The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-07-15
New High School
AT Freehold to be
Ready by Sept. ]

nEduy Dy OCpl. 1
Much discussion has been caused
among the tourist on the state highway
thru Freehold in regard to the historic
looking structure" being completed.
This building is the new high school.
1t has been in the course of con-
struction for the past months. 1t
/ is located on lower Broadway
| Marlboro road and is Of Colonial ar
chitecture. being designed from In
| dependence Hall.
The building may be entered by
stone stairway. There are three de-
partments on the ground floor, one
new one in this place, a domestic
science room. Adjacent is q lunch
room and agriculture room. In the
rear of this floor is the manual train
ing room. the boiler room, coal bunk
ers and storage rooms. East from
the basement is stairway leading to
the gN mnasium.
In the rear Of the gymnasium are
| located the boz lockers and shower
baths, the directors and athletic i'm
structor's rooms.
G ming from the main entrance to
the first floor, one passes thru large
vestibule and lobby. Facing this is a
space reserved for a memorial tablet.
A door opposite leads to superin-
tendent's and clerks office, adjoining
the principals room. Adjacent is one
| class room There are six more class
irooms on this floor and study hall
able to accommodate S8 pupils. Ad-
/ Joining the study hall is the library and
| teachers rest room.
M, %bo xuaat Of fba pnfraf4pp ic the
auditorium which like the pymnasi-
um, is almost q separate building. The
/ main building measures 145 by 63
feet while that Of the auditorium is
I 50 by SO feet. In the front of the
Auditorium is a large stage thanked
| by dressing rooms. The floor of the
auditorium seats $50 persons and is
equipped with stationary chairs. The
balcony accommodates 200 and is
furnished with movable chairs. There
is motion picture booth in the rear Of
the balcony.
The girls lockers and showers are
at the east end of the main building.
The room capacity is about 522 per
sons.
The second floor has four main
class-rooms. Directly over the SUI
perintendent's and principals offices
is located bookkeeping and type
writing roo1n divided bg glass par
tition allowing one teacher to be IN
charge Of both departments. The
other three classes will be the biolo-
gy room chemistry laboratory and
physics laboratory.
With the exception Of the study
hall. the chemistry laboratory is the
largest separate class room in the.
school. In conjunction with the ply
sizes laboratory there is a small dark
room situated to the left. Boys lava
tories, girls rest room and a male
teachers rest room will occupy the
remainder of the space. Railways
are lined on both sides with built-in
lockers.
The chemistry laboratory has two
units each accommodating 10 stu
dents. The Lincoln tables have been
ms allied in this department. The
physics laboratory has been equipped
with six large tables, each one having
gas and electric connections
A large storage room is located in
THE tower, also fan room with ven
tilators. The heighth of the main
building is So feet and the tower is
100 feet.
The gymnasium measures o. by W
feet and the bleachers on the left side
accommodates $50 persons with pos
sibility Of 100 extra.
The PLAYING floor itself is 40 by 10
feet. The Y. M. G. A. court on
Throckmorton street, where the local
high school team has formerly played,
has floor of "a bv So feet.
Thruout the construction the in
terior woodwork is of oak.
The Roof is made of asbestos prepar-
alton and is equipped with upper fash
ings, leaders and cutters.
Contractor for the construction
are Chech & Mark, Of South River.
The architect is Alexander Merchant,
of New Brunswick
TIL grounds are being laid out
somewhat similar to those of the
present high school with plants,
flowers and trees and gravel path
ways.
TO right of the school is the
new athletic grounds on which the
football team played last fall.
The new school will cost approx
mately $250,00O and will be used for
the first time on Tuesday. Sept. Z, the
latter, date being the day for the open
ing