The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-09-03
Fine School Building.

,,utelv fireproof and equipped
,o As the lines OF the most modern
aloaisI schemes, the Thurmont
school building, Lloyd c. Cutler,
hlsh .sctor. which will be completed
coh' " eek is perhaps the most eff
TINS bigh school in the State, at least
clen sSroderick county and Western
IN land The building, containing
MAJ ,noms and a basement, resembles
tel whole the Washington street
as . located in southwestern Fred
Schgo' The school commissioners,
eri0A a,rchitects and the contractors
1--WE snv embodied in this building the
na' accepted schemes OF construc-
ilon If school buildings.
uV Sg;mnlicity seems to be the general
sbitectural scheme of the building.
az school commissioners eliminated
lm nm their plans all adornment, fancy
r ort and little hooks and corners of
VT but of no practical use, so
ge '. he efficiency of the structure
ulai Id he assured. Contractor. Cutler
cou' undoubtedly given to the county
. .", hest value in this structure, the
S most value of any yet erected.
Ue'fW ll Be Community Building.
The Thurmont high school will
.rro in the capacity of a community
suiiding A community library, which
XII he used by the school teachers
a U nupils during school terms, has
any,, any, provided. This library is for
t J,s use of the people of that commu-
aitv This is distinctly new feature
u nu5lic school work in Frederick
anuptv One of the school commits
sioners announced yesterday that it
mos tbe aim of the board of school
Commissioners to have the schools
~ This county take an important part
- community work. Teachers are
ho;no coached to assist in making the
scbools the leading factor in commu
nifty work.
Surrounded by seven acres of land,
otblefic events and community cele-
Irations will center about the Thur
mont high school. Through the CO.
oneration of the people of Thurmont
and the Frederick county school board
these grounds are to be converted
into athletic fields.
Enough ground will be reserved for
the conducting of agricultural exper-
mental work. 1t is the idea to have
tbA members of the agricultural class
DC use the grounds in applying the
theories of the class room.
Made Of Brick And Cement.
The building is constructed of brick
and cement throughout. The roof is
If concrete and Stag. The floors are
If cement and maple flooring. The
Only wood construction in the build
ing are The doors and the door frames.
On the first floor there are five re-
citation rooms, community library
room and a teachers room. On the
second floor there are four reclta-
tion rooms, an auditorium seating
nearly 400 persons and offices, includ-
Ing that of the principal.
I'M the basement are the quarters OF
the domestic science department,
chemistry rooms, manual training
rooms and toilets.
The heating plant is gravity warm
air system. No radiators exist in the
building. The air in the class rooms
is completely changed ever flfteen
minutes The ventilating system is
included in the auditorium, which can
not only be used for public demon
STATIONS, but for class room work.
The building and the furnishings
excluding the site, cost about $4,000.
Cutler announced last
evening that the actual construction
work has been completed, but there is
still some touches to put on the |
plumbing. The furnishings have vir-
ually all been placed.