The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-19

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| am requested by the publisher, to
again invite the attention of the Board
to the Natural History Chart, by Prof.
{. Gilbert Wheeler, II set OF which may
be seen suspended upon the walls of the
Board room. The object Of the publisher
is to secure, if possible, tho adoption of
these Charts for use in the schools of the
District With reference to these Charts,
] may repeat, in substance, what | took
occasion to state to meeting Of the for
m-r Board, in December last. For classes
pursuing the study ofthe several branches
of Natural History to which they relate,
they would prove invaluable aids. As
will be seer, the set consists of five
numbers. one each of the following: lst,
Mammala; "a. Birds; ID, Rept les Am
phibians and Fishes; ith, Invertebrates;
18th, Minerals. Rocks and Fossils. Each
chart is complete in itself. 1t will be OBJ
served that the plates ere not printed IN
coIorS, but are Autographs, colored by
hand. The price per set is $50.
Idcsire to call the attention of the Board
to the fact that the furnace in the north
basement room of the Eighth ward
school building is in seriously damaged
condition, so much so that the gas is con-
tinually escaping into the hot air chamb-
err. and thence finds its way to several of
the school rooms, damaging the air OF
these rooms to such extent rs to render it
unfit for respiration.
would advise that the Commissioners
of Richie school be authorized to have
the needed repairs made to this furnace
without delay.
When the furnaces were first placed
in this building | suggested the import
ance of having the iOIstS and floors inn
mcdiately over the smoke and hot air
nues or pipes in the basement protected
from liability to take fire. This was
done only in part. learn that at tho
present time, in consequence Of some
changes recently made, the danger is
more imminent than before, the wood in
proximity to the pipes being otteu so
highly heated as to produce pain when
touched with the band. The
Principal and teachers seem
to be quite apprehensive that the building
will take fire. Should this occur during
school hours it Of quite probably that
life would be lost. would recommend
that the committee on Buildings be IN L.
,tructcd to adopt immediate measures for
having the woodwork in proximity to
the smoke and hot air iiucS protected by
means of some rejecting metallic plating,
leaving space in which cold air may
circulate between the plating and the
wood. In the First and Fourth ward
buildings there is some danger of fire
from like cause.
| would also advise that the committee
be instructed to arrange with the arch
tcct and builders 10 place movable par
tition in the Webster school building be-
tween the present room in the southwest
corner OF the I'd story, and tho adjacent
room on the south, in the addition about
to be built. 1t Is often desirable to bring
the pupils of two or more rooms to-
gctbcr for general exercises; and on the
occasions of public examinations and ex-
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