Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-07-17

way runs from the main south en-
trance north, and opens into trans.
verse hallway connecting to the main
building the north wing, which consti-
tutes the chapel, with its self-support-
ing roof. and capable of seating 75O
pupils. A similar east and west hall
way intersects the former in the centre
of the building, and opens at each end
into other transverse halls connecting
the east and west wings to the main
building. The entire length is 100
feet, and the depth, including chapel,
is 100 feet. The handsome and ca
pacious Chapel, or Assembly Room,
is not shown in tho engraving, since it
runs back as the stem of the L from
the rear of main building.
The main building is crowned by q
large ventilator whose windows arc
manipulated by cords from the second
floor, and which serve not only to adj
nit an abundance of fresh air into
the halls and rooms below, but to
Tighten up both floors, il circular "well
hole at the intersection of the halls
on the second floor, giving an open
way from the first floor to the top Of
ventilator.
In the central part of the front wall,
and projecting from it, is constructed
an imposing tower, II feet square
whose lower part with its handsome
archway forms fitting vestibule to
the lower hallway. The tower runs
up four-storics, and with its additional
belfry and spire attains height Of
112 feet. The upper story of tower
has in its four sides four large circular
windows which are soon to serve rs
the faces of large clock to be con-
structed inside.
The building is heated by furnaces
in the basement, which supply through
registers, hot air both to the halls and
coal CRATE, which serves both for ven
tilation and heating. The office, IL
brary, chapel and school room are ell
egantly furnished, the desks being Of
the celebrated Triumph" pattern,
and in the upper rooms, being single,
with folding seats and lids. The teach :
ers' desks are handsomely made of
ash, the wainscoting around the rooms
and halls is of alternate dark and
light strips and SO corresponds with
the style of furniture. The black
boards, which extend entirely around
the rooms, excepting window and
door spaces, and which extend from
the top of wainscoting upward in
width five feet, are made of dur k green
Stating, thus presenting an elegant
surface for the crnyon, and q most
pleasing color for the eye.
The office especiallyis handsomely
fitted and reflects great credit upon
the taste of the Superintendent. 1t is
handsomely wainscotcd and elegantly
carpeted. The walls are hung with
large portraits Of Rev. G. H. Wiley,
. d. D., the first Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction for North Carolina and
present Chairman Of the Winston
School Board, Rev. DIR. A. ID. Mayo,
Hon. I. w. Dickncll, President Ma
! tional Educational Association, Gen
eral Eaton. U. S. Commissioner OF
Education, Longfellow, Whittier,
Bryant, Lowell and Emerson. The
Paria busts of Virgil, Homer, Socra-
tes, Demosthenes, Minerva, Diana,
Apollo and Venus give the room quite
an atmosphere Of classic culture.
Among other equipments the office
contains what is probably the largest
and best selected pedagogical library
in the State, being part of Prof
Tomlinson's private library. A "thine
of beauty" is the large roller-top desk
Of black walnut which, with numerous