Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-07
San BENITOS
new SCHOOL
OPENS TODAY
(By staff Corresponoent)

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SAN BENITO, Sept. S. High
school students will enter for the
first time Monday the new build
Ing erected for their use at q cost
Of $l69 900 and constituting one
Of the most modern educational
plants In the state. according to
6upt. r. j. Yoe-
Pupils In other grades also viii
have added and new facilities and
the faculty as a whole Is the best.
that could be secured Mr.. Voc as
serted An open house will be held
Friday night, Sept. 10.
The new two-story structure is
Of modified Spanish Renaissance
design adapted to school use and
corresponds with the architecture
Of the building formerly used for
high school purposes. Tapestry
brick in light ~variegated shades Is
used for the building which is
trimmed In cast stone.
The new building Is a central
unit in q group Of three structures
on the North Dirk Bowling Ave.
campus and all are linked by means
OF arcades.
The school Is thoroughly fire
PROCEED, being constructed with re-
inforced concrete including floor
and roof slabs. An intercomunicat-
ing telephone system and loud
speaker announcement apparatus
In each room. complete fire alarm
system, standpipe and fire hose
system offer additional protection
from the danger Of fire. Two fire
proof vaults were built.
The building Is designed along
the open plan, all rooms being sub
ject TO sufficient ventilation at ali
times.
There are terrazzo floors in the
corridors, vitrified tile floors In the
toilet rooms, composition tile in
the laboratories assembly hall, IL
brary. study hall, teacher rest
rooms and offices.
There are oak floors In the class
rooms and doors are OF quarter
sawed oak with trim bronze hard
ware. All trim Is In the same oak.
Sound-quieting materials have
been built into the assembly rooms.
library, study halls and music
room.
The steam heating plant is isolat-
ed to eliminate all possible danger.
The plant heats all buildings on
the campus. thereby replacing In
dividual boilers in each.
A complete clock and bell system.
automatically operated by cleo
tricity, has been installed.
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building as well as the library,
assembly rooms. study halls, etc.
This includes laboratories which
are very modernly equipped.
Phelps 81 Devices of San Antonio
are the designing architects who
drew the plans for the structure
and Lloyd r. Mellor OF Harrington
was supervising architect. The
building was erected by Meriwether
a. Sauers. general contractors OF
San Benito and Harrington while
by Loyd-P eale- Ditmar Electric Co.
by Loyd-ePale- Ditmar Electric Co.
of San Antonio and plumbing and
heating by A. j.. Mnnier & Co.. San
Antonio.
The gymnasium will be in use for
the second year. The buildii J In
tended for use as cafeteria and
manual training department will be
used in this manner for the first
time. having housed classes last
wear while the new high school was
under construction. The junior high
building vas RACED.
other construction out OF a 1920
600 bond issue was an auditorium
at South Ward school. new build
ings at Mexiquito school and re-
moval and reconstruction OF two
brick buildings formerly on the high
school campus at a new location at
the negro school.
Considerable new equipment also
was purchased.