National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-05-12
PLANS FOR sCHooL-HoUsEs.
The Designs Favored by the Examining Com
,nItteo

Tho DESIGNS Favored by the Examining Com
mltteo.
The fourteen plans for new school buildings
submitted by the District Commissioners TO a
selected committee for examination and report
have been returned by the committee and re-
fcrred to tho Inspector Of Buildings TO deter
mine the comparative cost Of the work by tho
plans presented The committee say that,
after extended and careful examination, 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 tho whole
number of plans before them the best qualities
arc included In tho three following, each of
which has some special merit, viz: That pre-
pared by Messrs. Cluss & Schultz of Washing.
ton that prepared by Mr.. p. j. Lauritzen, Of
Washington, and the Eastern" plan, pre-.
pared by Mr.. Thomas s. Kompstei, of Chicago.
The plan prepared by Mr.. p J. Lauritzon, is
likely to prove the most acceptable. II con-
tains three full stories aud basement, with
four school rooms and two recitation and hat
ana cloak room OH each floor. Tho class
rooms are placed in each corner of tho build
ing and so arranged az to give the light over
the left shoulder and from the rear when the
pupils are seated. The boiler fuel, and play
rooms are all located in tho basement The
ventilation is by four stacks, in which tho
currents are produced by steam coils placed
above tho third floor The architecture shows
a plain square brick building with blue stone
sill and Intel courses and q bell tower over
tho front door entrance. Estimated cost,
$50 s25.
Mossrs. Cluss & Schulze's plan is the one OK
hibited at the recent exposition in Paris. Tho
building contains basement, three full stories,
aud attic A steam heating apparatus and
conl cellar arc placed in vault outside the
building and the basement is divided into play
rooms. The three full stories contain twelve
school-rooms, aud will accommodates sixty
pupils zach. There are three entrances to the
building-omc in front and one on each side.
The schOol-roOms arc so arranged Us to bring
in the light on the left and rear of the pupils
when seated. The building is ventilated hy
two shafts in which the current il produced
by the smokestack of the boilers, The exterior
is OF modern Gothic design, with gable on
each front Onlmcniatiuns arc made of
black brick and light sandstone sill courses.
The estimated cost Is $4,000.
The plau of Thomas :. kcmpser, Of Chicago,
H., termed the" Eastern plan (he also sub
mitted a Western plan " ia the Third selected
nom which choice is to he made Il IS n Ere.
proof building, with rooms 2iy26 feet, with
layatory on each floor, separate study rooms
al well lighted, ventilated, and heated The
building consisted Of two wings, with center
curtain and one entrance to each end. and will
accommodate from 800 to 1900 scholars. Iron
siairways aud floors resting ua iron beams aud
/ brick arches. Tho iauilUr's rooms arc all
placed in the confer Of the basement, with
play, boiler, and fuel rooms at each end of the
I basement Tho awaa EGmuut OF the building
is such that q complete division of sexes can
be made if required. The cost Is calculated at
$4,000. decision viii probably be made be.
fore the close Of the week.