Arizona republican., 1921-10-10
INDIAN SCHOOL EMP PROVEMENTS ID COST sG0,000
To Receive Bids For New Auditorium Today-At- tendance At Institution <rSets New Record.

More than $6o, 1000 is to be expended aS the Phoenix Indian school within the next few months in the construc- ton of the new building and inn provements on old. Among improve ments planned is construction of an auditorium. plans for which have been approved by the interior depart ment at Washington.
 Bids for concrete and brick work roofing, roof trusses. and sheet metal work on the auditorium will be opened at the office of John B. Brown, super intendent of the school, today noon An appropriation for $50 900 to com plete the structure has been made by congress< providing the work is done before next June.
 The structure is to be of class A fireproof construction throughout ii funds available will permit The building is to be 72 feet wide and 106 feet long and will face south The architecture will correspond with that of the main dining room. The old fashioned brick structure now used as a band room, plunge or boys and fire department, located between the dining hall and the new audito- rum. will be razed as soon as funds necessary to replace it with more modern type are available, Superin- tendent Brown announced yesterday.
 To Be Recreation Center.
 1t is proposed to make the audi torium a recreation center for the en- tire school and plans and specifi- cations for the work were prepared with that in view. The main floor will be level in the center with bank cd i. cf6 6n Lv,76 nI,of will be placed here. so that they can be moved without difficulty to make way for social functions. The seat 4 Capacity of the lower floor will be About 800.
 A trussed roof will carry the bal tcony load, thus doing away with posts or other Instructions. The seating capacity of the balcony will be about 300.
 The auditorium also will include a so-called standard stage. 21 by 30 feet with a 30 foot opening. Under heath the stage will be storage rooms, kitchenette and shower baths.
 Other improvements already start ed or soon to be undertaken, include construction of a screen sleeping porch to the school hospital, concrete replacement work for deterioratine frame construction, improvements or che school sanitorium. better knowr as East Farm. and general upkeeI ><work.
 Girls Have Swimming Pool.
 Only recently, construction of g concrete swimming pool for girls ha. been completed and it is proving ont of the most popular Improvements ever made by the school. The poo is fed from the stream condenser al the school ice plant, where it was found that large quantity of excess water was going to waste. So the outdoor plunge for girls was decided upon. The water is carried by gray ity from the ice plant to the poo and in this manner no pumping ex- peuse is incurred. The pool is B feet wide by a feet long and water is constantly running in and out O the pool.
 Not more than five per cent of tn girl students of the school are abl 10 swim when they enroll. Super intendent Brown said. A big major ity of them come from desert reser vations, he added where they hay no opportunity to learn.
 Since construction of the Qutdoo plunge. however, swimming has bee the main diversion of the girls. Mor than 90 per cent of them are swim mers, MT. Brown declared, and the thoroughly enjoy the sport. Even tn