HININ ple square foot of floor space, a major onsideration. ; At meeting after meeting with Lawrence Olpin, architect, chosen to design the roposed new high school, the school board E embers, and a committee of teacher congitants, Dr. Smith stressed simplicity and igefulness. As a result, Ben Lomond High UMNO 0 chool A eTAGR CORRIDOR —_ El a (Se ~ ancing . = 26 oz 3 re : it 2 eg : E5 : 3 ———— iq 2 01% 0 =H Fig yl 3 raya : : = 4 Se i es Doodlkyoo Or i arq ||) U2; 000 on OF 5 d @ooovseooo: — : ‘ : = aj ; FLT « Ogden a ~ pe eu 4Oa : Olpin, Architect, < ; 4 a Fe Sa a | $ HLNIN A : 9 ° clean and simple in approved, the selection of a site | pansion; a survey indicated areas of reatest birth incidence; attendence charts yere reviewed in the light of pupil congesjon areas. The school board and Dr. Smith onsidered carefully all these facts, then sade a tentative decision to use a 30 acre ract conveniently located just where these tudies indicated the area of greatest ture needs. A public meeting to discuss this site was alled. Panel discussion presented all shades f opinion and no pressure was applied to ifluence anyone’s thinking. This meeting nded in an unanimous vote of approval of re school board’s choice of site. Architect Olpin’s design for a one story uilding providing 142,000 square feet of oor space was approved. Reinforced steel id concrete with tapestry brick walls and merous use of multipaned windows were sided upon for materials of construction. y August, 1951, sealed bids were in and on after the following contracts were : ae o George A. Whitmeyer and Sons for eral construction, $1,353,107; to A. H. imer and Sons, a plumbing contract for 305,564; and to Murphy-Neill electrical mtractors, an electrical installation conact for $97,454. All contractors are local len. Although no government aid was to be td in the construction of this school, the ard did have to obtain a permit for the Riot scarce. materiale, just three days Hore the government order authorizing | | ese ‘ Each general classroom has movable furniture, chalk and tack boards, a tage storage unit, and built-in bookshelves. ; ‘ ; Typical of the science rooms is; the chemistry lecture seats. | | | fic’, lab with its terraced co A339BLS eed LYANASIOM eg laa baa EE of PLAN PLOT HARRISON PARKING Rivdo. ave Ben eee A330L9 : , : IE . tee Bee al : Lomond bg SSS gallina School, Ogden, i : 3 High BoeR Mouse Utah. — Lawrence D. een emerged ecame a community venture. City Planing Commissions submitted studies of exected future home building and industrial {, a Se i. 3 : g $ has je, durable and easily maintained, ingenpus in its use of every square foot of gace. Seeom the first, the public has had more han a casual part in plans for this new chool. Adequate publicity gave the buildyg financing program the approval of a grge majority of Ogden’s voters. With CU Ie STRUAMENTAL 1F3SLS HINBATS Left: The kitchen lab is just a part of the home economics suite, which includes a home living room, dinette, and Storage rooms. Right: At the top and rear of the vocal music room are practice rooms and the instructor’s office. SCHOOL BOARD JOUR 1954 NAL for JULY:Y. HOo1 BOARD JOURNAL for JULY, 1954 33 ;