Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 21 December 1938 — Page 6

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Dedicate New Junior-Senior High Thursda

Stage Is All Set To Dedicate New School Building

Official Program Opens Thursday Night At 8 O’clock; Inspection Tour Follows. PLANS COMPLETE The stage Is all set! Months and months of arduous labor, then weeks and weeks of intensive planning are to be culminated Thursday December 22 at 8 p. m. when Decatur dedicates its new *250,000 junior-senior high school on Jeff-, erson street. Massive in structure, impressive in its grandeur and beauty, the new monument to education in Decatur has brought gasps of awe and surprise from those who have already entered its portals. On this night residents of the city and community will be privileged to tour its tens of classrooms, study halls, and spacious corridors. “Open house’ with a general in-' vitation to the public to inspect the new structure, will be the feature of the dedication night. The doors will be open to all visitors. Final plans have been made for the official opening of the huge, 1 new structure, reputed to be one of the finest and largest of its kind in this section of the state, I as well as undeniably one of the city’s most beautiful buildings. Ten months ago after the Old I Central school, which for years had served the higher education ■ needs of the community, was razed to make way for the new structure. ground was broken for the elaborate new building, proclaim-' ed the last word In modernity and efficiency. For years the school leaders of the city struggled under the severe handicap of inefficient facilities and cramped quarters, with ] the buildings declared hardly fit ; for such purposes. Thursday these same school enthu(CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) '

Congratulations to the City of Decatur on the erection and dedication of their splendid new High School • It has been our pleasure and privilege to have furnished material for the Erection and Lighting * * of this magnificent new High School Building I / The National Mill & Supply Co FORT WAYNE, IND.

FLOOR SPACE IS PLANNED EFFICIENTLY Efficiency Is Shown In Carefull Designing Os New School Despite its hugeness and large number of class rooms, laboratories, storage rooms and offices, the new junior-senior high school is not the incomprehensible maze a 'visitor might thing before entering. Careful planning by the architects, contractors and school board has resulted irf an efficiently planned two and one-half story building that becomes an “open book” I to students and visitors after preliminary investigation. j On the first or basement floor of the new structure are located the shops, laboratories and home economics rooms. In the east wing of the first floor are located the kitchen, dining rooms and storage rooms of the domestic science classes. Modern appliances are used throughout. Chemistry, biology and physics rooms and laboratories line the north side of the first floor, while lockers, storage rooms, toilet facilities, boiler room and gym entrances are also available on this floor. At the west wing of the first floor are located the shops of the mechanical drawing. manual training and other industrial arts classes. In the east wing of the second or main floor are located the offices of Principal W. Guy Brown and Superintendent Walter J. Krick. Mr. Brown's office flanks the north side of the corridor and

Top center — View of stage and | gymnasium. I itl ■ I ct || fe . / _ - '' S'. Il whl * r Above — Fourth street entrance £ to gymnasium-auditorium.

Mr. Krick’s the south. The huge glass brick windows trailed down past these offices from the floor above. A library storage space, is built onto the superintendent’s office, while a storage closet is also added to the principal's office. It is here that the main control for the public address system is also located. In the west wing of this floor are located the huge typing and bookkeeping rooms. Glass brick walls also lend to the lighting facilities here. Along the corridors are located the civics, Latin, English, Algebra and other classrooms as well as gym entrances, .lockers, lavatory facilities for boys, girls and teachers. Outer offices also flank the private offices of the principal and superintendent. The third floor plan is featured by the huge study hall in the west wing, flanked by the library and the music room in the east wing

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1938.

Views Os New Junior-Senior High School

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The Teaching Staff In The New Junior-Senior School The superintendent, the principal, a corps of 18 teachers, a secretary to the principal and a secretary to the superintendent comprise the teaching staff of the new junior senior high school. The Staff W. Guy Brown, Principal and Sociology. Harry Daily, physics and mathematics. Lowell J. Smith, social science. Sylvester Everhart, science, physical education. R. A. Adams, science, mathematics. Sigurd Anderson, commercial. Vaughn Millikan, commercial, English. Deane Dorwin, history, athletics. Elizabeth Frisinger, Latin. English. Eloise Lewton, English. Harold Mumma, English, commercial geography. Amos Ketchum, industrial arts. Helen Haubold, music. Kathryn Kauffman, art. Eleanor Pumphrey, girls’ physical education. Hugh Andrews, mathematics, athletic director. Mildred Worthman. home economics. Glennys .Elzey, librarian, history. Albert Sellemeyer .band. Walter J. Krick, superintendent. Angie Macy, secretary to the superintendent. Glenys Kern, secretary to the principal.

