0017_Bloomington High School, The Gothic, 1966, Page 13

Description:	Inow theres room in library and on stageBooks, knowledge, and learning. Though not yetfilled, the air-conditioned library will hold 28,000volumes, twice the capacity of the old library. Sunlight bent through the milky skylights and lighted theformica-topped tables cluttered with books and papers and inhabited by young people reading LordJim, searching the Periodical Guide for informationon DNA—or just day-dreaming.From 950 choice upholstered seats, the audiencepeered forward to a wide stage 50 feet deep to seethe Indiana Belles or the con-man story of the Rainmaker. Ready to perform, to be someone else, actorsand musicians awaited the opening of the red, gold,and black curtains.TWO STAIRWAYS lead from the lower level to the mezzanine whichencircles the library.SPEAKING FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, Mayor John H.Hooker said, Spend your tax dollars for the schools first.Appropriately, the dedication was the first program in theauditorium.FROM THE ELEVATED PLATFORM BACKSTAGE, Cyndi Heiseroperates the 36 dimmers controlling 106 individual lights.A SPIRAL STAIRCASE leads to the catwalk above the stage. At theback of the stage a large door opens for unloading freight trucks.13
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Collection:	Bloomington High School

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