https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/6ad7f0f694ef6649257e1fec7b645f7f.pdf bc486d4555766b2d92f567949fc64737 PDF Text Text • Vol. 2 No. 9 ' • Hemingway, S. C., 29554 Thursday, October 24, 1974 • • • 10 Pages • • • '' • < • • • ' i • . ; ' ' ~' . • ..,..... .... •• "</ ·•.:;._:.'·· ;..~: -:•.•, ····~ :::·.· r" .-:·~ .... , •!·:.: .i;.;.-. ••• •••• :;:~ ~~-· ...... ::::' .....,, .••••• •• • ;~~[ ••••• • • • ·:·:· ••• .::::: ~r:;: ·=·:·: ...... •••••• ···:. 1~11~! Students and teachers at a cost of approximately ;::::: Johnsonville High School finally $735,000, plus the land and the r;::::: got the treat they have been ' furnishings, by the Wise Conwaiting a long time for. They struction Company of Florence. moved into their new building It is a modern one-story Friday. building of block and brick constuction. School Principal Charles Graham told the OBSERVER Typical classrooms in the new that they held classes on an school building feature ''abbreviated schedule'' on teachers' cabinets which may Friday, and began their be locked, and contain file regular, full-time class cabinets, storage shelves, and schedule in the new building coat racks. The 26 exterior Monday. windows are designed as The new building was built at ''escape units," and are made of Lexan, a new, unbreakable time that ''I like the concept substance with glare-reducing here. It really looks good." The science preparation properties. The lights in the rooms can be set at two dif- center provides each student ferent levels, and each room is with an individual locked equipped with a pull-down drawer where he may keep his supplies, which he checks out screen. The science suite is modern in for individual use. Perry every respect. William J. remarked that this student key Perry, building consultant with system is ''unique'' in his exthe Office of School Planning per1ence. The chemistry laboratory and Building in the State Department of Education, who contains an exhaust fan to vent toured the building several any ha11r1ful fumes, ·and a weeks ago with other school complete ''safety unit'' conofficials, commented . at the sisting of an emergency shower to be used in the event a student splashes chemicals on himself, O,___~ and an eye and face washing • • • basin. The new school library provides a combination office, work room, and magazine storage room. There is also a conference room, where students and teachers may tape programs, and outlets installed by the Educational Television System. An audio visual storage room houses projectors, tape players, and other material. Each room throughout the • • building is equipped with individual thermostats for heating and cooling. The exterior doors have automatic closw·es to conserve heat or cool air. Designed with future needs for expansion in mind, the building can grow in three different directions, and provision has been made for more electrical and sound outlets . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville's New High School WO 10-24-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer