Re: Old High School

[Mayme Trumble <maymet@moscow.com>]

The idea appeals to me also!

Mayme Trumble

At 11:52 AM -0800 2/11/99, Jack Porter wrote:
>Here's my vision for a piece of the 1912 high school:  Preserve one room as
>a working historical classroom.  It can be both a general-purpose meeting
>room and a place to honor the building's origin and history.  This was,
>after all, a school.  Put in 1912-style desks, lights, blackboards, atlases,
>textbooks, etc.  If it's not practical to use original interior finishes
>throughout the building, at least do it in one room.  It can be used as a
>real classroom for school field trips and presentations.  It would be a
>place to display photos of the building's construction, student life, etc.
>The Historical Society has the expertise to put together interpretive
>programs and exhibits for all generations.  A community center should
>include at least one room to focus on the community's identity and roots.
>
>Jack Porter


Mayme Trumble
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