Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-04
TIE NEW SCHOOL HOUSE.


TIE NEW SCHOOL HOUSE.
Hts Oecupasion for school Purposes.
The new pablo school building ut the
corner OF Limo and Lemon streets was
partly occupied for school purposes ON
Monday and will probably be. fully occu-
pied on Friday.
The building is a capacious and we'll ar
ranged brick structure two stories high.
1t was designed by Frank E. Davis, archi
tect, Of Baltimore. The exterior Of the
building is by no means handsome. tho
large windows, running up under the
caves, giv;:ly it \ rather uncOuth and un-
finished appearance. 1t is substantially
built, however, and what it lacks in
external appearance is moro than made up
by the convenience Of its interior arrange
ments. The building contains eight
school rOomS-fOur on the first and four
on the second floor. These rooms arc
each capable Of comfortably seating about
60 pupils. and are furnished with the most
approved school furniture. Tho combined
seats and desks are Of the pattern known
as the - Triumph" They are made Of
hard wood and iron, are not likely to get
out Of.repair. They are SO arranged in all
the rooms that the light from the large
windows falls upon all the pupils from the
left and rear. the direction which all Ocu-
lists say is the best for the pupils eye.
The rooms are heated in cold weather
by hot air generated by largo Mer-
sllOn furnaces placed in the basement,
and are Ventilated by large stack with
strong draft placed near the centre of tho
building and connected by fiues and regis
tcrs with all the rooms, halls and stair
ways Connected with each class room II
q convenient clOak-rOOm.
Access to the buildin. is gained by two
large double doors, one ON the south and
the other on the north front of tho build
ing, and between them. running through
the centre Of the building from north to
south, is capaciOus hall. From this hall
spring two broad stairways leading to tho
sccOnd-st"ry. All the eiass-rOOms, cloak
rooms, halls AM. stairways arc handsomely
wainscOtcd in yellow Georgia pine, and
the floors ana stairs are Of the same.
The first floor rooms are occupied by tho
primary and the sccOnd-tloOr by the Sec
Ondary sch""ls. Miss Shirk's and Miss
Clifton's lower grade primaries occupy 70
spectively the southeast and southwest
rooms on the first floor. Miss Rupley's
and Miss HnlbrOOk's higher grade prin,a-
| ries compo' 'cd Of more advanced pupils Oc-
cupy respectively the northeast aud north.
west rooms. Miss Ettcr's boys secondary
occupies the southeast room ON the SEC
Ond floor. and Miss Zug's girls secondary
the southwest room. In u few days MIR.
Lichty's boys advanced secondary will Oc.
cupy the northeast room, and Miss Carpen-
ter's advanced girls secondary tho north
west room Oh the second floor.
| The teachers Of the rooms already Occu
pied have displayed cOmmendable liberal
ity and taste in decOratin. the walls with
handsome pictures. and the windows with
fresh and fragrant flowers. After while
no doubt. the directors will further adOrr
them with maps, charts, globes, clocks ant
other useful articles.
As stated above, the plan Of the schOO
house was designed by Frank Z. Davis
architect: though his plan was somewha
changed (and not ut all for tho better)
by the directors, to save expense. TIL.
contract tN erect the building was givcl
to Daniel Mclaughlin at tho price Of S1S,
$50, exclusive Of furniture. Mr.. Nc
Laughlin has. al tho carpenter work dom
under his own immediate direction. Fol
lowing are tho names of the principal sub
contractors. KehOe & McManus exc:s
waited the cellars and built the stone fOun
datiOn walls. James kyle and Geo. Tom
linson, furnished the building stone. ant
James Stewart the granite steps and bell
of granite separating the masonry from
tho brick work. POntz Il Bro.
furnished tho brick, and the brick
laying was done by George and JOhl
Marion The lumber was furnished by
Sencr Il Sons. Harry A. Dillcr furnishes
the heavy iron girdcrs above tho windows
and also the wire screens for the basemen
windows. Tho slate roofing was pur
chased at Peach Bottom by MIR. McLaush
lin, and put OF by Scncr & Sons. The "a
fitting. plumbing, tinnin. and heatin.
apparatus. were furnished by Finn !
Brcneman Tho plastering was don
by Lutz & Humphreyvillo. Th'
painting partly 6y Edwin Book
myer and partly by other painter:
employed by tho day by Ma Mclaughlin
The hardware was furnished by Geo. NJ
Stcinman Il Co., and the wainscOting
sash, DOORS blinds. stairs, trimmings, nc.
by Sencr's Sons The desks were furnished
by John Bacr's Sons, from the manufactOr.
Of the Keystone furniture company and tn
heaters by Finn & Brcncman.
All the mechanics and contractors VIII,
had anythin. to do with the new buil.lin;
seem to have done their work well. TIN
building committee Of tho school boar,
inspected it carefully yesterday and unani
mOlsly agreed to take it off the hands 0
the contractor and pay him tho balance
due.
In opening and closing tho schools th,
boys enter in and retire from the nOrtl
entrance and tho girls the south. TIN
secondary schools arc dismissed first, 81
that the larger pupils may get out Of tn
way and not interfere with the smaller
ones. 1t is y very pretty sight to sec TIN
little people, under command Of the teach
ers, passing out in single file and, iilina
right Or lcft.a y the case may be, to reach
their respective exits. The greatest order
and dccor.,m are observed from first t.
last, and teachers and pupils alike are
proud "f their new quarters.
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