0014_Bloomington High School, The Gothic, 1966, Page 10

Description:	bhs /%£ Gfetimi&t BHSVol. No. 52Bloomington High School — Bloom ington, Indiana — March 19, 1964NEW BHS SLATED FOR COMPLETION SEPT. 1965<iQ99Construction Of New High School BeginsCost To Be$5.2 MillionThe present sophomore class atB.H.S. will be the first class tograduate from the new B.H.S. The5.2 million dollar school the con-strution of, which was statedMarch 1 of this year and be completed September 1, 1965, will be forgrades 10-12.As related by Dr. Carl Stewart,The new school will consist of fiveseparate buildings which will beconnected by a canopy to preventstudents rom getting wet whilechanging buildings during badweather. The building will have 79teachers stations compared with 59teaching stations now at B.H.S.Each room will have a minimumsize of 850 sq. ft. in area. Room 311,presently Miss Ruckers room, is approximately 600 sq. ft. in area.There will be no large study hall.Tnrfaoil mtllnr rnnms will he llspri IRoger Curry, president of the High School Holding Company, turnsover a spadeful of earth with a chrome plated shovel as Mr. GeorgeMitchell and Mr. Thomas Van Hook, school hoard members watch at theground breaking ceremony at the new BHS site, March 11. 1964.Three Classes Cover The NewsSilver ShovelsBreak GroundThe construction of the newBloomington Senior High Schoolstarted immediately following theofficial ground-breaking ceremoniesTuesday, March 10, 1964. The ceremonies took place on the sitewhich is located just south of theBloomington city limits on Highway37.The first shovel of dirt was turnedby Mr. McCutehen, president ofschool board, followed by severalother dignitaries who turned dirtwith silver shovels.The program consisted of theNational Anthem, played by tenmembers of the BHS band; invocation by Rev. Richard Hittle,Clear Creek Christian Church.Attending the ceremony wereWilber Stewart, representing the(Continued on Page 8)THE FRONT PAGE OF THE OPTIMIST carried the story of the nev school ground breaking ceremony.A BRONZE PLAQUE hearthe front entrance carriesthe names of the Metropolitan School Administration,Building Corporation officials, architects and contractors.BloomingtonSeniorijlvjnSchool1965BOARD Of SCHOOL TRUSTEES-BEtHp. carter >■HAROLD M MANIFOLDHURSHEL McCUTCHENGEORGE F MITCHELLJOHN S. NEAtTHLWAS V ,.••■ , •BUILDING CORPORATIONALBERT I.BRYANTROGER CURRY :DONALD HANSENLEN I.BUNGERJR.ATfOSNjfLAWRENCE f. READjrtRlNTfNDlNT O* SCH0OISCARL J.STEWART■LEE «V. LEONARDGLEN E.WAMPLEfttUCt*lCAlc<< -10
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