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PAGE 12 THE CASPER TRIBUNE HERALD ANNUAL WYOMING EDITION 1935 FINE STADIUM ROUNDS OUT H. S. ATHLETIC FACILITIES views at high school assemblies depicting school spirit, and in the opinion of many, these er.tertaii merits are put on with a Broidwaj finish. Sponsoring the T. N.

T. club are Grace Slind and Effie Kocp-man, high school instructors, and sponsoring the Cheers, Gladyss Jen-' kins and Eleanor Gay of the By ROBT. L. HAZLETT at a cost of $123,000. It has a seating capacity for 2,500.

Floor space is 12.000 square feet and the ceiling height is 36 feet with 27 feet distant from the floor to the celling trusses. This year the gymnasium will be the playing ground, for the fourth consecutive state fcasketbail Aside from the physical equipment three organizations, two composed of high school girls, and one of local business men. do much, to promote interest and support of Casper teams. The T. N.

T. and the Cheers high school girls pep clubs, add a wealth of color and entertainment to the games, both basketball and football. Drersed in their various uniforms of CONSTRUCTION of Casper's new $48,000 stadium under the CWA end later the ERA during 1934 rounded out the athletic facilities cf Natrona County High school to the most complete and finest of any school from colleges on down in the Rocky Mountain states, and further boosted Carper's eminence as Wyoming's "Convention City." With its 25-yard tiled swimming pool, its floor ipace pyni-nasium, and now the new stadium, Natrona County High school rants with any high school in the country in athletic equipment. Only a few schools In Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Cleveland and other metropolitan centers, rival Casper, a survey shows. The stadium added further enii-nince to Camper as it placed first mong CWA projects in the Reeky Mountain states area comprising, Montana, Wyoming.

Colorado, Utah and New Mexico. This ranking was based on fineness of construction, amount of men employed, ratio cf labor to materials, and the organization of the project. The stadium was the first project to start in Natrona county when actual construction began December 1, 1933. The project was initiated largely by G. W.

Hawkins, superintendent of buildings and grounds of the high school, and the school board, who began Immediate preliminary work on the proiect after the announcement of CWA plans t'Tst appesred. Th st3dlum cor-t $48,000, of which $21,000 went for materials and the remainder for labor. Approximately 70 men were employed dally in the construction cf the stadium from December, 1933, to June 20, 1934, the date of completion. Seats 5,000 Spectators The stadium, flanking the west side of Natrona County High school athletic field, seats 5,000 spectators In its tiers of 15 seats. The stadium Is 307 feet in length.

The top tier of seats is 24 feet above ground, and the stadium has a depth of 54 feet. It is fully equipped with a press box end loud-speaking system for announcing games and events play-byplay. The amount of materials that went into the ftadium, according to report by W. G. Hawkins, who supervised its construction, are as clows: 1.900 yards of concrete, weighing 3,448 tons.

86 yards of reinforcing steel, and one and one-half tons cf No. 12 tie wire. It required 132,000 board feet of lumber to place forms for the pouring of the concrete. A 56-foot tower for hoisting and placing the concrete was used. The stadium was designed by Casper architects, Leon C.

Goodrich and K. L. Krusmark. Eight 30-foot poles flank the gridiron and light the field to d3ytim? brilliancy with their floor lights. This provided a 1934 innovation to Casper in night football.

There were four night games played during the post fall at which atttendance averaged over 3,000 spectators and places the stadium on a self-liquids: ting bacis. Gym and Swimming Pool The Nstrona County High school gymnasium was completed in 1931 It 1 1 Ctrl "Ms I The handsome new steel and concrete stadium at the High School Athletic field packed with 5,000 for night show staged under flood lights at state convention here of the American Legion. Photo by Carrigcru A Reliable Company That Has Operated Over 33 Years in the State of Wyoming Now operating 21 successful stores in this state. Selling dependable merchandise and offering the best of prices at all times for the entire family. One of Wyoming Largest end Finest Department Stores J.

C. PENNEY CO. CASPER, WYOMING orange and black, the girls have entertained spectators with drills, stunts, and dancing between halves, as well as forming a nucleus for team support and enthusiasm among the students. The clubs also provide plays, skits, and musical re- The Spurs elut, formed two years ago at the start of the football sea: son, numbers approximately 100 Casper business men in its membership. The club meets Fridays preceding an important game and encourages public participation.

tournament, which will take place from March 14 to 17. Beneath the gymnasium are showers and lockeis for the teams and an armory for the high school military department. The high school swimming pool was completed in 1929 at a cart of $82,000. It is the regulation 25 yards in length and is divided into fire three-foot lanes, fully marked, for swimming contests. The pool is equipped with a regulation spring board, and a balcony gallery is provided for spectators.

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