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THE PITTSBTTRG PRESS SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21, 1915 TOKE OF BIG MJffi ISSUE OABD RE Report to Be Made Tuesday Tells How Money Given by the People Was Spent in an Extensive Building Program FT A MOB TWO SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION MOM 1 it With raised by the new building bond issue, and rrrade school pupils is pro- 7i 5- ft IE rfr y'w csr if is. -Wfc" 4 i i'i (ii! ri' ifr GLADSTONE SCHOCX W.7 Ji IS i it 77 1 WIT 9CUOOL. J- ir -ft-. "WEI'IMGHOUSE TflOH SCHOOL- in-1" Tii" r' i rr-'i dAS.E.POGEJSS SCHOOL yy 1 pPt 5i I ska. 4 i- room for 10,000 additional high vided in eight new buildings th mentary schools Superintendent will report to the board of pubh Tuesday.

In making public today th program, the school board thus the people of Pittsburg for the through the school bond issue. The projects, representing the Board's Building program, easily the most extensive In the way of public building been undertaken In Pitts-burr, have been three years In maturing. The building- program began with the $3,000,000 new building bond Issue laid In 1312, and, added to through sales of property, principally the old Magee high school and Friendship park properties, and interest, swelled the building fund to close to three and a half million dollars. Four of the grade school buildings, two In East Liberty section, the Ellsworth and J. E.

Rodgers which eliminated half day sessions there the Oladstone in Hazelwood. and the Watt, in the Hill district, are finished and occupied. The W. H. McKelvey, the second of the new Hill district schools, will be opened in a few weeks.

One of the three new high schools, the Schenley, In the Oakland-Belle-fleld district. Is under roof, and on the Westinghouse, in Homewood. and the South Hills high schools work has Just started. Under the caption "The Board' accounting to the people on the Three Million Dollar New Building Bond Issue." the superintendent of buildings will report as follows, in part: (The Wooldrldee Keport) To The Board of Public Kducatlon, School District of Pittsburg-Directors: In 1912 your hoard Issued three million dollars In bonds to met the demand of the district in the lin- of nw hulldinsn. Four of these buildings are now completed, two are approaching completion within the next few months And two more are under contract and will be completed during the next year.

In this connection the following facta are of Interest: The Gladstone elementary school. located at ITazeJwoorJ ave. and Oladstone was contracted for In Norembw, 1P13. and wa. completed in October, 1S14.

The cost of the real estate was $20,922, and the building" l3.fi42. making a total of J1S4.SM O. M. Topp waa the architect; the Georre M. Hall company the greneral contractors.

The Dilworth elementary school, located at Stanton ave. and Meadow wa3 contr.if.pd for in Jammrv, 1914. and was completed in April. 1915. The cost of the real estate was 2 71, and the biiildlns making a total of S299.O20.

Vrvdausrh TVnlf tvere the architects. the Dawson Construction Co. the KeiPral contractors. The 'Watt elementary school. located at Watt st.

and Webrter was con- tracted for in Merch. 1914. itnl wos completed in March. Th cost of the real estate was S34.5S0. and the bvildirs: 21.7':2.

a total of J25S.342. Ineham were the architects, the Howard Ilager Co. the general contractors. The James K. Rorers elementary school, located on Columho waa contracted for In June, 1914.

and was completed At. gust. The cot of the real estate -vrs I0.SI3. and the hn'ldlns makintr a total of 1304.135. Abbott were the architects, Howard Haper Co.

tiie general contractors. The Wm.H.MrKelTy elementary school located nt lied ford ave. and Krln was contracted for in October. snd will he completed in a few wreks. The cost of the real wos $57.

OCR. and the building 4.r:4. making: a 4otnl of J.101.fl32. Carlton Strong was the architect, the Duvtod Construction Co. the general contractors.

The Pchenlev school. located at Grant blvd. and 't titer rs contracted for in November. 1914. and will be completed in February.

191B. The cost of the real est-ue was 1211.173. and the bul'riing mnkir.c a total of Edward Ptotz is the architect: James Sruart and the Tbomo-aon-Starrett the general contractors. Statistics on New GLADSTONE SCHOOL Hazelwood ave. and Gladstone St.

