The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-06-04
MCCLAIN MAKES
GIFT OF SCHOOL

held, Ohio, his home town, the deVel
opment Of which his efforts have g0n
far toward making. The conversion
of the building was laid on May q
! Governor James Cox, of Ohio, bein
present and delivering an address be
| fitting the occasion. Mr.. McClain ha
| quietly invested in this valley severs
| hundred thousand dollars, probabl
more actual cash than any other sin
| gle individual. He is represented her
by his son, f. L. McClain, jr. Mr.
MeClain expects TO visit the valley i
the near future, il being his custom {
come here at frequent intervals to kee
in touch with his interests.
The plans Of the school building, th
cost of which Will approximate a quar-
! ter of a million dollars, present a mum
| ber of features unique in the higI
school buildings of the smaller Obi,
comu unities, says the Greenfield Re
publican.
A radical departure from the typica
Ohio school building is the adoption o
the open type, wherein the main cor
ridor is opened up 10 outside light, All
and natural ventilation in its centra
portion, and the Abandonment of the
old-fashioned, dumb-bell type of build
ing, in which the corridor is necessarily
dark, on account of its being closed il
on both sides bg class rooms. Where
the typical Ohio school building gener
ally places the auditorium on the cen.
tral axis Of the building, and the gym.
nasium directly beneath, in this build.
ing both auditorium and gymnasium
are brought to the grade level, without
loss of proper correlation with the class
rooms, in which position they can give
adequate height, light and air, and
where they will be more accessible for
use for all community purposes, or
uses entirely independent of the school
proper. The fast growing tendency to
make the school building the center of
all community activities is thus encOuI-
aged and aided by bringing these semi
public rooms within easy reach of all,
and making their use, if need be, possi-
BILE without conflict with the school.
Another striking feature of the build
ing will be the opportunity for outdoor
study, recreation, horticulture and a
course in agriculture. Two tile paved
terraces, each 63 by 81 feet, are pro-
vided on the roofs of the auditorium
and the gymnasium, and they are joined
together by graceful, arcaded bridge.
Each terrace connects directly with
one of the main building corridors and
stairway, thus providing a safe egress.
The course in agriculture can be car
red on throughout the entire school
year by merely enclosing any desirable
portion of the terraces. Indeed, prop
erly enclosed, the terraces would pre-
sent many pleasing possibilities.
The boiler room, heating apparatus,
metal working and forge room are
placed in top lighted court annex,
outside of the walls of the school build
ing, where their central position pro-
vides economical and convenient dis
as well as maximum safety
and immunity from noise.
The school building is planned for a
normal capacity of 500 pupils. 1t con-
tains study hall, six regular class
rooms and two extra rooms on the
ground floor for special purposes. In
there are two laboratories and
a lecture room, a commercial room, a
society loom, a library, manual train
ing department. domestic art depart
ment; also locker and toilet rooms on
each floor, rest rooms for both teachers
and pupils, Offices for the superinten-
dent of schools, the principal, and the
board of education, and two rooms for
school activities.
The study hall is al feet wide by 81
feet long and has an extreme height to
its paneled and beamed ceiling of 20
feet. 1t is unilaterally lighted along
the south wall, and has two large win
dows in the north wall which will be
glazed with ground glass, not so much
for the purpose of lighting the room as
for the value of cross ventilation dur
ing warm days. The room has nor
nal seating capacity of 200 pupils at
single desks, and offers exceptional
opportunities for decorative treatment.
1t is f1anked on one side by the library.
and on the other by the principals S
office. The principal, from his office,
view of the study hall as
we'll as the library, while the latter
room is conveniently located with re.
spect to the society room across the
corridor.
The library, which is 20 feet, eight
inches, by q feet, ten inches, will
have metal book stacks for 5000 vol
umes, and reading tables with individsl
lamps. Additional books stacks for
reference books will be placed on the
north wall of the study hall. The COM
mercial room, is 26 feet six inches by
SO feet six inches, and will be eqlpped
for classes in bookkeeping, stenography
and tpyewriting.
The society room has the same d.
mensions as the commercial room, and
will be fitted with tables and chairs for
society or study uses.
-Four of the class rooms are to be "a
feet by 26 feet six inches; and four
are to be "a feet by 20 feet six inches,
all unilaterally lighted and each will
be fitted with 30 single desks. teach
er's desk and two bookcases.
The science group is located on the
first floor and will consist of a chemis-
try laboratory rs feet by 40 feet six
inches, and physics laboratory of the
same dimensions, both opening en- suite
with a lecture room 10 feet, six inches
by "a feet; the latter room being pro-
vided with an amphitheatre fitted with
tablet arm chairs. The laboratories
will be arranged with students work
tables and recessed wall storage cases,
and each laboratory will also be pro-
Vided with an instructors work room
and aadark room for photography. The
laboratory group is arranged so that
the demonstration table can be pre-
pared in either of the instructor 8
rooms and rolled into position in the
lecture room.
The domestic art group consists of a
room rs by 81 feet, and a
sewing room "a by 29 feet, opening en-
suite with model dining room II by
l6 feet. Each room will be fitted with
work tables and storage cases, and will
have a convenient storage room for
supplies.
The manual training group consists
of wood working shop 35 by "a feet,
and metal working shop q feet six
inches by 45 feet six INCHES, as previ-
ously stated being located in the court
annex, thus eliminating the possibility
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