The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-30

Glasgow, March IT, Glasgow
$4,000 addition and improvement to
the present high school was spread
before the board of trustees by the
architects, Stanley & Baker, Great
Falls, in blue print and perspective
and given the approval of the board
members. General plans of the build
ing were shown the trustees and a
motion passed approving them and
authorizing architects to continue with
the drafting.
Plans Tor Improvement of the south
side grammar school in the estimated
amount Of $4,000 will be submitted
soon.
he present building will be enlarg-
ed by building additions on both the
north and south end, making the to-
tai length Of the building 3l3 feet.
The north addition will be used for
grade school ard the south addition
for the junior high school and gym
naSiuum-auditOIium
In the basement of the Junior high
school addition will be the home econ
Omics department, an office for the
directors of girls physical education
and the giIls showers and locker
room. There will be eight rooms on
the other two floors, devoted exclu-
slvely to junior high school work.
The gallery to the gymnasium will
be equipped with nearly 500 auditor
lum chairs, arranged on steps so ev-
cry one can get a full view of the
basketball floor. The basketball floor
Will be 80 by "A feet. At commence
ment this playing floor will be pro-
vided with movable seats so that
l,OOO people may be comfortably
seated. Under auditorium seats will
be the boys showers and locker room.
an office for the boys director of phy-
steal education and storage space for
auditorium chairs and gymnasium
equipment
The proscenium opening to the
stage will be 30 feet. The stage can be
shut off from the basket ball floor
by cOunterpoised partition so that
they can both be used at the same
time. On the stage, there will also
be room devoted to music and band
rehearsals.
The basement Of the present build
ing will be enlarged so as to provide
general shop 81 by % feet and
mechanical drawing room 40 by 10
ieet. The general shop will have an
inclined driveway so machinery may
be brought in on the ground floor and
worked on by agricultural classes.
There will also be a school supply
room and an agricultural laboratory
on this floor.
"A tlreproof vault will be built into
the superintendent office. A new
boiler room will be built where the
present gymnasium is located, accom-
modating two large boilers, with an
tomato stokers. The oil boiler room
Will be used for the janitor's work
shop and an automatic hoist will dis
pose of the ashes. A new smoke stack
three feet square, inside measure
ments, will be constructed.
The high school science laboratory
Will be enlarged by removing the par.
tltlon between the lecture room and
the laboratory. This room will be
equipped with Lincoln desks and the
whole room can be used for either
RECITATION room or laboratory pur-
poses.
The high school library will be NOV
ed int more commodious quarters on
the third floor and the principals Of
flee will also be on that floor.
There will be eight rooms in the
grade addition, only six of which will
be used the first year, the other two
being provided for increased growth
IN enrolment. The basement of the
grade addition will not be developed
next year but can be used as play
room and lunchroom.