The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-08
Junior High School VIII Occupy Block Be.
tween Idaho and Oregon Avenues
and Sixth and Seventh Streets;
$3.50 the Consideration
STRUCTURE WILL BE
BUILT ON GREAT PLAN
Follow Western Idea Of One Story, Elimi-
mating Danger from Fire; Gym and
Auditorium; Plenty Of Class
Rooms; Well Lighted

The Junior High School viii be built
on the block between Idaho and Ore
gon avenues, and Sixth and Seventh
streets.
The members Of the Chickasha
board Of education arrived at an agree
ment in this matter shortly after l2
O'Clock today, after having been in
session over an hour and following a
session which lasted all yesterday af-
ternoon.
I The final vote showed Cralle, Cloud
and Bettis voting for, and Melton
against the site chosen.
Five prospective sites were consid-
cred by the board, as follows: Block
known as the Luginbyhl property, be-
tween Colorado and Iowa avenues.
priced asked $4,000; block Immediate
ly east of the Ed Johns residence,
price asked, $3,S00; block Immediate
ly east of the West school building,
price asked $4,000; the Driggers
property, between 18th and 18th
I streets and Immediately south of Da-
kota avenue, price asked $1,000; the
site selected, price asked $3.50.
The junior high school building
viii be an innQyation upon the lines
of architecture Usually found in school
| buildings in this. section of the coun-
try.
Using the language Of L. r. Alder
man, superintendent of city schools,
| at Portland, Oregon, "Out west where
folks are all agreeable to trying
things, they've invented the one story
school house and the idea seems like
ly to spread wherever the building
area makes its adoption practicable. z
The members of the Chickasha
board of education have investigated
the one story proposition; they have
| seen that it is practicable, they have
the building area sufficient to carry
out the building scheme and they are
willing to try and test the merits Of
the one story school building, as
claimed by those who have tried them.
The junior high school building OF
Chickasha will be constructed upon
the unit plan This plan admits of
e,,cI, nddft;ons f,.r,,, 4;,oa ~ t;r,o Is
the increase in the school population
NAV demand Ultimately the struc-
ture will assume the form Of com
niete quadrangle with the sides
slightly longer than the ends.
AS the building will be originally
constructed. however, it win be in the
shape OF the letter Fl. lying on its back
with one side presented to the street
The side fronting the street win con
tain the main entrances, flanked Oh
either side with six class rooms
twelve in all. and two teachers rooms
IN the center and between the en-
frances.
The bar Of the H runs back, on,
and one-half stories in heighth. to tn,
rear where it joins the other side o
the letter, which also contains twelv,
class rooms and two teachers rooms
In this. the cross section of the struc
ture will be located the gymnasium
a room 40x60 feet, equipped viii
shower baths and modern exercising
paraphernalia. Immediately in tn,
rear of the gym will be located the au
ditorium. also 40x50 feet, which vii
be equipped with stage dressing
rooms. etc. The auditorium will hav'
a seating capacity of over four bar
dred The story and half section
Of the building will admit of ARRANGING
I a school library on the balcony in tn
front OF the building, Immediately owe
the teachers rooms at the front Ell
frances Through the gymnasium an
auditorium the building will be ope
to the roof
The buiMing viii have a tota
: frontage of approximately 25o fee
, while the depth will be approximatel
22O feet. Between the front and rea
{ portions Of the school room section
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