The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-11

made available 21,000 man hours OF
labor to the unemployed
1t is expected dedication services
will probably be held at the same
time this years high school gradu-
ating exercises are held in June
The completion of the alteration
to the old building. and the add
tons. give Troy one of the most
complete school plants in the state
of Montana.
In the old building the assembly
was divided into two rooms, one
to be used as an assembly room,
and the other To house the science
department of the school. The con- T
struction contract called for the in
stallation of equipment, and as a
result the science room is equipped
with cases for specimens as we'll as
modern chemistry table. The
former science room in the basement
will be used by the Boy Scout troop.
which is sponsored by the school
A neW Wakefield boiler was in
stalled in the boiler room. with a
larger hot water tank than formerly,
as we'll as making alterations in
the room itself
In the basement room now being
used by the typewriting and book
keeping department of the school.
new library cases were installed,
and this room will be used exclus-
lively as a library by the school, the
! tipping department being moved to
the first floor in the new west wing.
Changes were made in the toilet
rooms of the basement new and
modern equipment being stalled, and
the rooms being treated to new coats
of paint
The east end addition houses the
new auditorium This addition,
/ 77x75 feet, contains the auditorium,
and the mems and women's dressing
rooms. An incline floor was built
in, and the room has 400 seats, with
plenty of aisle room. The flooring
is maple. and the ceiling is finished
with cane fibre tile tapestry tex
/ tured finish for the acoustical value.
The stage is Is feet deep by 80 feet
| in length, and is equipped with a
front curtain Of velour, rust in coll
or, 3 masking borders. 2 sets of 3
each rotating wings and tracks, and
rear curtains and tracks. A very
complete stage and border lighting
has been installed The lights are
in three colors, and all are handled
| by electric switches in the wings.
/ Window shades in the auditorium
are a dark color, allowing for the
showing of motion pictures, if need
ed, at any time during the day
Two hundred of the 400 auditorium
seats are furnished with tablet arms.
as this room will be used by high
school students for an assembly
room The dressing rooms of the
auditorium have the floors covered
with inlaid linoleum
The auditorium has outside en-
frances from the rear into the dress
ing rooms, as we'll as a main en-
trance from the school building
proper, and one from the street side
of the building The room is also
equipped with modern drinking
fountain.
The west wing of the building
is 71x53 feet, and houses the do
nestle science. manual training and
tipping and bookkeeping depart
ments of the school.
The domestic science room,
38hxl9le feet in size, is of a putty
finish on the walls and ceiling The
floor is covered with inland lin
oleum, and the room is equipped
with three electric ranges, hot
plates, 2 cooking tables, 3 sewing
tables, wardrobe with glass doors.
cupboards, sink, an ironing
board built into the wall, and
sewing cases.
The corridors in the west wing
are 81 feet in width, and in the
corridors have been installed 100
steel lockers, built into the walls
The manual training room is 1912
feet in width by az feet in length,
and is finished with a maple floor.
The equipment in this room con-
slsts of manual training benches,
a turning lathe, band saw, a joint
er, table saw, grinder all cleo
trically operated, as well as hand
saws of all kinds, planes, hammers,
clamps, gauges, levels, squares,
braces and bits, rules, scrapers,
drills, screwdrivers, nail sets, etc,
to completely equip this depart
ment
The tipping and bookkeeping
room is 1919 feet in width and 52R
feet in length. This room is di-
vided by glass partition, and has
plenty of blackboard space, and
good window lighting. The floor is
finished with maple.
The entire new construction has
been electric lighted according to
modern standards, one candle pow
err for every three square inches of
space.
Troy is justly proud of its new
school building, and the school
board members, j. Fl. Coffman,
chairman, j. K. Pattie, H. w. Ford,
Elgin Murphy and A. j. Williams,
with Mrs. Edith Mason, clerk, are to
be congratulated for their foresight
and perseverance in being able to
secure the new plant for the pa
irons of the district.