The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-14

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| flee. 1t is fitted with Library
Bureau office fixtures, the last
thing in this line, and out of it is
the safe and key closet where the
| 800 different keys for the building
are kept. The office is equipped
with automatic clock, bell register
and fire alarm connecting with
every part of the building. The
large study rooms OH this floor anC
| the floor above are fitted with
seats furnished through the J. L.
Hammett Company of Boston with
desks with double friction hinges
made by the Vermont Desk com
pany. Nearly every recitation room
has a built-in book and supply
case in the wall, thus adding to
the available space and TO the gen
elal appearance.
! The stairs are all slate lined, the
floors cement filed, there are six
drinking fountains throughout the
building in convenient places, and
every room is lighted with 75-Watt
electric lights, of the indirect light
type. The fixtures are from Pet
tengill and Andrews of, Boston and
the electric work was done by the
A. L. French company of Manches-
ter, N. Fl. All the woodwork in
the building is of stained oak, but
the most of the building is of
structural steel and is regarded as
practically fire proof.
On the second floor the
rooms of the Teachers Training
department come first. Then comes
the Sewing room equipped with ev-
erythlng necessary, large cutting
tables, individual tables and lockers
and nearby a storeroom for sup
plies and manufactured articles.
Next comes the physical laboratory
and the Biology recitation room
and the laboratory tables fitted
with quantities of most modern
material. On the east side on this
floor ere recitation rooms designed
for English, French, Physics, an
other large study room and the
library. In all of these the thor
oughly complete equipment is
maintained and the library has
long tables and most inviting
Windsor willow chairs.
Such a running catalogue can
give but a faint idea of the com
pleteness of this building and its
fittings so well calculated to fulfil
the purpose for which they were
assembled. 1t should be seen to
be appreciated.
The building committee and the
contractors in the several depart
ments should each have a bronze
tablet to perpetuate the good work
that has made this beautiful school
building a lasting memorial to
their fortitude and honest purpose.
These contractors should all be
named in this connection and given
due credit for their faithful ser
vice, down to the last man. The
original, general contra ctors were
the Fl. P. Cummings Construction
company of Ware, Mass. Frank
Mills of Montpelier was general
superintendent. The mason fore
man was Lawrence Whipple of
Franconia, N. H.; carpenter fore
man, +. F. Grimes of st. Johns
bury; labor foreman, r. A. Thorn
son OF Barre. The steel construc-
ton was by the Boston Structural
Steel Co., Harry A. Crane, super
intendent; heating and plumbing,
Eaton Hardware Co., of Lyndon
vile, E. A. Martin, superintendent,
Roy Gettman, foreman; electrical
work, A. j. French Co. of Man
chester n. H., Roy Sanborn, fore
man; gravel roof, w. A. Murlfeldt
Co. of Boston, William Lewis,
foreman; plaster work, John Nc
Closky of Boston, Michael Casey,
foreman; blackboards, n E. Slate
Co. of Boston, John Daley, fore
man; shower baths and lavatories,
State Craft Studios Of Boston,
John Dilan, foreman; painting, w.
ID Rich Co., of Randolph, W. M.
Chadbourne, foreman; interior fin
ish, Parker-Y Young Co., of Lisbon,
N. H., doors, A. W. Hastings Co.,
of Boston; brick, Densmore Co., of
Lebanon, N. H., stone, Emerson
and Norris of Boston.
v The building committee from the
board of trustees consisted of f.
A. Darling, chairman, H. +. Fol-
som, j. L. Norris, w. N. Hubbard
and O. d. Mathewson. Their
faithful attention to the giant task
that confronted them last Janu-
cry when all that remained Of
Thompson Hall was a mass of
smoking ruins has made it possible
for this beautiful structure to rise
like Phoenix from the ashes
Backed by the hearty support of
townspeople and alumni of the
school in the raising of the neces-
sary funds, they have given per-
sonal attention to every detail of
construction until their efforts are
crowned with complete success.
The whole-hearted way in which
the people of the community, and
friends Of the school far and wide
have contributed to the fund has
been great credit to all concerned
and made this wonderful achieve
ment possible. 1t has given a
sense of community proplietorship
to the enterprise which will yield
good results. One youngster, who
was looking at the building recent
lily spoke Of it as "Our School" He
he'd contributed his mite to the