The Washington times., 1916-09-15
Big Pool With Direct Sunlight
One Of Finest In { tied
States.
TEAMS TO BE ORGANIZED
Other Novel Features Make
New Building an Up-to. Date
Plant.

For the first time in the history Of
Washington school athletics. indoor
swimming meets are likely to be q fca.
ture this winter In the sports Of Central
High School.
Measuring 80 by "a feet. and lighted
OF direct sunlight. a swimming pool
has been constructed At the new Cen
trai High School building that is one Of
the finest OF it's kind in the country.
Already plans are under consideration
by the pupils Of the schoolgirls az well
as boys-to organise swimming teams
open at the beginning OF the school
term, October >.
In every respect the new school 10
one OF the best equipped Of its kind In
the United States. -.
Site Covers Nine Acres.
The site Of the new school. covering
about nina acres. extends from Eleventh
street to Thirteenth street and from
Florida avenue to Clifton street.
The building. three stories high, with
an extreme width of 400 feet and a
depth Of go feet. Is OF the Georgian style
OF architecture. II Is rectangular In
brick with Bedford stone trim.
There are three entrances to the first
floor from Clifton street and seven en-
frances to the ground floor from all
sides OF the building. The building.
part OF the site. sets back from the side
walk nifty feet. Terraces l56 feet wide
extend on either side to Eleventh and
Thirteenth streets.
The three stories of the main building
comprise the auditorium. classrooms,
laboratories. music, and drawing rooms.
The ground moor, well above grade. ac-
commodities the lunchroom. domestic
science rooms. mechanical drawing and
manual training shops.
Armory in Basement.
Below the ground floor but still above
grade, because Of the slope of the hill.
armory, 102 feet by IS feet: cadet Of
foerss lounge. military Instructors Of
fce. rife range 102 feet by % feet the
swimming pool and the heating and
On tho ground floor of the buildins
the lunch room Is a principal attrac-
ton. It opens into paved light courts.
each OF which has q fountain In the
center. 4 kitchen. pantry. -efrjgerat.
VIII accommodate 900 students in one
lunch period are some Of the features
cns-story building in the rear. Moth
attending this kind OF work is un-
heard In the rest of the building.
There are i've manual training
wood turning shop, machine shop,
forge shop, and a Tnolding shop. All
shops have stock room, lecture room,
preparation room, finishing room,
wash room and locker room in COM
mon.
Teachers Of Practical Experience.
All teachers in these shops will be
a. far as possible. men OF practical
experience.
-Four main stairways are placed at
the Intersections OF the corridors at
the four corners OF the building. They
are arranged In double rows so that
pupils passing up may be Independent
OF those passing down, thus doubling
the directive use OF the stairways for
rapid circulation between floors.
Two additional stairways are placed
to serve the gymnasiums and shops
and are used as exits from the audi
torfum.
Near the main entrance on the first
moor is the administrative group, among
which Principal e. M. Wilson has his
Auditorium Seats 1855.
Occupying central position on the
nrst floor 10 the auditorium. It's bal
comics may be reached from the second
and third floors. To provide means OF
rapidly emptying the hall seventeen
exits are provided The seating capacity
OF the auditorium Is 1885, greater mum.
Der than can be seated in any audi.
torium in the city except Convention
Hall.
Principal Wilson says: THE great siz,
Of the stage. 70 feet by AZ feet. larger
than that OF most theaters, gives an un
usual opportunity for the dramatic fea
lures Of the school"
Directly behind the stage In the girls
gymnasium. It's spectators gallery viii