School Board Visiting These New -- And Unused -- Schools Today

FIVE-SIDED CLASSROOMS: Four classroom areas at Lawton Elementary School are connected by folding partitions thus allowing for combination of grades when desirable. The News photographer was able to get all four classrooms into this picture. The school was name after Uriah Lawton, the first superintendent of schools here.

LAWTON'S ASSEMBLY ROOM: The unusual effect of partial wood construction is evident in Uriah Lawton Elementary School's assembly area. The first stage of the three steps in construction of the school, which was designed by James A. Livingston, Ann Arbor architect, is nearly completed.

KINDERGARTEN WADING POOLS: Kindergarteners entering Lawton Elementary School when it opens will have a new experience waiting for them - wading pools. The pools are located in the kindergarten rooms of the new seven-classroom building. The school, which is located on the south side of Scio Church Rd. near the proposed Seventh St. extension, also features a music room, library and incinerator room.

SPACIOUS HALLWAY: A view of the main entrance at Lee M. Thurston Elementary School shows a showcase and the administrative offices in the front of the building. Project architect for the school named after a former U. S. commissioner of education and assistant superintendent here, is O'Dell, Hewlett Luckenback & Associates.

THURSTON'S LIBRARY: A spacious, well-lighted library, is one of the attractive features of the new Lee M. Thurston Elementary School. It also has a sloping roof and asbestos shingles that blend in with the residential character of the residential area. The educational plant is located between two housing projects near North Campus.