The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-06-08
NEW SCHOOL TYPI-
fIES PROGRESS

Great interest is being manifested
in the new High school building, on
Fourth street, which has just been
comnleted at a cost of $29.9451o.
This includes the contract price OF
the building, heating, yentilatlng anu
plumbing. -. ~.
AZ stated in the Silver State Tues
dav the building was accepted by the
county commissioners on that day.
Tast night a partial inspection was
made by those attending the dance
given bv the seniors and juniors, ana
exnressions of surprise and wonder
AT the beauty and convenience OF the
assembly hall were unanimous.
The public is invited to attend the
e,raduafion exercises tonight, when
everyone will have the opportunity
of seeing at least the assembly room.
THE dedication is set for June II,
when the whole building may be in
spected.
The main school building is 158x56
feet and the east wing or auditorium
gymnasium 42x90 feet, and all the ex-
terror is constructed of brick with
concrete foundation.
The lower floor consists Of girls
dressing room. sewing room, domestic
science room. girls athletic quarters
with shower bathroom. girls layato-
ries. furnace room The large circu-
lating fan, electric motor and the au-
tomato appliances connected with
the heating, ventilation and hot and
cold water service are also on this
floor At the east end of the build
ing. on the same floor, are the boys
lavatories. boys athletic quarters
with shower bathrooms, manual
training room. stock room, paint
room, and large extra room that
will be used for the present as a stor-
age room in connection with the gym
nasium, together with a spacious hall
way or lobby that connects with all
the rooms on this floor.
On the upper floor. near the main
entrance, is the principals private
room, a stock room. teachers rest
room. chemical laboratory room
physics laboratory room, lecture
room. photograph developing room,
class rooms electric cabinet with
electric switchboard. janitor's closet
cloak rooms. large assembly room
and the commercial department.
rooms, consisting of banking office.
typewriting and bookkeeping rooms
also the large hall or lobby that ex
tends from one end of the building
to the other.
The auditorium -gymnasium. which
is located in the east wing. is one of
the features of the school building
Besides. a large auditorium space
there is a emo stage fully equipped
with an e'-t0~ate drop curtain and
scenery ~ each side of the stage
are two dressing rooms and the whole
stage has been wired for electric
lighting The drop curtain has pic
lures OF Won Humboldt and Chief
Winnemucca. whom the town is nam
ed after In the center is a large
mountain scene in the shape of a
seal, with the word Nevada beneath
IT, At the rear there is an elevated
room lined with sheet iron for a NOV
ing picture machine. beneath which
is a large closet to be used by the
janitor. The auditorium is nicely
finished and painted, Oregon veneer
giving the room a very neat appear
ance
In fact. the whole interior of the
school building is Oregon slash grain
finish and the doors are all birch
equipped with cylinder locks. with
master keys There are 1000 square
feet of blackboards and all the rooms
are equipped with electric bells, ther
mometers, and are wired for tele-
phone service.
There are massive concrete steps
at the main entrance on Fourth street,
There is a rear stairway TO the stage
in the auditorium and a rear en-
trance to the first floor of the main
building. besides two other entrances
to the basement from outside.
In connection with the heating
plant, automatic thermo static con-
troll of the temperature is used in all
the rooms in the building. which viii
maintain a temperature within two
degrees of that desired. The vonti-
lating fan is of the sirocco type and
is one of the latest and most approve
types of ventilating fans, where larSe
volumes of air are required
The lecture room is equipped Tor
stereopticon for illustrated lectures
The laboratories are equipped with
special plumbing for the require
ments of each department.