Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-09-11
WILL BE PRIDE
Of THE CITY
LADYSMITH'S NEW HIGHSCHOOl
WILL BE AN IMPOSING
STRUCTURE
WILL TAKE A YEAR TO BUILD IT
Will Be Strictly Modern in Every
Particular and Practically
Fireprcof as Well

People who have visited the site
of the new highschool being erected
in this city are surprised at the
rapid progress being made on the
foundations, which are now practical
ly finished. They are also greatly
impressed at the amount of ground
that the edifice is to cover.
1t is evident to the most casual
observer that H. p. Knutson, of Wau-
paca, the contractor, has a most COM
petent man in the important posi-
tion of foreman in charge of the
work in Christ A. MOrtenSOn, also
of Waupaca, and, although the lat
ter is naturally very busy man, he
is still courteous to visitors to the
scene of operations and to his kind
ness we are largely indebted for the
information secured for this article.
Mr. Mortenson has a force of about
twenty men at work on the building
now, which force will be augmented
as soon as the work reaches a stage
where more men can be used to ad-
vantage.
Ladysmith's new highschOOl will
face the west On any of the other
sides, however, it viii present a
beautiful appearance. The exterior OF
the walls will be of dark vitrified,
western colonial brick, trimming to
be Bedford stone. Dark mortar will
be used between the brick. For all
but the facing of the walls, Lady
smith brick and tile will be used.
Floors will be of reinforced con-
crete with maple flooring, principal
ly, while the floor of the basement
will be in concrete or terrazza. The
building will have a gravel roof.
The floor of the basement, except
the boiler and fuel rooms and that
part taken up by the swimming pool
will be on the present level of the
ground The level of the ground
around the building will be raised
several feet by filling in, but not
to such an extent as to prevent civ
Ing an abundance of light to this
floor.
In the basement will be located
the manual training and domestic
science departments The latter de
partment will include a kitchen, din
ing room, pantry, and sewing room
On this floor there will also be al
apparatus room, drawing room, locker
rooms for both sexes, four BATH
rooms, large gymnasium, swimming
pool, storage room, corridors etc
The gymnasium VII be 57X64 ant
will have . stage.
The plan of the first story show.
several recitation rooms, a genera
office with vault, private office
teachers room, text book library
the upper part or balcony of thu
gymnasium, and the main assembl,
room or auditorium, which is 5SxS
and will have a seating capacity o
over 7G0. Dimensions given in th
preceding sentence do not includ
the stage, about 2Ox40.
On the upper floor will be locate
three recitation rooms, a lectur
room, commercial room, two laborf
tories, and two library rooms.
1t is expected that the buildin
will be completed and ready for us
by about the first of August, 1915.
The civic pride of every citizen {
Ladysmith will be enhanced by tn
erection of this fine building Whe
completed, it will be an imposing ed
flee, strictly up-todate in every d.
tail of construction and as near fir
proof as it is possible to make
It's elevation will make it a mo:
conspicuous object to people passir
through the city on trains on tt
main line of the 500, although, b
ing two blocks removed from tt
tracks, no serious annoyance from Il
noise of passing trains is expected
It's completion will mark an epo'
in the history of Ladysmith's publ
schools, for then for the first tin
since the city has attained anywhe
near it's present size and pretensio
will it's school facilities be adequa
to it's needs and in keeping wi
the development of the city alo
modern lines in other ways. Not {
ly will it be an evidence that tt