HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. Herald 09/10/1908C.P. Herald
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ene item OF,nUUt IIULaGr
iew{. The new school house was completed
ing ll lAat Saturday, so far as the work of
ing Contractor Snook was ~ concerned, and
the keva were turned over to the board
of an Monday morning. The building is
ona uf~ Which every resident oY the
:iss distriot may well be proud and, judging
from appea~encea, wilt, 6axr?ng another
of fire, be a substantial building when the
]ittlast tot who wild make his strut to
cf school there nett Monday is a grizzled
and substantial citizen.
m„ The new building is pract[aaity the
same size as the former brick building
.d- which was buxnod last Wintery con-
tainiog the same numbar of rooms,
of although some minor changes, •have
been made where it was apparent that
ne ~ improvemenLS could be etfocted:.• The
to{ eooereto -walks of tkfe basemer),t are
+ss several inches thicker than the walls
ng of the former building and furnish a
rs, perfect specimen of tbat clans of work.
rs. The weather-wae just right.for handling,
rce cement when the walls were built and
nt not a single crack can be found. The
entire boor of the basement is finiahedi
col in cement and is divided into three
ly compartments, in one of which is lo-
st Gated tae steam heating plant. Th¢re
,y i is ample room for the storage ~y (eel,
,is and no one but the janitor in charge.
r- ! oC the buildinq wilt have access to.the
e- ~ furnace and boilers. T'he remainder of
ul !the basement: is divided into two iarg¢
se ~ rooms, one Eur the use of the boys and
~,Ci one for the girls. Here tables and
~r~sexts flTC provided far the convenience
?. of Uupils who carry Chair lunches to
schbol. These roosts will also ba lisad 1
fur play rooms fur the pupils during
1 the noun hour when Lhe weather ?a Loo
,it+incle meet im' cum fnrla6le exercise out
lr i doors. . "-
t_ , The seenral and Third floors are taach-
:d ~ ed by wide, easy stairways, ands. @ach
it fluor cnn[uins tout largo, well lighted
it I school rooms.. On Lha Lhird Hoor over
'the main a~trance to the building is
[v i locatad the sc'Sool library and office of
Lhe principal I,,.
j 'The entire building is well lighted, '~~
I the windows hero; supplied x-iih insida
3t wooden blinds which -can readily be ar- ~'
z, ranged to regulate the light as occasion
r. may fequSre. ~
.il. An-sxtr9 stairway 'and entrance 1s 1
k provided in the new building on the '~.
1. east side which may be used as an ~~
~s additional means ~of quick egress from ~
the building in case of fire or any acci-
detrf. At each o[ the entrances sub-
t_ stantiai cement walks have been laid I
, Lrnm the foal of the steps to eachj
;y cornet of the building. Illf
p Thu steam heating phmt is ~ being Sn- j
- stalled this week by Wm. A. Aitkin, of
¢ Medford.
e The school n(fleers and all who knee
~: inspected the new' buil•_'ing are highly
e pleased with the class of work done by
1 Che contractor and his assistants.
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