Sprinkling System Reduces Fire Hazard at School
A new sprinkler system costing about $5,000, excluding city main hookup, lowers fire risk notably in an older school buil ding. Installation took five weeks and includes 1,000 heads. Water via eight inch main to attic pipes. heads melt at 165 degrees and release water to nine to twelve square feet area, triggering alarms both at the Sterling fire department and the janitor’s home.
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City Main
Fifth Street
Sterling Fire Department
Iginoia Emergency Relief
Stage Lighting System Details for Floodlights and Color Filters
The article outlines a stage lighting setup with adjustable floodlights on each side using 300 watt lamps, footlights with six 360 watt circuits, and an overhead system of three main groups. Each main group has six 600 watt circuits with amber, blue, red, and white channels, allowing a total of 3600 watts for amber or blue and 1800 for red or white per group. Combined, the system supports a range from 3860 to 13,660 watts of total light with 25 circuits controllable by a single-pole switchboard.
Math Department Offers Comprehensive College Preparation
The mathematics department provides all required prep for college entry including Eastern colleges with special requirements. It prepares students for engineering and technical fields. Freshmen take algebra, sophomores plane geometry. Juniors and seniors may take advanced algebra solid geometry or trigonometry.
Door Schedule for Building Access
The building doors open at 7:30 for early study and Glee club, close at 7:55 and reopen at 8:15 for all students, stay open until noon when closed until 12:45, and close again around 5:30 after all depart. Night sessions open at 6:45 and close at 9:15, with longer hours for special events and staff on duty whenever doors are open.
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Glee Club
Seasion
Office Force Keeps Busy at School Main Office
Principal Eades leads an active school office with Misses Grimes Eilers McElhaney and Harting handling dictation attendance and testing. The 7:30 to 8:30 window sees busy calls for excuses supplies permissions and lost and found while parents and visitors are courteously served.
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Lynn Timmons
Eades
Miss Eilers
Mr. Eades
Miss Grimes
Miss McElhaney
Miss Harting
Principal's Report to Board on School Project Efforts
The report notes cost savings by using cooperation with the Illinois Emergency Relief organization for a building project. A 2200 hour project is applied for to improve exterior work. The school sprinkling system installation is ongoing and expected to reduce fire risk.
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Illinois Emergency Relief Organization
Proposed Changes for School Facilities and Programs
A district outlines planned upgrades and proposals including a new mimeographing device, a revised library program focusing on quality books, welding courses with potential workshop expansion, expanded lumber purchases for the wood shop, vocational shop work, enhanced music facilities, an additional stok er for boiler efficiency, and consideration of relief bill opportunities for public schools.
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Timmona
Purdue
Sterling High School
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By Barton Ferguson
Timmons
Whaley
Department of Public Instruction
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