On July 6, 1938 the Lassen Union High School Board of Trustees announced plans for several new buildings. They cited the increased enrollment had an impact on the existing facilities. After all in 1930 enrollment was at 383, and now it was 776. Of course, a portion of the increase was due to the Lassen Junior College’s popular forestry program, which shared the high school’s facilities. Under the proposal a new industrial arts building, a new gymnasium would be constructed and a redo to the old gymnasium. The approximate expenditure was placed at $100,000 that could be funded under a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) grant and loan. The trustees would ask the voters to approve a $55,000 loan by a bond measure, to draw 4% interest to be sold to the PWA. When it went to the voters, it was soundly rejected. This was due in part the whole issue was put together hastily and the information about the bond was confusing.

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