The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-12
HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING TO
BE- MODERN
Large and Comrnodious
Structure Will Occupy
Site Former High School
East Side Lee Square.

Pensacola will have an imposing ad-
dition to its landscape and a most
valuable enlargement of it's civic equip
ment, when the new high school build
ing to be constructed facing east front
of Lee monument, is finished accord
ing to plans exhibited in the office
of the architect, Walker II. Willis.
The building will occupy the square
bounded by Guillemarde, Jackson and
Gadsden streets and Lee Square, and
will face the west.
1t will be built of the unit type,
so additions can be made on Jackson
and Gadsden streets without interfer-
ing with the unified appearance. When
the plans, based on the now avail
able funds are completed, the build
ing will have the effect of the letter
T with the base omitted. When the
first units are added, as greater funds
become available affording an audi
torium and gymnasium, the building
will assume the shape of the letter f;
and when all units included in the ul
innate plan are added, the effect will
be that of the hollow square, af-
fording light and ventilation to every
room The ultimate plan provides for
from 35 to 40 class rooms which will
not now be constructed besides the
auditorium and gymnasium, which are
not now possible.
The building will be fire proof
throughout The exterior will be of
gray pressed brick with all cornices
and trimmings of green terra Gotta.
It will consist of two stories and a So
called basement. although the latter
will be a full story above the ground
there being no excavation provided in
the plan.
Access to the main floor will be by
a broad flight of steps leading from
the side walk. At the entrance will
be the administrative offices, rooms
for the principal and the faculty Ad-
jacent to these viii be large IL
brary and a librarians work room.
The class rooms on this floor will be
four for the commercial department
and two for mathematics. The main
lockers and toilet rooms will be at
the rear on this floor.
The corridors will be very commodi-
Gus, with ample light and ventilation.
and throughout the building will be
furnished with sanitary drinking foun-
tainss Two broad stairways will lead
from the main floor corridors to the
second floor and two to the basement.
On the second floor there will be
three history class rooms, one for
mathematics, three for English classes,
one for modern languages, and one
science lecture room. On this floor
also will be a physical laboratory with
a dark room and an apparatus and
supply room; also a chemical labora-
tory with apparatus and supply room.
The science department will be mod
ern in all its equipment, furnished
with electricity, gas, water for dem
onstrations, etc.
One special feature of the second
floor will be the health clinic and ac-
companying rest rooms. The clinic
will be for the exclusive use OF the
health officers for purpose of exam
ining the pupils, and will be open
only when in such use by health Off
GERS. The rest rooms on either side,
however, one set for girls and one for
boys, viii be open at all times for
emergency cases, and will be equipped
with hospital cots and first aid kits.
The basement will have three dis
tinctive features. the lunch secti9n,
the domestic science rooms anS1.he
manual training spaces. The large
lunch room will be provided with am
pie kitchen and store room for ma
terials The domestic science depart
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