Contracted for November, 1913 Completed October. 1914 nn. Building cost 163,642 00 Total 00 WATT SCHOOL Watt st. and Webster ave. Contracted for Mfrch, 1914 Completed 1915 Property cost 34.580 00 Building cost 2US.762 00 Total $253,842 00 WESTINGHOrSE HIGH SCHOOL Murtland ave.

and Monticello st. Foundation contracted for October, 1915 Building will be completed. 1916 Property cost $111,104 00 Foundation cost 39.503 00 Total 00 DILWORTH SCHOOL Gtantnn ave. and Meadow st. Contracted for January, 1914 Completed 1915 Property cost 66.271 00 Building cost 232,749 00 Total 00 Don't Neglect Your Teeth ft POPULAR PRISES IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR SUCCESS Cone in for free- exaral- nation and advice.

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remodeled, reset or made to 0 nt. Ont-of-town people can jfV nave work finished ame ay. Cleaning 50c Fillings (Gold, Sitvar and $3 Psrctlain), 50s Up 6 Family Rpnticfc miiiiij wuiuigid fl 311-313 Smithfield Street sjj 4 Opposite Post OfUce North Side. ft' 500 Federal Street Bell Phono 1697 Court ree high schools and five ele- of Buildings C. L.

YYooIdriclge education at its meeting next details of its extensive building-peeks to render an accounting to xpenditure of the money secured The South Hllla High school, located, at Ruth at. and Secane ave. The west wing, constituting about one-third of the building, was contracted for In September. 1915. and will be completed in July.

1916. The cost of the real estate was $84,173. The coat of the portion of the buiidlni contracted for will be making a total of $455,629. Alden Harlow are the architects, the Golden Crick the general contractors. The Westinghouse High school is located at MurUand sve.

and Monticello st. la order to save time, the foundation for this building was contracted for in 1915. before the plans were ready for the completed structure. Bids for the superstructure will be taken in Jan. and the building should be completed in Dec.

ISIS. The cost of the real estate was $111, 104, and the foundation contracted for will cost $39,503.00, making a. totat of $150,607.00. George S. Orth are the architects, and the "William J.

Jayne. Jr. the foundation contractors. SOME OF THE FEATURES. I have made no attempt in this brief summary to describe the buildings in detail, but set forth below a few Interesting totals: Kight new buildings have been completed, or are under contract, at a cost of "C2.554.3S3.00.

Thirty-four and one-quarter acres of property have been purchased at a cost of $726,137.00. One hundred and seventy-seven new class rooms have been added, accommodating 7.0SO chi'dren. Five new kindergartens have been constructed, accommodating 250 children. Forty-five manual training and arts ami crafts rooms will accommodate 3,240 pupils dailr. Two thousand one hundred snd slxtv girls wilt be taught daily to sew and cook in 30 new domestic science rooms.

Twenty-eight new laboratory rooms will accommodate 4,20 pupils dally in chemistry, physics and biology. In addition to this regular work the five new audltorums will seat simultaneously 4,900 people. Three thousand pupils can play simultaneously In the 10 new play rooms. The six new gymnasiums will furnish physical training to I.S60 pupils dally. The five students' lunch rooms will serve hot lunches daily to 3,400 high school pupils.

There has been added to the new playgrounds 127.726 square feet of level concrete pavement. Some Idea of the size of these operations may be obtained from the follow- ins-: If all the new property purchased by the board could be laid in a continuous strip 100 feet wide along Fifth it would extend 15.000 feet, or from the courthouse to Duquesne Garden, in Cjraig and if the corridors of the new buildings were placed continuously on this strip, you would have a corridor 13.801 feet, or 25 miles in length, with rooms on both sides. If the eight new buildings were condensed into one. it would make a building as large as the Fulton building, 40 stories hiarh. All of the buildings are of the best type of firs-proof construction.

The stairways and exits have been most carefully planned, and the heating and ventilating, plumbing, and electrical installations are a good as modern can make them. Kvery step in the construction ef the buildings has been carefully inspected by trained engineers, and I feci that the board has received full value for every dollar expended. It la worthy of note that every contractor in the above list, with the exception of the Hanley-Casey Co. of Chicago, is a Pittsburg contractor. Respectfully eubmited.

