Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
JUNIOR HIGH AN
ASSET FOSTERED BY
MAYOR TEbbETTS

Another week will bring to a close
the first yearly administration of the
present mayor, Leon o. Tebbetts,
and his efficient staff. That Water
Vile has seen some remarkable i'm
provements during the past year is
the slogan OF everyone in this city.
Among the many plishme ntS
that have been brought before the
public eye. and perhaps of the most
interest. is the building of the new
Junior high school at the corner of
Pleasant and Elm streets. This fine
modern editice of education is rap
idly nearing completion. and the
mayor deserves much praise for the
successful manner in which he has
carried on the project. When com
pleted the new junior high school
VIII be one of the finest looking and
best equipped school buildings in
the State. 1t is two stories in height
with sub basement. which has q
! modern daylight lighting system for
the basement rooms.
For several years preceding the
starting of the building the PROPOSE
ton was great source of discussion
and was common topic of debate
, at many large public gatherings. But
| 1t was Mayor TebbettS who saw that
! the time had come when 4 new high
| school would have to be built, and
! he came to the rescue with a deter
| mination Of putting the proposition
across by recommending plan OF
: financing the project, which was
adopted.
| Horace True Muzzy was selected
as the architect. and the blueprints
! which he presented to the company
are said to be some of the finest
drawings for a public building ever
seen in the city. When completed
| the building will have 10 class rooms
all furnished with uni-lateral light
! the latest approved method of light
| partments will be created. placing
| Waterville's educational facilities or
| a par with the best. The dimensions
of the building will be 1S9 feet on
the front with the main part of the
! building % feet deep. The center OF
the building. which will contain the
! auditorium on the first floor and the
! gymnasium in the sub basement, will
, be 51 feet deep. in addition to the
above. and ~ feet wide.
i In the sub basement there will be
| located the manual training depart
ment, which will occupy a suite OF
| iii &C IOOIuS, tlc uOIHeSllC science
department. in 4 suite of two rooms;
! a girls toilet room with shower
baths and lockers. and the boys toll
| ct rooms with shower baths. Be
sides all these there will be the tex
| tile and automobile departments
| both of which will be new depar-
lures in the educational program of
! the city. Lastly there will be the
gymnasium, about 60 by 10 feet in
dimension.
! On the first floor there will be nine
class rooms. the principals room
| teachers room and the auditorium
people. In the auditorium there will
| be a stage 26x14 feet with dressing
rooms at either side also boys and
| girls toilets. This will enable the
pupils to utilize their own building
! for their entertainments and there
will he space to do this without be-
ing crowded.
| On the second floor there will be
| 10 class rooms, together with the
! library. All of the class rooms are
to be 2SX22 feet. equipped with ward
| robes and having a seating capacit!
! of 30 pupils in each room. This
will make the building have a seat
ing capacity of $40 pupils, which
will meet the needs for some time
to come.
Besides the other rooms in the
| basement there will be boiler room
coal pocket and q ianitor's ROOM
which will complete the building.