The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-14
scnooL HOUSES BRooMLrY,
Generally Better than Those in New York
Ciiy, ana Not Ofcn Ovcrcrowdrd.

The public school houses ofBrool;lyr are
built upon plan that very nearly meets the re-
qulremcnts by moro general use OF the Same
sort Of sliding partitions a. are used In New
YorTi, and by constructing them like movable
windows dustcld Of doors, with no glass about
them except the fanights, a. Il the practicc),
each floor story is evenly lighted, and can IN a
moment be converted into great assembly
room. Tie method of ventilation Is simple and
to great cNtont cllcaciOus In tho walls wide
shafts running from the lowest story to the
I,'l' gre IlpNird win opening IN cN"h room.
a. Few Inches above the floor and few feet below
The cViiiiH. so that iu ruum3 that have windows
1nlA On one side. "a current Of air Il easily estab-
li.hcd.
Even whore there are windows on two sides OF
the tolm teachers have recourse to the vcntill.
tors while the cia.s-ropmS are occupied, because
too mtut' dtUuEht is created or chill air H. al
mittcd ~ opening windows that are opposite
each other. Every class-tOuu, drossing-roum
ami wardrobe /, furnished with at least one of
ihtSe ventilaiors, aud somewhat larger rooms
have six apiece.
one Of the officers Of the Board Of Education
estimated that about six hundred thousand dol
lnrs have been spent upon school buildings in
lirookbn within the past two years hye-sixths
oi IL III erection The number and capacity Of
the school houses had become too small. and
Chhdren We're being crowded as they now are In
the New York primaries. New structures were
were added to Others. Grammar school |, at
concord and Adams street, was thus enlarged,
portion Of the play ground that tho loo pupils
have not sufficient room for exercise. The prl-
mary department Of this school has only eleven
rooms for It's Ub children, while the Grammar
department has thirteen rooms for the same
number.
One of the front class rooms on the floor used
10y the primary department Of Grammar school
D. In Dumeld street, u occupied by the ianitor
as a kitchen. The smell of cooking onions on
Wednesday pcrmeated the class rooms, and
was taken TO hundreds Of homes In the chill
dren's clothing. To-day" said the principal.
Yesterday. he Is cooking harl and tho smell of
that Will cling to us during the afternoon" This
primary department Is attended 10y about GOO
pupils, who are confined in eight rooms. two
classes studying together in the front or princi-
the other departments OF the school occupy ten
rooms, ono more than the 6O primary children
have.
The primary department OF Grammar School
10 AT Third avenue and state street. occupies
what was once the play ground door. IL is there
fore low and without the ventating shafts with
which the upper stories are provided. The
school Ia not crowded, however. and the princi-
pal says the Nentilators that have been let int o
the window frames answer every purpose. The
entire school has AN attendance OF about l.JD,
ana the three departments share nearly equally.
Ihe primary however, IA supplemented by a
branch building In Atlantic street. About 600
children are instructed In this building, which
was once church, and has been altered to con-
tain two floors with i've rooms In each. None of
these rooms extend across the building except
the main room, and consequently none have
windows on both Sidcc. Portions of the pnrti-
tions can he raised and the rooms ventilated by
that means but this II seldom done while the
rooms are occupied, because the noise Of the
classes would be confusing to each other. some
better method of ventilation i needed. Neigh
boring building darNcn both sides Of the school,
and there 10 no play ground.