C. WOOIJJRIDGE. Supt. of Buildings. The school buildings were put up tinder the- personal supervision of Supt.

of Buildings Wooldridge and Assistant Supt. W. N. Dambach. School Buildings SCHKXI.KY HIGH SCHOOL Crant hlvd and Center ave.

for November, 1914 be completed February. 1916 Property cost 311.173 00 Building cost 1.020.398 00 Total II. $1,231,571 00 MeKELVV SCHOOL I ave. and V.rln at Bedford ave. and Erin St.

rtPd for October, 1914 Will be completed November. 1915 Property cost 57 -0K oa Building cost 244.E64 nn Total $301,633 00 JAMES E. ROGERS CnOOL Coiumbo at. Contracted for June Completed August. 1915 r70P.57ty cost 00 Building; cost S63.309 00 Total $304,155 00 SOCTH HILLS HIGH SCHOOL Ruth and Secane st.

Wf'' contracted for. 1913 Will be completed Julv 1916 Property cost 84 17100 West win cost 00 Total 00 Smoke Signals. A French paper Riven the story of emoke from a chimney beinsr omploved to information to the enemv The members of a battalion of French infantry that had moved into a well- thoht themselves concealed were inundated with shells The officers were astonished at the ac-I curacy with which these shells wer. delivered and sought to find out who wa. to the enemy.

In a farm- wenBt distn-e from the battalion a German, disguised as a peasant, was found seated before a WR9 Kreat wood fire This pseudo-peasant was alternately rising and lowering a chimney cover or screen which caused the smoke to come from the chimney in Ion or hf Whil. doing thi fif Jkd window upon the field where the French battalion was performing its eyolutions. Thise signals, which had been agreed uport between the spy and the enemy. reacHly informed the Oermans or trie move-rnents of the little troop. On discovery Of this strn rcm ika 1fie5 nd Smmditely shot-Indian- Use Powdered Coal.

Some of the big railroads have been using powdered coal with verv satis, factory results. The coal finely powdered and dried, is stored in receptacles from which it is blown into the firebox In Jets by air pressure, much the same as oil fuel is used. The dry powder is converted into gas almost instantaneously, the temperature of the firebox is not lowered and the objection-able heavy black smoke is obviated, this method is also more economical of niel than ordinary firing and materially Jounll labr 8toklnS Chicago Secret Ballot. husband Baa promised to vote for the suffrage amendment," said Mrs. nd" I to th polls ith him and see that he does it" wi2x not be allowed to go Into the booth with him while he marks his ballot." objected one of the other ladies the club.

"Why the very idea! Aren't those men just the meanest old thingsl No wonder we can't get our rights." wS7 Si S'OUTH H1LL9 HIGH QCHOCL DILLWOICTH SCHOOL t-. II. 1- vlv A fir for recreation. A special dinner will be served of either roast beef or roast pork, with browned potatoes, celery, vegetables, pumpkin pie and tobacco for the men and candy for the women. There are about 57 women in the workhouse and mux men, and efforts will be made to give each one of these as pleasant a day as possible.

In the insane department of the county home at Woodville, a apeclal dinner of roast pork with vegetables and pumpkin pie will be served. The men each will be given a toby, and the women candy. The evening before Thanksgiving day. the K. C.

K. club of Carnegie will give a dress rehearsal of a. minstrel performance, to the inmates of both thS insane and the home departments of the institution. This club does this every year. They give the real performance in their own town, but take the trouble to give the dress rehearsal at Woodville.

On the afternoon of Thanksgiving day, a moving picture show will be given the inmates. In the insane department are 513 men and 3fi0 women, and In the home department are 350 men. 140 women and 45 children. The children will be given toys, books and candy. At the jail, Warden Lewis will eee that a dinner with 'extra dainties is served his guests.

