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Show HIGfi SCHOOL IS NOW SAFE. ALTERATIONS IN "WEST SIDE BUILDING; 1LTNIMIZE DANGER DAN-GER FBOEC FLUE. A wrong impression has gotten out, it seems, in regard to the condition of tho west oldo high school building. It having beon qulto generally reported that tho weekly assemblies of that school had been discontinued by Prof. Eaton for the reason rea-son that the building was considered unsafe un-safe Whllo It Is true that tho building Is tho ono reported as being tho lenst safe by tho Board of Education committco appointed ap-pointed to JnBpect the school building of the city, It is alo true that tho most serl-oub serl-oub dofects have already been remedied, and tho assemblies havo not been held for several weks past bocauso It was inconvenient incon-venient to hold thorn whllo ronairs were In progress, Tho building Is now considered consid-ered comparatively safe In caso of firo. A test was conducted yesterday by Prof. Eaton, the regular alarms of lire having been sounded without previous warning to any of the pupils,- nnd the building was emptied in two minutes, with no sign of a panic. Tho assembly will be held today and regularly hereafter. Tho principal improvement already .mado is the changing chang-ing of the doors to mako them all open outward. Somo changes arc yet to be mado in the stairways, when It Is considered consid-ered that tho building will bo as safo aa any In the city. |