Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-05-07

1.-THE following article from the pen
of #. ID. Wartinbee, formerly princi-
pal of the Eagle River high school
and now city superintendent of Gin
tonville's schools, will make interest
ing reading for our readers, touching,
as it does upon the needs of our COM
munity in building new high school.
A recent visit to Clintonville and the
new high school brought out many
points that could we'll be adapted to
our own new building when that
project gets in motion The following
article was originally printed in the
Clintonyille Tribune. Ed
The Tribune presents the accom-
panying cut taken from water-color
elevation of the new high school now
under process of construction in this
city The contract called for the COM
pletion of this building by June 1st,
1919, but delay caused by the war
made it necessary to extend the time.
It's now practically completed and
will be ready for occupancy at the be-
ginning of the new school year next
September.
/ The building belongs to the Tshape
! type, one especially designed to meet
the secondary school needs Of the
small and rapidly growing city such
as Clintonville. 1t has a length over
all of 40 feet, and depth, including
the gymnasium and auditorium, of
lao feet. The part of the building
viewed in the above picture contains
three floors, while the rear portion, or
| that which forms theSstem Of the Z,
has but two floors, the gymnasium
and the auditorium.
The new building occupies COM
manding position but short distance
from the main street of the city. The
style of architecture is of the modi-
fed English gothic type. It is of con-
crete, brick and stone construction,
and fire proof throughout. The ex-
Jerior is Of vitrified brick Of yariegat-
ed colorS, with blue and buff Bedford
stone trimmings All corridors, YES
tibules and stairWays are of reen-
forced concrete construction with ter
razo floors. The lower corridor and
all vestibules are wainscoted with the
pink Tennessee and yellow Kasota
marble The interior of the rooms
are finished in red oak.
On the ground floor of the building
which is on a level with the sur
rounding site, are to be found the
manual training and domestic sci
ence departments, the boys and girls
shower and locker rooms, the gymna.
SUM and the fan room and plenum
chambers. L h e manual training
quarters include the bench and Join
cry room, the machine room, me-
chanical drawing room, lumber store
room and manual training office All
these rooms are we'll located for light
and air.
| The domestic science department.
consists of the kitchen, pantry, model
dining room, reception room, sewing
room and fitting room in connection
with the sewing room.
The gymnasium, with the stage, is
on this floor in the rear of the build
ing. 1t is a room 8Ox60 feet. Over
the main floor and on three sides of
the gymnasium is gallery which
greatly increases the seating capacity.
This portion of the building will be
open to toWnspeople as we'll as stu
dents, thus serving civic as we'll as
an educational need.
The first floor Of the building con-
tains five grade rooms, the suite of
offices, text book and supply room
and the locker room for the pupils.
The corridors on this as well as on the
second floor are wide and all
stairways leading to and from both
are absolutely fireproof Swinging
doors at either end of the first floor
corridor lead directly to the specta-
tors gallery in the gymnasium, which
is on a level with this floor.
On the second floor are to be found
the assembly room, two adjoining
reference libraries, the science and
commercial departments, additional
class rooms and the teachers rest
room. The assembly room is 8Ox6O,
will accommodate about 36O pupils,
is provided with stage and is con-
structed with the inclined floor.