New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-01-07
Plans Presented
By Architects
Contractors Called Upon For
Bids On New High
School Building.
Old Union Building Will Be
Wrecked To Make Room
For New.

Contractors are called on this week
by the Board of Education to submit
estimates for the construction of tn
new Righ School Building which Is to
he erected during the coming summer
Theaspec'fications have all been pre-
psrsd by the Architects lyric Il
Chapman of Minneapolis and Mr..
Chapman was in New Uim yesterday
consulting with the School Board and
Superintendent Hess and explaining
the plans rs prepared by his firm. A
notice to contractors appears else
where In this issue and contractors
areigiven until Feb. 10Th in which to
preprre and submit their various bids
Blue prints Of the plans and speciti,
cations we're shown Review represen.
,ative at the schoolhouse by Mr.. Chap.
man and will De kept there for refer
ence from this time IN. An enormous
amount of detail is involved in their
preparation and the successful bidders
among the contractors will be able to
take the plans as drawn by the archi-
tects and complete the work to the
last, most minute measurement. IT,.
teres'ing, too, are these plans, show.
ing the work of men skilled ia q
knowledge Of school needs and state
r. quitenients for buildings designed
t" house children. NO,hing is left TO
ne figured out after the workmeD are
ON ihr job.
The new building will occupy vi
>itt. tsf the present Union Building aud
extend to the north and south OF IL
me- 36 teet each way. Thus. il the
s"eii ut the new bulrding could b.
constructed and e'evated 50 that IL
could be set down over the Union
building there would be u 36 foot va
cant space t'etween the enu walls OF
the two buildings. Ia addition To
this there is q large extension reach.
ing Out 10 rectangular form to the
rear, cunning within 80 feet Of the
present High School Building. This
will give u bu'luiug standing ISL feet
90 State Street b.! 40 Ieet deep ~ I'll.
centre. Tue end wings are buL u feel
from east to west. Imagiue IN enur-
nous capital letter ''E' with u much
eiULga,to ct nlraI bar and y gen. raj
idea Of the shape OF the building viii
Do obtained.
The first floor has an elevation of Is
inches above The surface of The ground
but At the rear, IN the elongated cen.
trail portion Is located the gymnasium
aud this exteuds another feet, 8
iuches below tue surface Of the GROUND
to give The gym - foot ceilings which
are OF greater height than the ordinary
class rooms have. The first floor
houses the Industrial training depart
mcnts for both girls and boys. Tnru-
out the building the rooms used chief
~ or entirely by boys are 70 be locat-
ed Ia the north wing and The girls
rooms are in the south end Of the
building. A notable feature of the
building is the enclosed tireprOuf
st .lrcase, built of steel and special
tireprOof composition tor the treads
o. the stairs. This stairway Will b. IN
constant daily use and It's enclosing
Walls are absolutely hreproof 50 that
tle entire building might be- destroyed
and the stair case towers wound still
st md, one at either side Of the en-
trance.
The second floor will contain the
private and general Offices, vaults, the
Normal Departments in the right wing
and the History and English class
rooms in the left wing whlIe the centre
is occupied by the general assembly
room. This has 2OioOt walls to allow
for plenty Of air per pupil. tits 6! By
30 feet to the Is X 80 foot stage which
IL to be located In the west end. The
third HOOr rooms are built around the
upper part of the assembly room and
consist Ut the science ana commerclai
rooms, biological laboratory and grow
lug room. o. every floor provision
II made for toilets aud jAnitor's closets
and stOreruOms but IL would be I'm.
possible 70 give tenth Ut the detail
lnvOl we'd 10 the construction Of the
II 5lI 1.
Between the uew and old buildings ]
% " b located the new butler room
which ist0 hsvs ~ equipment suiiiYientj
- tske csro Of both buildtnys and