Show DUCHESNE NEW J Is the finest high school building in the state for the amount of 41 money invested in the northwest corner of roosevelt and adjoining the town site in about ab out the center of a plot piot of ground containing about abou 30 teres tares is what is now known as duehesne high school no 1 the building buil din is a two story and basement structure and is of IT shape the front part of the main building g is 95 0 by ft and the gymnasium gym and auditorium is 37 by 70 feet the finish on the inside is very beautiful being in douglas fir and the doors are rotary cut c ut and veneered vene ered and stained with golden osk oak with bronze locks lo 10 cusand and hinges and the upper panels being of florentine glass as well as the upper windows the blinds are drawn up from the bottom to the stained glass thus giving a soft mellow light in the rooms which will save rave the eyes of the students there are two entrances one on the tha eastside east side and the main entrance facing south at the main cn entrance trance above the doors is a large sign sian painted in golden letters high school you walk valk in and find yourself in the vestibule you then go into the hall down a few steps and you are in the basen basement basem nt int go directly north end and you will find the place that I 1 is s of vital interest nt erest to all athletes r v 7 the gymnasium this acom as is 37 by 70 feet and has a 20 O foot foo ceiling the walls of this U ais room are rough but the floor is nice ard and smooth and can be L utilized for most anything in the vay of sports i just east cast of th i gymnasium and urda ground is a room 24 by 22 fet L which will vill be known qs ns the boiler and fuel room the boiler not be ba installed this year vear as bhore there is no appropriation for abr it ard and the board of directors have been compelled to buy stoves for this winter which in the long run will be much more expensive as it will require a great deal more fuel to heat the some time in the future an addition will win be built on the west side of cf the gymnasium which w will 11 II be used as a swimming pool i on the southeast corner comer of the basement is a room 23 by 37 ft and charted as the manuel train in room but which will be uti ched as the domestic art room this winter across the hall from this room are two separate toilets toilet one each ach for the boys and anam girls eirls you go west along the hall and you find a number of i locker rooms as also closets for the dimitor j p in the southeast corner is the domestic dm estic science room taking up 23 2 by 37 feet and cut into the following compartments kitch tn n dining room closets and la laboratory oratory directly north of this are two rooms each 11 by 22 feet and are connected with the gymnasium by a separate stairway these will be used as dressing rooms for boya boy and girls giris and arneach are each equipped wi with shower baths on the f first floor we will have I 1 to take you through a hall which aich f is by 35 feet and lead you U to the north room which is known as the auditorium it is 37 by 53 feet with an elevator floor at the end there is a stage 17 by 21 feet the stage is is equipped 1 with reflector foot lights thus making it nice to put on oil p plays lays etc on each side of the stage there are rooms 8 by 17 feet which will be used as dres dressing sincy rooms in the four corners of the main building t th there ore are class rooms each 23 by 28 feet and in the center facing south there is a library room and the principals room which are each 8 by feet also containing a lavatory and toilet room on the top floor in the northeast corner comer is a recitation room by 28 29 feet and adjoining that on the south is another recitation room 13 by 24 feet in the southeast corner comer is the physical laboratory which is 19 by 28 feet and inthe in the center facing south is the demonstration room with tiers of elevated seats having a capacity of from 50 to 60 students this room is 12 by 25 feet in the southwest comer is the chemical laboratory the size of this room is 19 by 28 feet the last three rooms above name are connected with doors and have storage and dark rooms directly north of the chemical laboratory is a recitation room 13 by 24 feet and in the northwest comer another reception room 13 1 by 28 feet thus you see we vie have one of the most thoroughly modern up to date high school buildings in in the state Fredd frederickson rickson son the contractors arc efficient and painstaking men and the taxpayers of duchesne county can truthfully say they are getting their moneys worth they have been very particular in having first class workmen on the job from the start take the stone brick and cem ent work which is to none in the state the electric wiring lathing plastering and glazing all were experts in their line the carpenters are very efficient and their work shows that they are ara artists in their line fred Kamm ennan of manti is the painter and is considered among the best in the state and if you will observe closely his work shows for itself F M jonsen jensen of vernal is the plumber on the job and is ivell known in this section his work stands as a monument wherever he goes its always the very best the painters plumbers and carpenters are now finishing up and if everything runs smoothly the building alding w will 11 be completed by february 1 there is some flooring to be laid and stairways to be built arid and the painter will have some finishing touches to look after af ter therefore we are ara safe in saying we have the loest best building in the state for the amount of money invested and every citizen in the county can point with pride at duchesne I 1 high school no 1 |