The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-21
Something to
Be Proud OF

The Times had often heard of tn,
new high school building at Leadwoot
being the pride of that staid and in.
teresting town, where the people all
appear to be happy and so friendly as
| to Immediately put the stranger in
ther midst at ease, and to make him
1eel as nearly at home as would be
possible without such actual expert
ence.
| The Times family and our contest
manager drove over to that fine lit
tie city last Saturday afternoon. to
look after the contest in that com
munity, and run onto our splendid old
friend, Postmaster j. F. Poston, who
after extending most cordial greet
ings, expressed desire to show us
that high school building, which it
was apparent lay very near his heart
No sooner had we entered that
building than the reason for Lead
woods pride in that structure was ap-
parent. We were at once ushered in
to large auditorium, which in itself
would be credit to any town of a
few thousand population. This ele-
CANT auditorium was free of seats at
the time, as it is also used by the high
school basket ball team, and it was
here that one of the finest teams in
the country had received much of
their training. The seats, to the
number of 600 on the main floor. in
sections, had been Grated and rolled
under the stage, while the gallery has
seating capacity of about one hun
dred. ~
The stage is unusually large, the
elegant front curtain being about for
ty feet long, and the stage is splen-
didly and thoroughly equipped with
Scenery, lighting effect, etc. To look
on such surroundings as are here pre-
sented is calculated to make one feel
that they are in city. The entire
plan and arrangement Of this splendid
two-story brick structure are in alb
solute keeping with the auditorium.
The domestic science, sewing, music,
typewriting, library, and every one of
the various other departments are per-
fectly equipped to inject an education
into all who come and persevere in
the most approved style.
Sanitary drinking fountains are
throughout the building, and in the |
basement are the latest in sanitary
closets. Here also are shower baths
always in readiness to refresh and
renew students. Here also we in
spected the latest improved hot water
furnace, of which the Board of Edu-
cation feels especially. proud. This
heating plant, which, while in the
basement, seems to be completely re-
moved fromysliekb by,heayy ce-
ment walls evefywhere, 50 that in
ease of fire there is no chance for the
flames to get beyond the engine room.
Every room in that large building is
iept at an even heat, even during the
,oldest weather.
That structure was erected and fur
lished by the Mccarthy Construction
Jo., at a cost of about $4,000, and af-
er our inspection the writer is con-
'inced that the good people of Lead
wood have received full benefit for
every dollar so invested. Certainly
hat community has reason to feel
proud of their high school building, .
which is the finest we have ever scent
n a community of that size. Also
hanks and gratitude are due to the
and business acumen of
he enterprising school board whose
'ublic spirit and enterprise has made
possible the great success of this pub
ic enterprise, which will be such a
'oon to future citizens of that COM
nunity.