Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-11-16
OUR NEW sCHOOL-HoUsE.

Ihe misty IusIi uhlll the present time, the
town of Weaverville has never belor,
been the owner Of respectable Schoe
Building. Our individual recollection
goes back to the Fall of $50, when an
urchin of wee small stature we attempted
to quench our thirst after KNOWLEDGE in q
dilopidated building clinging to the hill
side, and which even now forms the
North end Of the School House occupied
by the Primary Department. This Old
School House was about 20x40, furnished
with rough desks and benches and lined
with cotton cloth of the most porous
nature. The upper wall was built into
the hill, while tho lower sill stood on
posts about four feet from the ground.-
The flooring was rough and unmatched,
large gaping cracks therein furnishing
ample ventilation and the space under the
floor being utilized as headquarters for
wandering goats and hogs, which were
plenty in those days, long before n hog
and goat law was even thought of. The
school roll contained in the neighborhood
OF l25 names, and thore was a fair aver
age attendance. One teacher only-Mr.
Robert Desty, whom every ono Of his
scholars now living can only hold in
grateiu! remembrance-wa employed,
and he taught all branches from A G
to French, Latin and Higher Mathemat-
les. Aud right here we will disgress just
long enough Qsay that in our humble
opinion he was the best teacher ever en-
ployed in the Public School at This place,
his scholars without exception advancing
rapidly and firmly retaining what they
learned, ms he lad a happy faculty of inn
parting knowledge and impressing it in
delibly upon the young mind. How tho
number Of children who then attended
school were crowded into that little room
and why we didn't freeze in Winter and
melt in Summer is something wo cannot
now understand. But there we all went
to school and laid the foundation for our
future greatness and as for most Of us it
was "nIl the schooling we ever got"
A few years later another room was
added to the O.d School House, the class
es divided and a Primary Department
established. Then with the advance Of
civilization tho Union Church was
dumped" and transformed into Gram
mar School House and the two rooms Of
tho old building thrown into one for the
Primary Department. Later still it was
found fea-iblc to establish an informed late
Department and for its usos the Gctman
Hospital Society gave the Trustees per
mission to occupy its Hospital building.
Thus it happened that Weayeryille had
three School Houses not one Of which was
worthy Of the name, and combined form
ed an acknowledged disgrace to the com
munily. But these relies of the past will
soon bo forgotten and cease TO bo spoken
about except perhaps by those lucSIess
wghts who attended school therein and
who, meeting perchance in after years,
viii! naturally refer to their boyhood and
days and with neor call to
mind those "horrid old school houses in
Weaye"."
Our New School House, conspicuously
and pleasantly located on an eminonce on
School House Hill, is such an imposing
and majestic structure that gIanco ut its
stately walls suggests our inability to do
justice with ,he pen to its beautiful finish
It's elegant appearance or its substantial
and comfortable arrangement. Ourreul
ers must therefore rest content with such
description as weare able to give, showing
the size, construction, arrangement aud
cost of the building:
The foundation is Of stone laid in ce-
ment, the outside measurement Of the
main building being ca feet inches
front by 81 feet inches in depth, with
front projection for vestitue, etc. of !
feet by 80 It. Sin in width. The flooring
timbors and sils are feet above the
first story rooms II e. in.
high, second story l3 #. Bin. and a con
siderable space between the ceiling and
roof; tho entire distance from the founda-
tion to the enyes being 40 feet and 10
inches. The outside walls arc of rustic
lam Der with a heavy and tasty cornice
the front being furnished with steps and
porch and the windows finished with ele.
CANT casings. The roof is Of redwood
shingles and above it rises II neat belfry.
There are IL windows in front, Q in the
rear and in each end. The outside is
painted light shade of slate color. doors
grained light oak and sashes throughout
painted bronze green. The doors to the
main entrance are hung to swing outward
so that no jam can occur in the event ofa
panic. All the windows are arranged
with pulleys and weights to raise and
Ower.
Inside there arc two school rooms on
each floor, tho hall through the center
being II feet in width. In the hall
stair case goes up en- each side TO II land
ing whence tho second flight rises in the
center to the second door front. Between
the stairs on the lower floor is passage
way to the rear oft. in. wide, and in the
rear two sash doors, a covered porch and
steps leading to the rear yard. The
school rooms are Of the uniform size of
22ft. 10in. By SO feet, and ceiled with ton
que and grooved inch lumber. On the
lower floor viii be the primary Depart
ment, accommodating Y scholars and
the IntermediurS Department for Gs. Up
stairs one room will be fitted up to accom-
modate go Grammar scholars and the
other room will remain unoccupied for
the present. Each school-room is fitted