Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-12-07
MORE LIGHT ON
SCHOOL PROBLEM
MAYOR PRESENTS SURVEY
MADE BY CHICAGO.
ARCHITECT

Another plan for the solution of the
school problem in the city was
brought out Tuesday evening at the
regular meeting of the city council,
when Mayor Emil Flatter submitted
a communication to the council out
lining the plan. The communication
stated that the mayor had recently
| mad the school situation surveyed by
consulting engineer from a firm OF
| Chicago architects and his sugges-
| tons were embodied in q letter re-
ceiyed by the mayor. This plan. 1t
was said, proposed more economi.
Cal way for Improvement in the con-
| ditions OF both the high school and
the vocational school than the plan
as originally outlined for completing
te Central school. After che reading
| OF the report the council ordered a
Joint meeting 70 be held with the
board or education in the near future.
Ihe report recommended a care-
ful survey of every school district
and building in the city before any
special project was started, and that
a building program extending over a
period OF ten or twenty years be
carefully laid out, the budget appor-
toned TO the various schools, giving
immediate relief where Ii Is most
needed. The report continues:
10 place your schools "in order"
requires today a generous budget.
coupled with the strictest economy
In spending 1t for structures SO PLAN
ned as to secure the utmost usable
square foot area, well lighted and
heated, and built in fashion to re-
quire the least future maintenance.
a trip to one or more cities where
adequate modern schools are being
erected, will do more to convince Won
or the extent of the work YOU have
IN hand and will give you a fair idea
or modern school standards. IL will
then be an easy matter to interest
your city in definite program. An
exact idea OF costs, materials used
and best methods of heating and yen-
| tilating can then be formed and de-
cisions made as to details best suit.
ed to your conditions.
| Should you, for any reason not wish
70 follow out the original plan OF your
Central school, you could, by the pur-
chase of thirty or sixty feet additional
property to the west provide twelve
| additional class rooms, housing from
400 to 4S0 pupils Included in this
addition would be additional shon
| space, forty-fve by eighty, gym-
nasium. forty-tlve by seventy. eduip-
ped with stage and dressing rooms.
/ all we'll lighted by large outside win
dows and skylight, enabling the sun
/ toT penetrate to every corner. With
economical planning and using pres
ent building to the utmost this can
De done for approximately S65. 1000.
Should you prefer an auditorium TO
tne ADDITIONAL shop space. this can be
mad Tor about $4,000 additional. The
gymnasium would provide total
seating capacity for 500, including
nam moor and gallery. The main
moor seats should be placed on run
ners so they can be slid under the
stage and the entire floor cleared
within few minutes for athletic
work or dancing.
! win this increased pupil capacity
IN tne central school II will then be
possible TO abandon the present Hum
Doidt and Washington buildings at a
luture date when conditions warrant
Ewing more play space for the Gem
tral, providing revenue by the sale of
the washington site and saving $4,000
annually in the management and
maintenance OF one building In place
OF three.
The above addition could be so
Planned that as your city grows and
your Central school expands, the ele-
mentary and grade pupils housed
| there can be transferred TO n new
building In more suitable quarter.
and the twelve grade rooms thrown
together forming six shops of proper
size. N'N'
Junior high school would greatly
relieve the overcrowded high school,
condition which should be correct.
ed at once as the basement and attic
quarters here are neither safe nor
sanitary BY removing the freshman
class Of 435 pupils, the congestion
could be remedied to the benefit OF
all
III II is not possible 10 project n
junior school Of 1000 pupil capacity
at once II could be begun I'm units.
In Menominee, Michigan, and Wau-
kegan, Illinois, the program of the
junior and senior schools are close
ly related and while the buildings
are separate. all shop or other ex-
and used in common. Manitowoc.
Wisconsin, in issuing bonds for It's
new high school, has approached its
bonding limit within $4,000, and while
you, no doubt, would not care TO come
within less than $4,000 OF your limit,
we believe conditions at your high
School merit serious consideration of
generous expenditure at once.
The Franklin school will be re-
lieyed by the erection OF the Junior
high, provided II is built on or near
the present high school site.
The Grant building is modern
structure and as there are two rooms
vacant now. will be adequate for some
years to come. The Lincoln school.
while not as good as the Grant as
to corridors, has fair class rooms. II
possible additional play ground space
should be obtained here.
The Irving school, while old, Is well
planned and lighted. The site, bar
ring the car line and switching, IL