The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-18
Nelu High School Building Is Last
Word in Both Design and Equipment
First Floor Has Eight Class.
rooms, Radio Control and
Gymnasium. Auditorium
OFFICES GROUPED TOGETHER
Loud Speakers Will Give School
Heads Means Of Com.
rnunication

The first floor Of the new 100000
high school building will provide &C.
commodations for eight classrooms,
the complete administration unit, and
the convertible gymnasium auditori.
um.
All the administrative offices are
grouped together In the southwest
portion Of this floor and the doors
are arranged to provide inter-office
communication. In the center Of
this unit Is the general office, from
which school supplies will be sold.
A large vault Is built into the corner
Of this room. At one side Of the gen.
eral office Is the superintendent Of
flee, which adjoins room to be used
for school board meetings. In SIM
liar position on the other side Of the
general office is the principals office
with q small waiting room and 4
radio room.
All the rooms will be connected by
. system Of loud speakers controlled
from this room. Announcements from
the principals office viii be made
in this way, lecturers can address the
students In certain rooms, or In every
room, and regular boadcasts can be
relayed to all parts Of the building.
This will be the only school building
In the state equipped in this way.
Plenty Of Windows
Each classroom has at least three
large double windows, q small coat
closet for the teacher, and built-in
combination storage and exhibit ca
binet for the work Of the department.
One room on this floor used by the
music department will be specially
treated with insulating material to
make 1t sound-proof. There will be
a small office for the music supervisor
and q room where band instruments,
uniforms, and music may be stored.
Two Of the large English depart
ment classrooms on the west side Of
this floor will be separated by slid
ing partition. When this Is opened
these rooms will make small audi
forum seating 100 people. A stage at
one end makes the room adaptable
for meetings Of many kinds as well
as for the public speaking and de-
bate classes.
The individual steel lockers for the
pupils coats and books will be recess
ed into the walls of the main corridor
on each floor. Toilet room facilities
also are provided on each floor.
Economy ID Watchword
The entire north end Of the build
ing Is the gymnasium unit. This may
be shut off from the class room unit
to effect economy in heating. En-
frances to the gymnasium are also
designed to obviate traffic through
any other part Of the building.
This unit also will serve as an
auditorium and will be equipped with
folding seats Of type to facilitate
converting it quickly from gymnasi-
UNI into an auditorium.
To the right Of the west gymnasium
entrance is the ticket booth. The
placement Of this allows two unin-
terrupted lines Of traffic. The one
on the right Is for those purchasing
tickets. Those holding season tickets
may proceed directly on the left to
the gymnasium without interference.
The boys locker and dressing room
Is on the east end Of the gymnasium;
the girls on the west. Both are con-
nected directly to the gymnasium as
well as to the outer corridor. Adjoin-
ing each room is an instructors office.
Glass is used between this and the
locker room 50 that the instructor
has supervision Of it at all times.
Stage Well Equipped
At the west side Of the playing
floor is q large stage measuring "a
by IS feet. This Is equipped with dis
appearing footlights so that the stage
may be used for additional seating
space at basketball games and other
indoor athletic events. At either side
of the stage are stairways. one lead
ing to the theatrical dressing rooms
directly below and the other provid-
ing q direct exit outside for spec
tators at the games.
The outside dimensions Of this
gymnasium auditorium wing are 100
by 1872 feet. As shown In the floor
plans, this provides for two basket
ball courts each 40 by "a feet for class
use, and q large floor a by 90 for
public games. Spectators will be &C
commodated on the stage. on bleach
ers ON the south side Of the floor. and
in the balcony above. An indoor base
ball diamond also will be provided on
the floor for the physical education
classes.
The overall length Of the entire
first floor is 1877 feet and the class
room unit Is s. feet wide. The main
entrances to the building are on this
floor level, fronting on Seventh and
on Eighth Street. with four additional
entrances to the gymnasium. and
south entrance near the present high
school building. There Is no direct
connection between the two buildings