The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
CHARTER OAK;
SCHOOL FINISHED
Building Was Recently Dedicated and
Large Crowd Was in Attendance
Fine Programs Given
COST OF BUILDING WAS s55,ooo.oo
Residents Of Charter Oak Can Be
Proud Of Their Magnificent
Public School Building

Through the courtesy of the Char
ter Oak Times, the Review is able to
present it's readers this week with an
excellent picture of the handsome new
public school building erected last
year at Charter Oak at sn expenditure
Ies In the neigh b0rllG m. IS SA1A .Ihs
building was recently formally dedi-
Gated and practically every citizen OF
the Oak was present to enjoy the tine
program. The people OF Crawford
county spare no expense In erecting
modern school houses for the educa-
ton of their children and within the
past few years modern buildings have
been built at Manila, KirOn, Schlesr
wig and at Dow City one is now un:-
der course of construction.
Charter Oaks new school building
is erected on the site of the old one
on the hill just south Of the business
section 1t stands three full stories.
above the ground, of almost tirsproof
construction 1t is built OF rough
pressed brick with trimmings Of blue
Bedford stone and it's dimensions are
121x7S. ~
There are thirty rooms in the build
ing, including assembly room, five rec
itation rooms, music rooms. physical
laboratory and sewing room on the
third floor; on the second floor are
seven class rooms and the superin-
Ftendent's office; on the first floor are
domestic science and manual training
departments, toilet rooms, dressing
and bath rooms and large gymnas-
ium. 2 .....
The equipment includes a steam
heating plant, a ventilating system
that fans heated fresh air into every
room, keeping the occupants well sup
piled with fresh air; in the daytime
all rooms are so lighted as to be as
light as outdoors and for night light
ing the brascolite electric fixtures are
used.
In every room there is clock that
is controlled by master clock locat-
ed in the superintenednt's office, SO
that there is no danger OF any Varl-
ance in time in the several rooms.
Every room is connected by telephone.
The temperature for each room is reg
ulated by thermostaat.
The gymnasium would bring delight
to any red blooded youngster, being
24x7O feet in dimensions and with the
ceiling Is feet high. This room is
some 8 feet below ground level, but is
we'll lighted with large windows near
the ceiling. A large balcony extend
ing along three sides of this room af-
fords ample room for spectators. on
of the gymnasium at either end are
the locker rooms, toilets and shower
baths. The boiler rooms are located
on the same level with the gymnasi-
UNI. at
On the second floor are found the
large, light and airy class rooms, sew
en- in number, with toilet rooms OH
the first and second grade rooms.
rest room for the teachers. supply
room and waiting room are also to
be found on this floor. aa3 .LH6 ots3G u
Four recitation rooms are found on
the third floor, as we'll as the large
assembly room with dimensions OF
34x62 At one end of this room is a
six foot stage with library and
dressing rooms. s..
Prior to 1915 the school board at
Charter Oak realized the necessity OF
enlarging and improving the school,
but when it was found that the i'm
provements would cost about $4,000
it was decided to build an entirely
new building and the question was put
to a vote in the summer OF 1915. Two
hundred and nine votes were cast. 40
being in favor of the proposition and
only 80 against it.
The bonds were soon sold and the
plans and specifications were drawn
UP by e. L. Barber, the architect here