The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-10-29
TO OPEN 1915 in
new HIGH SCHOOL

After December 18. Lynden can
hold its head proudly when discus
sing high schools with other parts of
the State. On that day, and during
the succeeding Christmas vacation,
Lynden's high school will move to
the big grey building on West Main
Street, and will begin the year in
structure that is emphatically n
1915-model.
Not only will the building in
clude all modern points in school
architecture, but the plan of con-
ducting the school will be along
advanced lines. Superintendent P.
A. Wright hopes to introduct many
practical courses and develop those
already offered. To make the
school social center for the COM
munity will be another of his ef-
forts; gymnasium classes will be
conducted in the evenings for the
men and women of the city; and
the building will be available for
various club meetings, and gather
ings of helpful nature.
Getting Value Received
Above all, the visitor to the
building is impressed that the dis
trict is getting value received Tor
every dollar invested, rare thing
in the field of public building COLI
struction. And these results seem
due to the fact that
everyone directing the work-Mr.
Wright. Ed Edison. president Of the
school board, II. K. Stuart and
Frank Knapp, board members, James
Trappman, contractor and Nj. II.
Gerlach, architects going ahead
as II he were in charge Of his
own building.
Substantial construction marks
the entire building. The floors
are OF the solid-slOw-burning va
riety. practically fireproof In them
selves. Two stair fire escapes,
slOping easily to the ground, pro-
vide exits from the upper floor, 30
that the building could be emRtied
In few seconds In an emergency.
To Learn Business Methods
The first floor is given over to
the superintendent's and principais
office, and to classrOOms. The COM
mercial room is ON the left OF the
main entrance. Seven small OFFICES
vii. be built along the side OF The
wall, and here students will learn
practical business methods. The
second-year students will occupy the
offices az dealers and bnkers, and
the first year class will do busi-
ness with them. Shorthand anu
typewriting will be studied in
separate division Of the room.
A girls rest room equipped Win
plenty of easy chairs Is In the BACK
of the building. Adjoining Is the
girls shower room, and in the op-
posite wing of the building the
boys showers and dressing room
At the back of the first floor stands
the gymnasium. an airy room 4OA
so with a twenty-fOot ceiling.
disc running track about 1-2O OF &
mile long circles the gymnasium
balcony. Here visitors will bs
seated during basketball and othe'
athletic contests.
At the right of the entrance. T.
a classroom that will be used b!
the botany department.
Study Hall Large
Mathematics, science and English
and the languages will be stationed
on the second floor. Cloak rooms
for boys and girls will flank the
main assembly hall in the center OF
the building. The assembly room
will seat 800 and will be used foi
study, library and entertainment
purposes. Along the wall OF tht
room bookcases will be built, and
a small stage will front the stud!
desks. The hall will be equipped
with stereopticaDs. Debates and
lectures will be given here.
The plans of the building were
drawn SO that the second fiOo'
ricould be enlarged If necessary d!
bnilding additional rooms above the
gymnasium.
The domestic science department,
will occupy the left wing OF the base
ment. This department will conduc
a lunch counter and will serve meals
at cost to students Mt noon. INT
dining room will be furnished b!
the boys of the manual training de-
partment.
Hot air furnaces, regulated by
thermostats. an instrument that au'
tomatically maitains set temper
ature in Il room, stand In the center
of the basement. Next to them l.
the physics room for experimental
purposes.a A boys lounging room
ia at the back of the basement.
The manual training department
will use the small building at the
east end of the grounds. now occu-
pied by grade classes. Forge work
will be offered In the new quarters,
and the caurses will be heightened
In three years. With the opening
OF the new school year In September,
another year may be added by The
introduction of metal work.
To give the building the proper
setting, the grounds will be laid out
In lawns and planted with shrubb-
cry and trees with the help OF a
landscape artist. Owing to the ilm-
tied space on the lot. no athletic
field Is planned. Tennis courts Will
be built at the rear OF the school.
The teaching staff includes Mr..
l.. c. Wright, manual training; Miss
Eva Cole, English; Miss Grace Head
arick, Languages; Mr.. William Fisher
Miss Margaret Flem-