Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-01-19
THE NEW scHOOL BNLLDLN0.

PLAN DECIDED UroN-A BBATrLEBoEo RESI-
DENT AND FORMER MON SCHOOL hoy THE
SUCCESSFUL COMPETITOR DESCRIPTION or
THE PROPOSED BUILDING.
AT a meeting Of the School District No.
2 building committee last Friday evening
plan for the new school building, which the
coming season will sec in course oil construc-
ton, was adopted. Competitive plans were
called for by the committee and six different
plans were submitted. Two of these were
found entirely too expensive for the means at
the disposal of the committee, and three others
were unsatisfactory for various reasons. The
sixth is that which has been adopted. The
several plans were submitted, not under the
names of the architects, but under some mot
TO or device. That adopted had three arrows
for its signature or device, and il proved TO
be that of Mr.. Geo. A. Hines of Bratteboro
"a fact which no member Of tho committee,
Mr.. Hines alone excepted, for "A moment sus.
pected until after the selection had been
made. Mr.. Hines, it is perhaps unnecessary
to say, took no active part in urging the Sc
lection Of any Of the plans, but simply al
lowed his fellow members Of the committee
to follow their own bent.
The now building will be of plain brick,
90 by l2l feet, two stories high, with a man
sard roof. The first floor is designed for the
use Of the Grammar school. A hall 20 feet
wide extends through the centre, on either
side Of which are located the class rooms, six
in number each % by 3ll feet in size and
capable of seating As scholars. Beyond the
two front rooms is located the main stairway
another stairway being provided in the rear
Two small recitation rooms are also located
on this floor and in connection with the two
front rooms designed for the senior classes)
are small rooms for library and apparatus
The second floor is designed for the use of
the High and intermediate grades, the for
mer occupying the entire front in a room
whose Dimensions are 81 by Is feet, connect
ed with which are two recitation rooms 81 by
10 feet also library and apparatus rooms
-Four rooms in the rear, corresponding with
those on the first floor, will DO occupied by
the pupils of the intermediate. In the hall
ways are located separate cloak rooms for the
different classes. The partition walls through
out the building are of brick. The ceilings
are of ample height-l3 feet--and all the
rooms are well lighted. Tho provisions for
warmth and ventilation are also ample. -Four
large ventilatng shafts run from the base
ment through the roof, and at four points are
located ducts for the Introduction of pure
coldar. The building is to beheatod by steam
by the indirect method, and by means of a
suitable system of pipes the foul air will be
drawn of and warm fresh air introduced into
every room.
In the basement-which is to be ten feet
in height, extending some three feet above
the ground-besides the heating apparatus
water Closets etc, will be located two large
play rooms for stormy weather.
That the building as thus described is cal
culated to meet all requirements as to room,
light and ventilation, will be seen when it is
stated that it provides ample accommodations
for G2i pupils, or about twice the number at
present in the schools, allowing for each pu-
pill 20 1-lO feet of floor space, 39G square
inches of glass and 2jG cubic feet of air
Outside the building will be plain and unpre-
tentious, relying mainly upon its size and
proportions for architectural effect.
This proposed building seems to fully meet
the essential requirements Of ample room,
light aud ventilation, aud will undoubtedly
be both creditable and satisfactory to the
people Of the district. 1t can probably be
built for the sum voted by the district, $40
600 Construction bids are called for in an
advertisement elsewhere published. II is a
matter for congratulation that the successful
competitor for furnishing the plan is a vii
lage resident and an old Brattleboro High
school boy. The new building will stand in
the centre of the High School lot, immediate
ly north Of the present school building. We
learn that it is the plan OF the school commit
tee to have only one week Of vacation in the
spring aud thus bring the present year of
school TO An end the frat Of June 10 ns to give
all the time possible for work on the new
building. II this way it Is hoped to have the
building up and covered in before another
winter aud made ready for occupation at the
beginning Of the school year IN September,
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