Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-09
The woIverhampton Day Industrial
 School.
 From the London Timesl


 The alterations at the Old Salop-street Board Schools, Wolverhampton, for the pur- pose of making them useful in the future for the reception of children who cannot be got to attend with any regularity at the other schools in the town, and also to give them an industrial training. are now nearly completed, and the schools will be opened in few days. In view of this we have obtained the follow ing particulars, which may be of interest to our readers:
 The premises which were formerly oc- cupied as the Ragged School and next as Board Schools, have been enlarged and re arranged, and fitted up in very commodlous manner for the purposes required The principal entrance is in School street, the large main entrance hall with the old oak staircase leading to the upper rooms having remained unaltered. On admission refrac- tory lad will be conducted to the bathroom at the rear of the building and, after un dressing, will be compelled to get into bath Sit by 7ft, and about II yards deep, which is filled with tap water, and warmed in cold weather by steam pipes While he is undergoing the cleansing process, his clothes are placed in hot closet, next to the bath, and fumigated with sulphur. After the bath and redressing the lad will be ready to commence school work. second bath. of nearly the same dimensions, is pro- vided on another part of the premises for the girls whose clothes will also undergo the fumigating process On the left of the en- trance hall is large cooking kitchen, fitted up ith one of Constantine's Treasure stoves, repIete with every convenience for roasting. boiling, &c., and near to 1t are couple Of large boilers for making soup, each capable of holding 25 gallons. In the center of the room are couple of large tables for prepar- ing the food for the stove, and around the walls are some cupboards and nests of draw CTS. It will be here that the girls will receive their lessons in cookery, and where the meals for all the children in the school will be pre- pared Apart from this portion of domestic training the girls will be introduced to laun- dry work, and for this purpose an outbuild- ing at the rear of the premises has been erected. In the lower room IS large boiler capable of containing 60 gallons of water, which when heated will be drawn of from a tap, and carried to the washing tubs, four of which are fixed on benches under the windows, with draining stands for the girls. In the laundry above is a large stove, with couple of tiers for heating about two dozen irons, four large sized tables, fitted under the wall, and palr of extra-sized clothes-horses. For the boys there is provided at the back of the building a large workroonA fitted up with saving horses. ,, where they will saw up heavy blocks of wood, and these will be taken lnto an adjoining room to be chopE ed into smaller pieces, and tied into bundles Tor nreWoo1. On the ground floor of the buildings-under the girls schoolroom, and near to the cook ing kitchen-is the dining hall, fitted up with a number of large strong deal tables, accommodation being provided for 40 chil- dren. The room above this will be utilized for school purposes, well furnished with desks, benches, &c., together with the requi- site cupboards for keeping the books, states, &c. On the landing leading from this room are a couple of classrooms, one of which has been fitted up for the accommodation of the mistress, and the o.her as committee- room for the managers of the school On the same story are a number of small rooms, formerly used as dormito. ries, which will in all probability be utilized