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Teoching, LecrningBetter in One-Story Wood Schools

The importance of atmosphere to education's tri-part role in youth development is emphasized in a new booklet, "Environment for Learning," published by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. The booklet's approach, based on a statement by an itrternationally recognized psychiatrist, first points out that the school structure itself -inside and out-has become more vital to the effectiveness of modern educational programs.

Then it discusses the physical and psychological factors which provide an environment conducive to teaching and learning. Among these factors are attractiveness, safety, versatility, flexibility and economy. The booklet then shows how and why modern wood construction puts more of these essential elements into school buildings, for ferver comrnunity dollars, than do other types of constrnction.

Advocating the trim, homelike single-story school in preference to the monumental multi-story type, the booklet's comprehensive, thought-provoking message is directed to school officials, planners and designers, and to members of school boards, parent-teacher associations, civic organ-

A scholarchip at the University oI California, School of Forestry is established in the name of our customers.

Jim H. Berry

Diqmond Gordner'sNew Englond line Opens New ltllcrteriols Store

Diamond Gardner Corporation recentlv officiallv opened a new 22,ffi}-square foot birilding-supply itore in l)over. New Hampsl-rire, with an Open House and ceremonies attended by state and local officials. The new building has two service areas : a 3300-square foot. air-conclitioned show-roor.r-r witl.r a four-aisle display area that runs back to the sales counter and offices in the rear, and a storage shed with a half-round roof supportecl by lan-rinated wood trusses.

The company rvill serve both building contractors and do-ityourself craftsmen. "With the new showroom and drive-tl-rrough storage area we can service them both completely and swiftly," said Harland Goodwin, store manager.

It reolaces the comoanv's lumber vard located on Folsom street iir Dover. Thurdday night, prioi to the first clay of the

Ooen House. t.uore tl-tan to see the cotnpany's new e.xhibits of ecluipnrent ancl storage area.

100 contractors fror.r.r the area canre facilities. The r.nen lookecl over 2O material set up in the l-ranger-sized

Diamond Garch.rer owns ancl operates 29 building supply stores in New Er.rglarrd. The companv originally becaure iuterested irr the lun-rber business through its need for wooden uratch law material. The Diamond Match Company, as the con-lpany was then known, harvested pine and other species in N{aine, New Hanrpshire and later orr in the west. Toclay, the company owns 453,000 acres of timberlancl, all operated on a sustainecl yield basis.

In addition to its traditional n.ratcl.r and lumber lrnsiness, Diamond Gardner produces woodenware, paperboarcl, and folding paperboard cartons, molded-pulp products, and prepackaged cl-rarcoal bricl uets.

Sales last year totaled $168,808,00.