Office.
a Besides the large toilets and lavs
It tories already mentioned there Is
l. iavatory, toilet aud drinking fountai
on every landing and other drinkiu
Il fountains in the corridors.
l. at present the building will &C
O oomodate three grades besides th
70 the high school but eventually tn
It eotire building with the exception {
J. one room for a primary grade wi
# be needed for the high school.
At present there are about ninet
6 students enrolled In the high schoo
The gradual class only number
10 seven while there ave thirty pupils
the eighth grade who Will pass ini
q the high school next year.
,e The school board had intende
tc to move into the building Monds
as out it looks as though this would /
d impossible Only a good beginnlI
NJ lad been made o. the work of pu
ting IN the seats and desks aud a
IN .houeh four men we're busy at th
70 work it will be some time next we'
before It is completed.