The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-04
Will Dedicate
New BuIdiinQ
On May IS
Board To Formally Accept
Handsome Structure With
Appropriate Exercises.
PUBLIC CORDIALLY
INVITED TO ATTEND

INVITED TO ATTEND
The board of trustees of the Libby
schools plan to dedicate the new
grade school building on May Is.
The program will be in charge of
the local chapter of the Parent
Teachers Association and will in
clude the formal reception of the
building from the Public Works
Administration and the contractor
and then its dedication to the par
ents and the patrons of the district.
Practically all the installation has
been made and the grounds are be-
ing cleaned of construction material.
Sidewalks have been laid but the
landscaping of the yard and plant
1ngs Will be made during the sum-
n1er.
The building includes the most
improved methods of lighting, ven
tilatlon and heating that have been
worked our for modern school
buildings and the public is urged
TO make a complete inspection of
the plant after the ceremonies. Six
large classrooms with built in lock-
er systems will be available for the
first SIX units of the grades. A
playroom and auditorium equipped
with stage and arrangements for Wis
ual education will be available to
both the pupils of the new and old
Central buildings. This feature is
IN line with the emphasis on health
instruction and the use of motion
n & nc he rf
and dramatics in the daily life of the
child Rooms for principals of
flee, nurses room. a music room
and q library are part of the new
building.
An item of concern to all par
ents is the fireproof construction of
the main corridors which pupils
reach from any class room or other
room in the school and which will
be protection in case of fire or
other hazard.
The toilet and wash room faciIi-
ties are as modern and attractive
as will be found in any home. A
shower room will be available to
boys on certain days and to the girls
on an alternate schedule.
Good lighting System
In this community where the win
ter brings many cloudy days the
lighting arrangements have been
designed to give adequate illumina-
ton to any part of the room at all
times. The primary rooms will be
equipped with tables and chairs fol-
lowing the latest trends in seating
for smaller children. The air from
each room will be drawn through
the lockers into the exhaust stacks
SO that the supply of fresh air will
be changed every few minutes. The
heat is supplied by hot water sys-
tenn with fine radiators recessed
into the walls. The building il now
wired for fire alarms anI class
room bells. Additional wiring is in
cluded SO that an intercbl. .nunicat-
ing system with radio connection
may be installed in the future when
that type of instruction becomes
practical.
The floors through the building
are of maple except in the corri-
doris, and on the steps where terrazo
is used. The classroom floors have
been laid with contrasting shades
of the wood which forms an attract
i've pattern The contract includes
decorating in the auditorium only.
The walls and the corridors will be
kalsomined later when they have
become thoroughly seasoned.
The trustees feel that they have
received the finest cooperation
from the contractor and the PWA of
ficials and are confident that they
have a building that is modern in
every respect for school purposes
They believe they have gotten value
received for expenditures. and are
anxious that the public, whose chill
dren are to receive the benefits, be-
come acquainted with the new
structure which the taxpayers have
provided. 1t is building, they feel
that would be credit to any COM
munity, building which symbol
ICES the type of improvement that
is now evident in our progressive
little city.
Provides Much Labor
The following items are supplied
by Mr. Roy Travers, P. w. A. en-
gineer
When the school district dedi-
Gates its new $4,000 building, it
will do so with the appreciation
that the Public Works Administra-
ton made a AS per cent outright
grant available to the district for
this much needed improvement.
An invitation to take part has
been sent to regional P. W. A. di-
rector r. A. Radford of Omaha,
Neb. Whitehouse & Price, archi-
lectures who designed the building,
will make final inspection of their
handiWork on May 10, along with
Roy Traver, resident engineer in
spector, and members Of the school
board.
fThe following contracts were
awarded on Sept. 2, 1898: General
contract, $46,50400 Graham * Son,
aMissoula; plumbing, heating and
ventilation, S9,69800, Zehniser &
Warren, Spokane; electrical work
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