Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-10
Public School House Plans.

EEPoRT OF THE EXAMINING COMMITTEE.
The plans for school houses which were a
few days ago turned over by the District Com
missioners to the committee, consisting of Gen.
John Eaton, Commissioner of Education; Mr..
Curtis, president of the Public School Board,
ard Mr.. Brooks. secretary of the board, for ex.
animation and report as to the one best adapted
TO the general wants and necessities OF Cne
schools, were yesterday returned by that com.
mittee to the District Commissioners viii q
rel ort, which on account Of the pressing
,ontine business OF the Comm1sSio1eIs W., va.
not taken up for examination until ~ Ocloc ";
to- day, when they determined to refer az the
nyans To MT EntWisle, Inspector of buildings,
i,r examination as to comparative coSt OF the
several plans submitted
THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
states that they have eXamibed the fourteen
mans of school houses submitted In accordance
with the commissioners advertisement of
March a. lss lea at seereo anG tmas 5aeg
the lest design for the purpose. The plans as a
whole indicate great care In preparation aud
close attention to the subject Of school boase
tive architects. After extended and careful en-
animation they have not been able to agree in
selecting one which is in every respect the best
design or plan; but they do agree that out of
the whole number OF plans before them the best
qualities are included In the three following
leach Of which has some special merit), VIZ:
that prepared by MesSrs. CluSs & ScnIltZ. OF
Washington; that prepared by Mr.. P. j. Laurit-
zen, OF Washington; and the Eastern plan,
prepared by Mr.. Thos. s. kempster, OF Chicago,
Ill. They therefore submit this as the report Of
their action and return the plans, &C. Signed
by the committee.
THE FAVORED PLANS.
Mr.. Kempster's eastern plan" shows fire.
proof building, with rooms "a by 26 feet, with
lavatOry on each floor, separate study rooms;
all Wei lighted, ventilated and heated. The
building consists OF two wings with center cur
commodate from 500 to 200 Scholars I WIN ae
stairways and floors resting On iron beams ard
brick arches. The water-clOSetS are placed in
four Quarter, clrcnIar projections &c on each hoor
janitor's rooms are all placed In the center Of
basement, with play, boiler and fuel rooms at
each end Of the basement. The arrangement
Of the building is such that complete division
of sexes can be made il required. There is no
attempt at beauty OF architecture; but the out
side walls are OF plain red brick work, with
plain stone In
houses. The cost is calculated at $50, OOO
The plan submitted by Mr.. P. j. Lanritzen has
been prepared In accordance with the condi-
full stories and basement, with four school
rooms and two recitation and hat and cloak
rooms on each floor. The class rooms are placed
In each corner OF the building, and so arranged
as to give the light over the left shoulder and
from the rear when the pupils are seated. The
rooms are separated by cross corridors. with
the two iron stairways at each end leading TO
entrances on the basement floor The main
entrance on the front only is intended for
visitors The boiler, fuel and play rooms are all
located In the basement, and a separate plan
exhibits the exact location Of heating and ven-
tilating apparatus, with all its details. The
ventilation Is by four stacks, In which the cur
rats are produced by steam coils placed above
the third floor. The architecture shows plain
square brick building with blue stone sill and
Intel courses and no ornamentat1onS or archt-
tectura1 features except bell tower over the
front door entrance. Estimated cost, s29, 1925.
The plan OF Messrs Cluss Il Schulze, submit
ted through superintendent j. Ormond Wilson,
is the plan exhibited at the Paris Exhibition
The building contains a basement, three full
stories and attic. steam heating apparatus
and coal cellar are placed In vault outside the
building, and the basement Is divided into play
rooms The three full stories contain twelve
Scn0Ol-rOOmS, and Will accOmmOd ate sixty
pupils each. There are three entrances to the
with two cross halls, In which iron stairways
are placed at each end. The school-rooms are
located In each corner Of the floor, and so ar
ranged as to bring In the light on the left and
rear OF the pupils when seated. The building
rent is produced by the smokestack Of the boil
ers. The exterior is of modern Gothic design
with gable on each front. Ornamentations are
made OF black brick and light sand stone
srn courses. the estimated cost Is $4,000.
Mr.. Kempster, Of Chicago, consists OF one
square building, three-StOries and basement.
-FOUR school rooms on each floor, and hall
through center and stairways at end Of hall.
to cost s27 900. The other plans submitted are
by Messrs. c. A. Didden, C. g. Holtzclaw, John
a. schneider, Samuel r. Turner, j. b. Brady,
c. w. Murdoch, Julius Hanneman, of this city;
a; s: wagner, OF Williamsport, Pa; Walter
Richmond, Va, and Cyrus Porter Co., OF
Buffalo. New York. They are all fully elaborated
aho4oesesS very many merits.