The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-19

EIGHTH STREET SCHOOL
THIS Beautiful Structure Nearly
Completed and Adding Another
Rf0nu ment to Educational Prog.
ress.

One of the most beautiful. substantial
and commodious school editices ever erect
ed in our city is the new building known as
the Eighth-street School, To- ated on the
north side of Eighth street. between John
and Mound streets. 1t has been under the
course of erection for some time past and
will, it is thought be ready for occupancy
by the 1st of January, although it seems
hardly possible to the casual observer that
the amount of work still to be expended
upon it can be completed in that time. In
order that onr readers might form some
idea of the building, STAR reporter visited
1t and noted the principal features con-
Dected with its construction, which We give
to you as follows: The School Board. in
consideration of the fact that the for
mer building, which occupied the same
site, and had been standing for a good
many years, was too small to accommodate
the fast increasing attendance, concluded
to replace it with larger one, and in due
course of time the plans were mstured,
which have gradually developed into this
grand temple of knowledge. The building
consists of three stories and a basement,
and is built almost square, projections only
occurring at the entrances, the front being
plain and neat The walls are of brick
with stone trimmings, and a galvanized
cornice. The basement, which extends
beneath the entire length and breadth nf
the, building, is divided into Numerous
apartments, four OF which are quite large
and designed as living rooms for the janitor
and his family, and located in the front.
In the rear of these are two large apart
ments for coal, in one of which is placed
the large furnace that is to supply the warm
air for heating the corridors. Next to
100 feet in height, and is for the purpose of
conducting the heated and foul air from
the building, being connected with the
rooms by line of pipes, called ducts. The
hot air from the furnace is carried
to the registers in the corridors
by similar line of ducts. The
first floor is reached through four entrances
the front or main entrance, two on the
west side and one on the east side, short
halls leading to the main corridor, which
extends from front to rear through the cen
ter of the building, and is eight feet in
width, The corridors and side halls are
paved with heavy stone flaggin@, that are
supported by strong iron beams, forming a
perfect fre.proof floor. On either side
and at the ends of these corridors are lora'
ted the class rooms ana the Principals
room, both of the Normal School and the
District Department. The Normal School
will occupy the six rear rooms of the build
ing. two on each fl or. There are eighteen
class 70 ms in the entire building, and each
room is provided with large wardrobe
apartments with capacity for accommo
dating the apparel of sixty scholars
Blackboar1s monopoize about two-third'
of the wall surface of each class room and
a portion of the remaining space will be
utilized for the accommodation of maps.
In each room Is placed one of John Gros
sius' patent ventilating stoves, which is
supplied with cold air from the outside OF
the building. This air is radiated around
the stove, inside of jacket. when becom'
ing heated it circulates ar iund the room
and passes out by way OF the ventilators
and is carried through the air ducts and out
through the ventilating stack.
When the fires in these stoves have died
out and are no longer needed revolving
ton is then closed. which prohibits the cold
air from getting into the room. On each
floor and convenient to the claSs-roOms are
two supply closets, for the convenience OF
the teachers in storing away stationery
and other material. They are small rooms,
fitted up with shelves and hooks.
There are five small rooms, provided each
with a blackb' ard, called teachers rooms
and will be used for strictly private in
struction of very backward pupils. A
hand elevator, with four-foot square
platform, is located on the west side OF the
main corridor, and runs from the cellar tc
the top of the building. 1t will be used
for hosting coal.
Strong iron stairways have been erected
having an easy tread and guarded on tn,
side by perforated ir N screens, and reach
ing to the ceiling, the windows on the land
ing being also guarded by a strong iror
grating. The principal office is located or
the second floor 'front.' and is entered
through a handsome door, the upper par
of which will be OF French plate glass. i
is large and ~, andsthe most cOnvenlen
locality in the building.
In walking along the main corridors o
each floor is observed in the side of tn,
wall a small iron door secured by pad
lock. This is the opening to the chute
through which the ashes are passed
into the large pit in the cellar. All tn,
main corridors and side passages are GOV
cred with stone tagging. The interio
walls with the exception of those on TIN
inside Of the rooms, will be painted, tin
other portion being plastered. Situated il
the front part Of the third floor are tw'
large rooms, with black kboard partition
hung on weights, so as to be raised at an.
desired time, forming one large room o
the two. Inside blinds are hung at all tn
windows, and all the doors are hung s.
rs to open outward, in accordanc
with the law governing schooi-houses. Tn
doors will be grained to initiate black wal
nut and the finish to the doors and win
lows will be grained in oak color. TIL
main C rrldors are 100 feet long and fee
wide, being three in number. The cias
rooms are 27 feet inches by 30 feet
inches, and the large room in the rear o
third floor is so feet by % feet inchel
which will give some idea of the magnitud
of this building.
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