New Britain herald., 1926-03-13
HIGH SCHOOL FOR
 PLAINV|LLE YOUTH
Proposed Structure Will Cost
 Town About S2OO,OO0
Especial to rho Herald)

ing on the subject will report to a special town meeting Monday night, will be model of efficiency and economy of space. The committee examined reports made from studies of more than 100 types of school buildings in the United States and selected that which provides the most instruction area in the least number Of cubic feet
 This was n chief point In sclcc- ton Of plans, and few of the com peting architccts had com pared their plans with these nationwide studies, so that the majority of plans did not meet the conclusions of the invcs'i- gations That selected meets every requirement. and. exclusive of gym rasium and auditorium, gives G2.5 pcr cent of the building for instruc- ton purposes. II was submitted by William T. ToWncr, president Of the School Plan Service bureau Of Mid- dletown,
 The building will hc in the shape of letter "T" with ifs front as tho tnp of the letter. Tho facade will he 1f0 feet long. while the main building will be 7s feet deep and the gymnasium will reach back 10 a depth of 1'9 feel. It will be of lrick construction, with tireprooi corridors and walls, the front and ends being tapestry brick trimmed with cast stonc
 On the ground floor there will be sewing room. a lunch room, a kitchen. q room for cooking instruc- lion. q general ork room, and room ilat inc directors of boys and girls +ihlriic4 and health programs. Thngn will probably be regular 1,achrr5 but will need small rooms for 'ho purpos"s mentioned. On this level will also he lockers and show t'a,
 The gymaeum will hc eight feet l..lo# tno ground floor level and will J,5cn1me sf.;GG fort and be IS feet Ieh; it will he lighted by eight foot windows on three sides. On the ylmc lcyol, under inc north wing ,iu he the fuel and boiler room l'cachcrs will provide for @'9 spec ItOTs..
 On ike first floor will he the study lgIl with sliding blackboard paneI ,artition bctSoon it and th" 1dJolh' iar mechpnical drawing room, th' Jartition being removable to en- urge the hall when necessary. Hero ;lso will be the school library, office of the superintendent Of schoo's office of inc principal, the teachers room. q room for the use of the doc' for cnd nurse, the room for free hand drawing and two classrooms Over the front entrance will be lh' general office with waiting room ere will be the master clock anf .nor telephone center connecting with all rooms in the building
 Tho auditorium, seating 'oo poo t,e. will also be on this floor Thu ,,jll have q balcony and, above this motion picture booth. lt will p' rgod daily for assembly and classc' ia music.
 The second floor will contain fou ,lorerooms along the front, three rooms of the commercial departncn for bookkeeping. typeWritlne' ah' shorthand; two science rooms on tor ubys,,s and chemistry and III other for general science ah' ology; "Nd 2 stororoom' lAtre WI ;r4o he SjoYcrooms and cIoS'' n,ra tho jani or will k"cp hruShc .,3 ,nbp,.-. ",,o sinks for his nFf l., Inc main corridor and at "ac Hl corner D lh" a&dllorln'h 'I ,airtclls. lien:"d tro1 2o'v" "I tr,frcnr in every u.sp"c'. hack 0 ft,,.. ayc .u"ll rocw= one tier |" each side ,Nt~ndinG from top to lo' f,rJ of the building. On the nov, .'. tho i~NiiorS room is at 'he DO. i'm. with frr girls physical d' ,...ar'. r,oia. tr"ch"rS' room Snl ,l. ,oom. and emergency toH'' ,,r f. in tn2' ordrr Tn" %on' ll'r t..r .yir rorlri,o tho shipping ,oou for tno opening and Wranr'n = ,,.aars. 'r" hoy.' physical d' ,.rtnr's roar,. doo'or'g room, an ,ulpIy 700 :,
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 Tlo huiIIiu" is H@rn'd S" '"' .llitionS ra.,' lo Igrd' 10 adEa"'af ,,.i.bort tearing out any of me pres <,,, structure, No member ot tn school coumino" nas been '''r t.rl q school so 'asily adapted ! ,or;ors kj,,ls o' high school Wor ... this one. Tho good ''a'hr'H n:hsr schools h;ty' been ln'"r' '"'' cd and tho bad ouys "limi""'"d' h fbc high schools 'milt or pIana'4 ,,orrcctirut Niihm thc past TN ,rars having to'u 't"mlhr'. A"' rlans called for a--,.0'3 for 'u''' ing alone. int II is 'Ap"Ct"d 70 f'' and cn,ip ,h, school for S2'", '' Relieving they Ha}' h" h"a' ppSS'' rlan and cstim&'" ;h" 'on'ih'''' feels that rh" layout con'amS mo' ,lura,ionl spnr. for l"'s mo' fAsn any hujlIiog %'A N'' 'on''h cuo-s.
 .rn, school oil s,' ja"h '"o f' from Hast s'r,,' on a rising Er3' of four f-sr. In front will h' Ia' md walks. with drives on ho'n .ll' SO arranged iha' ears may 20 " rac,lv 10 'ho rear for parking fyav circl" clos" 10 "i'h'r Sid'. q l,,r ~oods. and r'turn With9n' rl r.ung tho play orea.
 The building i> planned as con fuuni,y con''r, and r is possible 'oa' any portion alone and,