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THURSDAY, APRn
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON,
Home of the Croft Lily
shown later that the district can per cent.
The following recommendations
not afford to build a building of
this size at the present time. It are made, after taking into con
is desirable that the district start sideration the factors stated be
the new building as soon as pos fore:
1. That the district levy for
sible.
The elementary building must the school year 1946-47, the sum
Continued from Page One
be built in sections, the first of of $10,000 as a part o fthe budget
which
should be ready by fall, if for capital outlay.
i the central part of the build-
2. That the district make a
at
all
possible.
There are a num
in? and level up the floor.
special
levy of $10,000 per year
3 Drain the excacafcion under ber of ways that a building can for a period of five years.
be
laid
out
so
one
or
two
rooms
th“ building. .Thia can be done by
3. That the $11,500 now on
running tile from the axacavation of one such layout is inclosed,
to tne canyon back of the build- can be built at one time. A sketch hand be converted to the building
ini,'. The type of soil in the ex This is to suggest an idea rather fund and used to start the new
cavation suggests that a number than a plan for the building, the building before the beginning of
o laterals will be needed to re- architect can do a better plan. school year.
4. That either 1 or 2 of the
r »ve all the water. This tile In the sketch given the first unit
should be covered with gravel would include rooms 1 and 2, the foregoing be used to put the pres
and if this does not keep the two toilets, the corridor back of ent building into satisfactory con
space dry the area may have to these and the heating plant. The dition.
be covered with a light layer of second unit would include rooms
5. When and if federal funds
bituminous road material. Addi 3 and 4. and after the building become available that the bond
tional ventilation under the new has reached this stage, from one ing capacity of the district be
room up can be added at any
building may be needed.
used for matching purposes. In
time.
4. Place additional girders un
this case the serial levy would
It is recommended that the be transferred to the retirement
der the hall Joists so that the
gym and the remainder of the building be erected with a slab of bonds.
building be carried independently. foundation, the concrete slab be
SCHOOL CENSUS
5 Provide accoustical material ing placed upon a fill so that the
in the halls on both the ceiling floor level will be three or four
District District
ind down walls to door height, steps above the grade line. None
No. 17
No. 25 Total
kccoustical ceilings in the class- of the cross partitions should be 1945-46 •••• «•••
....
310
bearing
so
that
room
sizes
can
ooma would help.
1944-45
....
97
92
189
6 Finish the gym and toilet be changed by moving any par 1943-44 ....
92
78
170
tition. The rooms have been made
rooms.
1942-43 ....
77
61
138
T Paint the entire interior of large enough to accomodate about 1941-42 ....
96
72
168
the building, of couse repairing 30 pupils in an elementary grade 1940-41 .... 109
77
186
or, if it appears desirable to
all plaster before painting.
1939-40 ....
90
93
183
change
the
basic
plan
and
make
8. Cover the floors with either
1938-39 .... 108
81
189
asphalt tile of battleship linoleum. the new building a high school, 1937-38 .... 105
79
184
to
house
special
high
school
ac
The first four items mentioned
1936-37 .... 114
83
197
above are “must” items for this tivity such as science or home 1935-36 .... 105
85
190
economics.
If
it
is
decided
within
year. The others are listed in
1934-35 .... 105
76
181
the or er of importance. If the the next two years to make this 1933-34 .... 113
71
184
plan recommended is carried out building a high school the room 1932-33 .... 107
82
189
it may well be
desirable after sizes of additional rooms will vary 1931-32 ....
95
82
177
from
those
indicated.
the other building has been com
1930-31 ....
79
73
152
The building can be constructed
pleted to build a separate gym
1929-30 ....
74
70
144
nasium and use the present room of any type material above the
only as an auditorium. This should concrete slab, although it is rec
HIGH SCHOOL
follow adequate housing of the ommended that monolithic con
(Column 1— average daily at
elementary school.
crete be avoided. Tile and brick,
concrete blocks, or wood will be tendance; column 2, enrollment;
housing t h e e l e m e n t a r y more satisfactory.
