Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-22
VIEW BUILDING Is
THE LAST WORD IN
DES|GING
EVERY MODERN cORvENIENcES OF
THE MODERN SChOO INCLUDED
In HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
REPRESENTS BEST MONEY CAN BUY
AID Is FULLY EQUAL TO ANY
STRUCTURE IN THE STATE.

tiiN Il rev finishing touches aNalt TIE
completion of Brownsyille's new high
school. Il will be opened for school pur-
poses Monday. September %, in spite of
the fact that the furnishings and equip
ment have not arrived, BY temporarily in
-talling desks and tables that will later be
used N the primary schools.
ln point of modern architecture Browns
ville'- high school represents the best that
money can buy and j. fully equal in that
respect a. any school building in a city Of
lhe population If Brownsville in the state
Of Texas. ID is questionable if even the
more handsome and expensive buildings
! recently erected IN the larger cities can be
any more hygienically correct IN points
If lighting. ventilation and cooling and
heating. Completed. it represents a cost
to the tax payers Of the Brownsville in
dependent school district ~ about $4,000.
Occupying the center of 4 block Of
ground between Elizabeth and Adams
street, the building fronts on Broadway.
comprises two stories and 4 basement and
~ Of pleasing though nearly severe archi-
lecture. The material j, reinforced con
crete finished with pressed face brick. The
entrance j. by Il flight of steps leading to
the first floor, which i slightly elevated to
give window spaces TO the basement.
IN the basement are the gymnasium,
which viii BE- equipped with exceptionally
good apparatus. the manual training work
shop and lecture room; the kitchen, dim
ing room and lecture Room of the domes-
tir economies class and mn indoor lun-
chcun roum for rainy weather.
Oh the first floor J. the office ~ the
principal and the school superintendent,
class rooms and the auditorium. seating
Geo persons. The latter i mt the rear of
the building. is provided with u handsome
and ~commodiouS stage for exercises and
will be han-omely furnished. Beautiful
stage scenery has been provided, the work
of \ widely known San Antonio artist.
III i- lighted hy indirect ceiling lights.
Like the remainder of the building it,
walls are handsomely finished in 4 deli
cate, soft tint IN Y surface that diffu~es
.hc rays or light. Day light H. admitted
from lhc sides.
On me second flood j. the entrance 10
ne auditorium gallery. q number Of large
class rooms for regular academic work
and the lecture theatre and laboratories
of the science department. On each floor
are rest rooms. cloak rooms and santa
ri!y equipped closets. These are in the
broad hall ways, a feature that adapt- the
building to the climate. Hygiene drinking
fountains have ben established on MI
floors.
Both thc heating and cooling of The
building i- regulated by Intermediates that
operate automatically. Ventilation il
regulated hv the use Of Louvre windows.
Pro r--or +. ID k~enuamcr. principal.
win teach the science courses. which. this
year viii be raj ej lo meet the require
meat~ for utilization with the state uni
vcr~iiy. Besides chemistry. physics and
physiology. this department will also in
ciude this year Il course IN practical az
rculiure. "A portion Ut the campus will
hc devoted to " demonstration farm.
The halls Wy the building will ~ used
for the exhibition of The work Of the pu-
n.l-. especially chart work and drawing.
t0r thc benefit WI visitors.
The work ~ dwelling the grounds. lay
ing walks and having out athletic grounds
has been began. The work of leveling the
grounds az the front of the building is
now about completed.
Tor the present the hall ways Of the
building, which l. Of semi fire proof con
-truction. are Land with wood flooring.
Later. probably during the Christmas hol-
iiaf-, thi- flooring viii ~ taken ~ and
replaced with terrazo sling
Among the features NJ the building H.
fhc domestic science department. ia the
basement. which later will BE- equipped
with u considerable number Of electric
stoves. Lunches win be served in this
department. where counters have been ar
ranged for serving by the Mothers Club
which plans q solid school luncheon at
The building 1t least once a week.
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