Work on the project began on November 9, 1953- The base¬ ment was dug in two days, and when the forms were completed the cement was poured in 18 hours. From 12 to 14 men, for the most part local workmen, were employed under the direction of Mr. Harry Muttart , of Carleton, who was foreman of the job and chairman of the building com¬ mittee. Other members on the building committee were Ralph Mac - Caull and Hedley Muttart . This building, measuring 25 x 90 feet, is located near the former school on somewhat more than an acre of land which was purchased from Mr. John Haslam . The school part of the building is approached by cement steps leading to a double door which opens into the main entry. Here is located hat racks and coat hangers for the children of the two larger rooms. In a recess on one side of the entry is a drinking fountain and pn this site is a door leading to the basement. On the other side of the main entry is the boys wash-room. The building proper measures 25 x 90, and the room on each end of the building each measures 25 x 80, while the center room, which is designed for the youngest grades, has its own cloak-room facilities, and is 31 x 19- The ceilings throughout the school are 11 feet in height, with the first four feet of wall finished in masonite, the next four feet in Lakumite, followed by two feet of Donnacona board painted white, and the remaining foot painted pink or green. The ceiling is finished in sixteen inch squares of Donnacona board painted white, and the floors are laid with heavy red and white ties. Natural light is provided through spacious windows, which for the most part, are the glass block type. Four lighting fixtures in each classroom and three in the cor¬ ridor also insure adequate electric lighting for any occasion. Four inches of insulation cover the walls and ceiling through¬ out the building. In each class room a green colored "black-board" extends the full width of the room. The community auditorium extending the full length of the building is located in the basement. Entry to this auditorium is ma'de by single doors in the west end of the building and in the main entrance at the front. Behind the stage at the east end of the auditorium is a kit¬ chen, and in front of the stage the seating facilities occupies an area 25 x 55, extending in a gradual slant towards the stage at the back of the auditorium. In the basement is the air conditioning and heating unit, and the electric water pump and pressure tank. It is expected that Hon. A. W. Matheson , Premier of the Province; L. W. Shaw , Deputy Minister of Education; and C. B. Jelly , district supervisor, will be among those present for the of- _22—