I A sliding door to divide the mus- ' ic room makes it adaptable for many uses. Lavatory facilities for both boys and girls, additional classrooms, storage space, junjior high classrooms, and -two auditorium entrances comprise the balance of the floor space here. The huge boiler room with its maze of pipes, cables and other lines which control the living pulse of the institution is one of its most interesting and fascinating places. Here two large, modern boilers

Congratulations A FINE NEW SCHOOL IN A FINE CITY We are glad of the part we had in its completion as it was our privilege to do the— Electrical Works and install the Electrical Fixture Dix-Kelly Electric Shop,lnc. 226 E. Berry St. Ft. Wayne, Ind.

i- supply the heat in an even, mod- ■ erate manner with the aid of radiators and hot air ventilators. An ash elevator and large coal bins consume the rest of the floor space here. Two entrances are avallable to the boiler room, the one down a stairway from the I south end of the building and the other from the school corridor. Modernistic, indirect lighting in all classrooms on the second and third floors, separate ventilators and public address speakers and various other facilities complete (PONTtNUED ON PAGE SEVEN!

"j Bottom center — Action picture 3 of first basketball jtame in new ■ gymnasium. Above — One of the Jefferson street entrances to the school proper. ,

Three Custodians Are Employed At Junior-Senior High * a Although the duties of administration and the burdens of planning for the dedication of the new junior-senior high school lie heavily upon the shoulders of the superintendent, principal, school board members and others, there are three men in the building probably just as busy—the custodians. The custodians, whose duties consist of maintaining the building, insuring even heating and ventilation and attending to minor details are Joel Reynolds, Delma Elzey and George Squiers. Ever since the opening of the new structure these three have been daily engaged in cleaning, polishing, shining and scrubbing to secure a state of complete cleanliness in the building.

Gym-Auditorium One Os Features In New Buildir

DREAM OF ONE YEAR BECOMES REAL THURSDAY Dedication T o Climax First Impetus Given Movement Year Ago Just about one year ago the school board of the city of Decatur first considered the building of a new school to meet the demands of progressing forms of education. In an interview, Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse suggested that the new school building also embrace a community hall, of which Decatur was badly in need. He suggested a hall large enough to accomodate civic and community gatherings, audiences for prominent pub- . lie speakers and entertainments. The suggestion grew and grew. I Sentiment was agreeable and fav--1 orable comments were forthcomI ing from all sides. Impetus to the movement was ! given when Mayor Holthouse with ' the support of the city council. ; stated that the city would partii cipate financially to the limit the law would permit. The school board applied for a grant from the public works administration and it was found that the city could donate *50,000 toward construction of the building, i After plans had been prepared due to bond iudebtedness limita- 1 tions it was found that the final I plans had to be reduced, thus eli- i minating the possibility of build- i ing a *350.000 building. Since the PWA agreed to furn- I ish 45 per cent of the estimated cost, the city’s contribution of i (CONTINUED ON FACE ,’3EVEN)

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Compliments OF A. M. Strauss ARCHITECT 415 CAL-WAYNE BLDG. FT. WAYNE, INDIANA 1

Structure Is Heralded One Os Finest 01 Kind In Section Indiana. ALL MODERN Undoubtedly one of the attractions of the new w million dollar junior-senior school is its modern gymni auditorium. The building of this f ntg the school brings a realizati the fondest dreams of ciri( | school patrons and leaders. The first impression in ( ing the structure is it ß h ag and appearance of cleanliness A gleaming hardwood floc x 56 feet, with a marked r( : tion playing floor of 74 x 59 is flanked on three sides bj upon row of stadiHm seats. 0 I north end of the structure i masterpiece of construction - huge stage. Towering far above the i most view of the stage fron floor and bleachers are the of “top lights” for use in | public addresses and civic ings. Banking the front it brill lam row of footlights. Accoustical Ceiling Probably the most unusus dition to the structure is th coustical ceiling, a feature known to most gymnasiutn-ati iums, but considered one ol most essential. A crazy-quilt pattern, d with flush-type lights that a diffused ray, adds both color beauty. Basketball goals of latest type that can be draw flush with the ceiling, when in use; a ticket office, can a spacious lobby and ticket-, ing facilities, a modern ven ing and heating system, publi dress system facilities on the stage and at the oifii (CONTINUED ON PAGE EtOl