White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-10-07
new HIGH SCHOOL UNIT
SERVES MANY PURPOSES

Worlunen finished the new unit to
Of the locker rooms and the gym for
the high school the latter part of last
week and the seventh and eighth
grades under Mr.. Melville moved in
Monday. The new addition is built
over the gym and will be used as a
study hall and assembly room. 1t is
equipped with twelve foot stage
with flood and foot lights and
stage door which will allow the use
of the locker rooms and gym for
dressing and assembling the perfor-
mers when entertainments are given.
The study hall has n seats and this
number can be increased to 100 by
using all of the possible space. At
present the seats are mounted on l by
inch strips so that the rows Of seats
can be moved together, allowing ad-
ditiona1 chairs to be placed in the
room at times when it is being used
for plays, debates, graduating exer-
cises, and similar activities.
The advantages from having this
additional room are manifold Bring
ing the seventh and eighth grades to
the high school leaves adequate room
for the growing classes in the grade
school and allows room for the
senaration Of the first and second
Grades and placing of each under
separate teacher, thus insuring
adeouate attention to the younger
rupils. who require more attention
than the older ones. Such an action
-vas really imperative because last
wear these combined grades had
reached an enrolment Of 44-too
many for one teacher
The crowded conditions on the plav-
7unds at the grade school have also
been relieved and the elimination OF
the larger pupils makes better play
Ground for the younger ones.
The seventh and eighth grades
having been brought out to the high
schcol, will be under the influence OF
the high school students and will be
better prepared for the change into
high school when it comes. This may
reallv be considered the beginning OF
a Iunior high school, for it will de-
veiop into school of this type in a
short time and the pupils will benefit
by the better equipment they tlnd at
the high school for both work and
play.
In addition to supplying room tor
the seventh and eighth grades, the
new study hall gives sufficient room
for the seating of the high school
students. The high school has been
growing steadily and this year there
was decided lack of space for study
rooms. Now every student, from the
se.-erth grade to the last year OF high
school, has a place to study and al
the time this room is under the super
vision of teacher Thise is a great
Improvement over conditions IN the
rast, where students were left for one
OF more periods without supervision.
The seventh and eighth graders
will also be assured of the advantage
of directed physical training and the
use of the showers twice week.
Other material Improvements in
clrde an increase in the size of the
heating unit, which will deliver more
he=t at the same cost as the smaller
unit, enlarged dressing rooms and new
shower baths. These last will allow
three showers for the bows and two
for the girls which is an Improvement
over the arrangement last wear. which
was single bath apiece for the boys
and girls. ,Ventilating fans have also
been in~tal1ed in the dressing rooms
- derided ADVANTAGE TO the school
as it will do away with the unpleasant
cIors a1wavs found around unven-
tilated showers.
The caracity If the hot water tank
has also been increased thus insur-
ing plenty of hot water for showers.