The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-06
LUBBOCK CITY SCHOOLS At THE TOP
THE CITY SCHOOLS ARE TAUGHT IN THREE SPLENDID
BUILDINGS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED
MORE THAN 1900 WILL ENROLL THIS YEAR
The Equipment Lubbock Schools and the Proficient Manage
ment has Placed Our City Foremost in Educational
Advantages Among South Plains Schools

ing was erected at a cost Of approxi-
mately $4,000 and furnished at
cost in excess Of $4,000 II was
carefully designed from the stand
point OF sanitation. convenience and
conducive TO the good health Of ev-
cry student being preserved. The
top floor Of the building is devoted
to reference rooms, laboratories.
stage and auditorium and extra class
rooms The reference room or lib
rary room contains an extensive line
Of reference books, desks for pupils
and reading tables. This department
was equipped and fitted at cost Of
81, 500
The auditorium room, on this floor
has a seating capacity Of 500 with
desk and bench seats and large
stage for entertainments OF public
rooms are also maintained on this
floor and where a class reaches an
enrolment Of more than thirty pu-
pills a division is made. The text
book library room is also maintained
on this floor and is used for free
State text books. A complete stock
Of all different grades books IL car
ried ample to supply the demand.
The physics and chemistry lsborator-
les are fully equipped with benches.
tables. etc, NJ cost Of approxi-
mately $1,000 and with apparatus
for experimenting purposes.
On the lower floor the superin-
B tendent's office and five recitation
rooms are maintained with two fresh
men class rooms. one sophomore
room, one senior room with book
keeping room in connection and one
auxiliary room.
In the manual training department
are four divisions from freshman 10
senior This branch " made elective.
lectures being given one each week
and four days shop work week
making up the course. There are
sixteen benches provided, fully equip
ped for this work. In the machinery
and lathe room a modern planer,
lathe. bench saw, all driven by cleo
trio motor. are provided
The Domestic Science department:
is also maintained in the basement
Of the high school building The
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in this department, consisting Of six
teen one-Surner gas plates and mar
bic topped square table with lockers
under each burner fully equipped
with dishes, etc One large oil range.
cupboards. siivcrwarc. chinaware and
all equipment necessary for the
teaching Of table setting and cook
ing. as we'll as a Hoosier cabinet well
stocked with ingredients for cooking,
complete the equipment.
In the sewing room four New
Home drop-head sewing machines
are provided with two large mirrors.
SIX lockers for equipment and large
cutting tables and chairs. The cost
Of the equipment for the manual
trimming and domestic science was in
the neighborhood Of $500 and is
far above the average maintained in
ance Of the basement is devoted to
the boiler room and store rooms.
The entire building Is well lighted
and ventilated.
The primary building and music /
building two-story frame structure
containing eight rooms Is located I
near the high school Six classes |
with an enrolment Of 2T0 pupils are
taught in this building. The first /
and second grades are taught here /
with three divisions TO each grade. I
Two rooms Of the building are de- |
voted to the teaching Of music with [
piano in each room. Private les /
sons in piano are also given here un-
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This building cost in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000 and the equipment
in excess Of $1,000 II is steam
heated. well lighted and ventilated.
The George NJ. Hunt School. the
other building in Lubbock. making
up the educational facilities, is a
two story modern brick structure
with basement and cost in the neigh
borhood % $4,000. the furniture
costing ~ the neighborhood Of
$4,000 There are nineteen rooms in
this school employing thirteen teach
ers The grades taught are from the
third 10 the seventh inclusive. The
third grade has three divisions each
and t1e fourth graae three divisions
cash While the fifth. sixth and sew
enO grades have two divisions each.
The State regulated course Of study
Is Il, xht throughout this school.
-Four ~ the instructors empolycd
bold permanent State certificates {
and al Others hold fifst grade State
certificates \. R Haynes, who was 1
formerly couaty judge Of Lubbock
county, a the principal Of this school, ,
this being hrs second year. lie holds J
> permanent State certificate and has I
been an Influential factor IN the De. 4
selopment ~ Lubbock Clty's school
system sn| ts<<s much interest In
ne ma,nifasn's Of lis high state of ,
efflsienfY'
This ,sli5tE h well lighted and
tentiln14 Throughout ulfh auto
matte fuillallnE ysism. giving IN
fIeah a'rand ekpsIllnG the four AZ
Ifom aetfoom. Drinking fountains 4
sFs mainlnsi on sa.h foof Will.
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room. :nipneh f4eks lof p1p.Is .rs
provided ~ ~ floor ~ Ihs ha|II' Ia
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