The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
NEARS COMPLETION

Many will recall the excellent art
icle in the last issue of The Green
and Brown, regarding our new high
| school building. The type of building,
class rooms and arrangements of de-
partments were excellently described,
SO, in order for anyone to get fuller
conception, it will be necessary to
visit the building itself.
To fully appreciate its Importance
to the community it will be necessary
to review the purposes Of the meet
ings previous to the bond election and
to recall the outcome of the election.
The work of the school board in con-
ference with school men from differ
ent parts of this state and others, to-
gether with the many conferences with
the architects, Marsh and Walling-
ford, will always be an unheralded
story, but the results of these confer
ences are vindicated when we make a
careful study of the visible plant. No
effort or time were spared in making
the building one of artistic beauty, as
well as a modern school plant which
incorporated the latest idea in school
architecture. The plans Of utilizing
the auditorium as gymnasium and
the stage as music department are
both modern and have meant the saw
ing of considerable money to the tax
payers. The combining of the library
with the study hall will add greatly
toward providing a more suitable en-
vironment for study than could be OBJ
tanned under the old type of study
hall.
The school board did not lose sight
of the fact in planning the building,
that it was to serve the educational
needs of this community - that the
arrangements of departments was to
fit into the type of work to be of
fered in these departments and that
the work offered in the various
courses of study would comply quite
favorably with modern high school
practice.
According to present plans, work
will be offered along the four follow
ing lines: Classical, scientific, COM
mercial and industrial arts courses.
These courses are so planned as to
meet the state requirements for sec
ondary schools as we'll as the stand
ard set by the North Central assecia-
ton of secondary schools and col
leges, which comprises about 20 of the
mid-central and western states. This
means that student graduating from
high school which is member Of
this association is eligible to admit
tance without taking an entrance eX-
animation. Students, then, who select
their courses carefully will have no
difficulty in entering the state uni
versity or Normal schools for the
continuation of their professional
work, whether it be teachers course,
law, medicine or what not.
The fourth year of high school work
will be offered next year for the first
time. Many are now anxious to en-
roll as members of the first gradual
ing class under the new organization
A large enrolment is anticipated in
each grade. Owing to the division Of
work and displacement Of teachers, it |
was decided to have the eighth grade
enroll in the new building next year
The equipment for the new high
school is being ordered for delivery
by August 1, so that ample time win
be given to install the same, ready
for the opening date, September 3.
Pupils of high school age should
make every effort possible to attend
high school this coming year, either
in the new high school or at the Nor
NAL school. The committee on "Boys'
Work" are planning to have every
boy and girl of high school age at
tend school this coming year. ]