There will be special entertainment Thanksgiving day, but the last Sunday of every month a song service is given the jail inmates, so the service the Sunday following Thanksgiving day will be considered the special treat for that time. At these services well known local singers give their services and the Inmates of the Jail themselves sing. So the day will not pass gloomily there. At the Northside City home in Parkview they may be considered opulent, for that is the only Institution where a turkey dinner will be served. Roast pork also will be on the bill-of-fare, and all the "trimmings." In the evening an entertainment and dance will be given the inmates and, as the country correspondents say.

"a time will be had by all." In this home there are. 405 inmates, the majority men. At the penitentiary an entertainment by a group of theatrical men and women will be given at 10 a. m. The program will not be given out until the hour of the performance.

At noon a special dinner will be served, with roast pork as its central feature, PROGRAM AT MARSHA LS A. The 1.000 inmates of Marshalsea will be given an entertainment the afternoon of Thanksgiving day and a dance in the evening. The entertainment will be given by visiting singers who will go to all the wards and give a program in each one. In this way, many patients who could not come into the big central room will be given their holiday treat. A special dinner will be served as usual, the central dish of which probably will be pork.

Pumpkin pie will grace the table for dessert. So. all over the city, rich and poor, fortunate and unfortunate, free and captive men and women, will enjov the day. It truly will be a day of thankfulness. of kindliness and thought of human being for the other.

If Pittsburg can make it so. Ull UNFORTUNATES WILL BE MADE HAPPY ON THANKSGIVING DAY CHOOL r-W 5 4 dances and on calling expeditions." The freshness and freedom of her mode of living mirrors itself in Miss Saunders' personality. Yet this girl of the hills and sea and the tennis courts can tack away her refractory curls, powder the freckles into oblivion, don a gorgeous afternoon hat and wrap, and take her place among the swells and belles. The best part of it is, Mls Saunders puts her versatility and ability to good use; commercializing the out-of-doors has brought the sheHels to her, A Wisconsin farmer expects to make between $8,000 and $10,000 from half an acre of ginseng. The dried root sells for $9 a pound.

SAYS CHILD CANT COUGH UP PHLEGM SO COLD HANGS ON Mfttti.H UaiiIiI Mik rl chest with Camphorated Oil and give quince menthate. It's cough, cold and croup season and mothers will appreciate any advice that will assist in keeping the children well. This time of year is known as the doctor's harvest, because dren will run, play, perspire, throw off their wraps, get feet wet. go to bed and kick covers off and wake up coughing, croupy, feverish, stuffed with coid or have a sore throat. When a child starts couching or has a bad cold or is croupy, just rub the head.

nose, chest or throat with camphorated oil. also apply the oil on s. warm flannel rag and cover the affected parts. Then be sure to give a dose of quince menthate to loosen the phlegm It la easily discharged, thus stopping the coughing and tightness at once; besides, it removes irritation and hoarseness, reduces swollen glands and relieves congestion. Nothing is so wearing on a child as a t'1 cough and they canr.ot bring up the poisonous mucous which keeps a cold hanging on.

Ask any pharmacist for a quarter pint of quince menthate which is an obsolutely safe, reliable and pleasant-tasting syrup made from quince seed, quiils. menthol and other harmless ingredients. It doesnf cost much and the dose for a child from 1 to 2 years old is a half teaspoonful; from 2 to years a scant teaspoonful, and older children a full teaspoonful. tive every two hours until relieved; also give a laxative for the bowels. Mothers should keep these two old-time household remedies always handy because this is the harmless war relieve children's croupy coughs, colds and miner throat Irritations.

i S'rtTjr 5 COMMERCIALIZING OUT-DOOR SHEKELS mm mm By Gertrude M. Price. Lond Beach. Cal Nov. 20.

Jackie Sounders, pet of the Bamoa nim Co. here, is reputed to be the most fearless outdoor girl In the films. Her wardrobe is stocked with riding habits, hiking clothes, "gym" suits, fishing apparel and auto togs. Shed rather catch a big string of fish than sit at a formal dinner. And shed sooner pass tho fastest racer on the speed track than wear diamonds.

II mr i 1 fi, rJ 5 -'f 1 4-1 I LIFE BRINGS ROLLING TO THIS STAR'S DOOR. ''-ATr- y- 0 tit's lust natural for her tn Inc. th free open air life. Miss Saunders dives and rides and rows and plays golf as if to the manner born. She spends the greater part of her leisure in some sort of out-door pastime, and Is a past master sportswoman In many recreations.