Column 3— Tuition pupils; and
SCHOOL
The development of the ground column 4 - Per capita cost).
1
2 3
4
Die indicated growth of the should be carried along with the
»
52.4 61
b ;h s c h o o l indicates a high development of the building. A
........
33.7
....
42
195.59
school large enough to use effect good lawn nad proper shrubbery
....... 27.4 33 16 196 24
ively the whole of the present do much to improve the appear
10.2 23 12 220.43
building. A high school with an ance of any school house. It might
.........27.4
35
153.47
average dally membership of 94 be pointed out, in this connection
32.2 39 16 139.951
will require five teachers, and if that good upkeep, and janitorial
36.3 40 15 128.64
there is any growth of the com service can go a long way in
41.3
47 12
98.70
munity above the present level overcoming the defects of a par
37.5 47 11 102.57
the number will be larger than tially inadequate building
31.1 40 12
98.53
has been indicated. Adequate high
34.0 47 19
95.98 i
school instruction demands that FINANCING THE PROGRRAM
........27.6 34 10 108.851
certain rooms be set aside for
The financing of the building
27.5 32 18 108.71
specialized activities so that the program, as is always the case in
f February 8. 1946.
utilization of these rooms will be “ boom” districts, is going to be
Jraa than completed. Under these difficult. The real danger lies in
Conditions It appears doubtful i f 1 the possibility of the continued
my of the elementary grades can growth of the district beyond any
be housed in the present building increase in assessed valuation.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Kessler,
more than two years. The situ-
and
son, Conner, left Saturday
The assessed valuation has in
ition demands at least a six-room, creased $390,510 in tw’o years due morning for Portland, Conner to
probably an eight-room elemen to a change in the assessment leave for Fort Lewis, Wash., to
tary school building. It will be
ratio and to increased wealth in j report for duty, and Mr. and Mrs.
the district. The preponderant I Kessler to search for materials
part of the increase in assessed 1 for the Curry County Lumber Co
valuation has been due to an in They returned late Tuesday.
Mrs. Dewey Akers and’ three
creased amount of property val
ues in the district and represents ¡children, of Dayton. Ore., and
an increase in tax-paying ability. Miss Lena Stilwell of the same
Even though this is true the ta x j place, were week-end viiston at
paying ability of the district has Brookings, where Miss Stilwell
Home Designer
not increased as rapidly as the was guest of Miss Edith Ott. and
educational
load. The a c t u a l Mrs. Akers and family visited
Free Estimates on Complete
wealth in the district has increas Dewey Akers. They left early
Set of Working Plans
ed 55 per cent during two years, Monday for their Dayton homes.
P. O. BOX 36
but. in the same period, the school | Mrs K itty Smith of Gold Beach
censur
has increased 82 per cen^ was in Brookings the latter part
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and the number attending school of the week. With her husband,
in the district has increased 100 they have long been proprietors
of the Black Cat Garage at the
¡county seat, until her husband’s
|death.
John Darger. this week an
nounced conclusion of his purch-
ase of the building which was
formerly the company garage of
the defunct C. 4 O. Lumber Co.
The deal has been in considera
tion for some time, delayed bv
settlement of the estate ’of the
uG ? ° r 8 e Heiberger, from
which the title was issued
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N O TIC E— Will the
whom we gave the banii
motor oil, come and c!
Mrs. Foltz has been absent from barrel at once It js ¡n
the Chetco Store, where she is Standard Service Station"
cashier, in order to prepare her
son, Karl’s, favorite food. K arl
has just returned from the South
Pacific, drooling at the mouth for
some of “ mom’s” favorite dishes.
"It’s different from navy chow,
you know,” Karl was quick to
answer.
Karl, like so many returning
Engineers
service men, believes t h a t we
Consultants
should have a strong army and
Surveyors
navy at all times, and says that
if we are again caught weak, we
C entral Building
won’t have the chance to arm—
if there is ever another time.
Mother “Lays Off” To
Feed Up Service Son
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