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Construction of the new South High School is progressing on schedule. Architect Ernest L. McCoy, reported to the board of trustees of the Kern County Union High School and Junior College District Monday night. The architect gave a detailed report on progress and reported that the Tumblin Co., general contractor, had held a luncheon meeting with the various sub contractors and their representa tives where the overall construc tion plan was discussed. Plans call for the opening of this new high school, located on Plant Road between South Chester Ave nue and H Street, next fall. The trustees accepted the in stallation of the two 100.000-gal lon Water storage reservoirs and 9.500-gallon pressure tank by the Consolidated Western Steel Co. at the new high school as well as the water piping system between the turbine pump and_ storage tanks, pressure pumps and pres sure tank by the Owen Clark tumbing Co. Trustees also ap proved a change order in the contract with the Tumblin firm bringing about a $400 deduction in the contract price. A contract was awarded by the board to Wingate’s Office Supply and Worley and Co. for the fur nishing and installation of more lockers for the men’s dressing room in the Bakersfield College physical education building on the bid of $3,872.25 and also accepted the low bid of the Standard Litho graph Co. of Los Angeles for fur nishing diplomas on the per unit bid of $1.43. An interdistrict attendance agreement was approved with the San Luis Obispo City School Dis trict, with no tuition payment in volved. The trustees also gave permission for the district to ad vertise for bids for instruction supplies and equipment for the 1957-1958 school year. Approval also was given to employ an as sistant commandant for the cadet corps at Arvin High School, this person to serve one to two hours per day, five days a week. Approval was given for an agreement with the county of Kern stipulating that the district will dedicate and agrees to install curbs and gutters along the easterly half of Sandra Drive (westerly boundary of South High School) and in return the county will accept the dedica tion. The board also adopted a resolution of intention to dedicate in connection with the Sdndra Drive action. Dist. Supt. T. L. McCwuen sub mitted the attendance report for the second school month showing a total average daily attendance of 15,055.36 this year, an increase of 1,220.91 over the corresponding period last year. Average daily attendance of the high schools and junior college only, exclud ing several of the adult education and continuation programs, Was 14,406.70, an increase of 1,281.66 over the corresponding period for last year. A forum series for Shafter Eve ning School was approved by the board, the theme being ‘‘Stra tegic Areas of Defense.’’ Dates, speakers and subjects are: Jan. 16, Hjordis Parker. ‘‘Norway— Outpost of Democracy in Scandi navia’’; Jan. 29, Philip Cum mings. “Conflicting Defense Forces in the Middle East’; Feb. 11, Russell Wright. *‘Germany— a Buffer Area’; Feb. 25, Dana Lamb, “Strategic Nicaragua’’; and March 13, Paul L. Hoefler, “Africa—a Danger Spot.” The board session was held at 7:30 p.m. in the district adminis trative offices building, 2000 24th St., with board president H. E. Woodworth presiding. Other board members present were Chester W. O'Neill, clerk, and William T. Baldwin and Emil Bender.
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Bakersfield Californian
Bakersfield, California, US
Wed, Dec 12, 1956
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