There is method In her madness. "I love to ride horseback." she says, "and realise that I am getting more valuable health-giving exercise out of the pleasure than I could secure in a month of Sundays at card parties, dinner 1 -w-c He. 4 Kind-Hearted Pitts burgers Have Takeh Thought of Those Whose Paths Are Rough By Gertrude Gordon. It might look to one taking a birds-eye view of i'ittsburg. Thanksgiving day, when thousands of families sit down, seemingly to selfish pleasure to mat me members or these families had not one thought outside their own enjoyment.

The fathers and mothers will look contented; the children will be joyous. The family circles will be so complete, it might seem as if no outsider could penetrate them by so much as a thought. But such an opinion, if held, would be a supremely erroneous one. For, although the family circles will be complete in theft-happiness, yet the members of those circles have not forgotten the unfortunate individuals who aire barred from partaking of such home joys Kvery institution tn the city, whether charitable or otherwise; every philanthropic organization. Thanksgiving day, will take care of the persons in its charge.

And that these institutions and organizations are financially able to so take care of those persons is due to the generosity of the members of the family circles. One of of the farthest reaching celebrations or the national day of gratitude will be given by the Salvation army. The day before Thanksgiving, 125 baskets will be distributed from the Army hall, Grant to aged and ill persons. These baskets will contain a full chicken dinner, for at least four persons. If the families to which the baskets are given are large, they wilt provide for them.

In the baskets will be a chicken, vegetables, tea or ofree, sugar, bread and butter, pie and fruit. At the three industrial homes of the army a special dinner will be given the men. The basis of this dinner will be chicken. Because of the high price of turkey that bird will be barred from many Thanksgiving tables this year. TO SERVE SPECIAL DINNER.

A special dinner will be served at the Rescue home. Bellevue. and an entertainment of some kind provided for the girls and their children there. At the Day Nursery, Fernando the babies will be given some special sweets or simple edibles, although the regular Thanksgiving menu must be absent from their table. because of their youth.

The Volunteers of America win not give out any special baskets, but the workers will see that every family on their lists, is supplied with a bountiful order of groceries. The organization also will distribute that week the allowance of winter garments, given it every fall by the Needlework tiuild of America, a society of women of the Episcopalian churches. This year the Guild has given this organization 1j? new garments. The Society for the Improvement Of the Poor will give a special Thanksgiving dinner to the men In the Industrial Home, Duquesne way. The dinner will consist of chicken and "trimmings." Pumpkin pie, apples and cider, tobacco and candy will be among the specials allowed the men.

An entertainment will be given them In the new auditorium of the home. Singing and speaking will be features. Although the society does not give out baskets, yet it is glad to furnish names of families to any churches or individuals wishing to give out baskets. In this each year, the organization is the means of 100 or more baskets being distributed in a careful manner to families entirely worthy of them. These names will be furnished gladly, to reputable persons asking for them.

The Catholic charities as an organization, does not give out Thanksgiving baskets, but, through relief societies connected with it, every family in every parish which is In need, will be given an abundant grocery order for that day. In particular. In all the Catholic orphan asylums and Institutions, special services will be held and a special dinner served and dainties distributed. The Associated Charities does not give out baskets, but officers-of organization will furnish names and addresses of needy families upon request of churches or responsible individuals. These names are not given out promiscuously, but only when circumstances warrant their distribution.

OTHERS TO BE REMEMBERED. But not only the philanthropic organizations and institutions are giving special attention to- the "poor within our gates." Those whose misfortune is greater than that of mere poverty also will be taken care of. The Insane, the so-called criminals, too, will be given cause to rejoice on this day oof national gratitude. In the workhouse at Parkview, a big game wil be given on the afternoon of Thanksgiving day. Already the men are ready for it.

for they have been practicing a long time. A service, partly religious, partly of a more secular entertaining nature, will be held in the chapel Thanksgiving morning. Special music will be a feature. The Inmates of the Institution will be given the best part of the afternoon.