The state journal., 1884-10-04
HARRISBURG SCHOOLS.
THEIR CONDITION AT THE CLOSE OF
THE FIRST MONTH.
some of the Buildings Badly Ventilated
A New High school building Needed
for the Roys-The schools Generally
In FIOurishinS Condition.
From the Telegraph Of Wednesday.

representative called on superintendent
Foose this morning and had an
interview with that painstaking OIL
cial, which threw a good deal OF
light on the subject OF the condition OF
the school buildings and the defective by
gienic properties Of many OF them. The
buildings generally are in fair condition,
but there are exceptions. For instance,
the two frame buildings in temporary use
on Thirteenth street, near Market and on
Market street near Thirteenth, are in no
way calculated or fitted for school pur-
poses. There is no ventilation or light
worthy the names and the rooms are so
lily suited for school uses that many
parents in that section OF the
city object TO sending their
children to them. Othcr buildings that
are first-class from q hygienic point of
view are deficient in architectural ar
rangement and seriously discommode
teachers. These defects, of course, will
be remedied in time, but such matters
demand immediate attention. 1t is the
worst kind of false economy to neglect
affairs of this kind The Dewitt school
building in use by the boys high school,
on Walnut street is not at all adapted
for school purposes, much less
for use by the older pupils
The superintendent says the teachers in
this building labor at great disadvantage
because of the arrangement Of the rooms.
The need of a new building for the high
school is fully apparent The schools
generally throughout the city are in
fourishing condition and no fault can be
found on this score. The following sum-
mary of the condition Of the schools and
the arrangements of the buildings is from
observations by Prof. Foose. 1t can only
be termed a glance at the schools, as they
have but just completed the first month
of the present term:
Lochel building-N cnliation good;
rooms large, well lighted and very high
ceilings; sub primary schools well filled;
other schools of reasonable size; buildings
and rooms in good condition; six teach
ers.
Harris Park building Building about
the same as LOchiel rooms we'll lighted
and ventilated; the finest building in the
city for school purposes; ample accom-
mOdatiOns for scholars; COnveniences of
cloak rooms well adapted for the use;
schools generally well filled; sub prima-
ries quite full; eleven teachers.
Eleventh Street building-Good brick
building; large rooms, well lighted and
we'll ventilated; schools are not large as
yet; two teachers.
Chestnut Streut--Fair sized rooms in
good condition; we'll ventilated and well
lighted, SCHOOLS generally are well
filed with the exception OF the ubpri-
maries which are somewhat small;
eight teachers,
Eager Buiding-An old, substantial
building, in good condition, rear rooms
not quite as well lighted as they should
be, nor as well ventilated; the schools are
well filled; four teachers.
Dewitt Building, Walnut street
Rooms arc all in good condition, having
recently been repaired; those on first floor
not as well lighted as could be desired,
owing to surrounding buildings; other
rooms well lighted and ventilated; the
rooms are good size except one room of
the his Ii school; the attendance is large,
and as the building is not adapted for
high school purposes the high school
teachers labor at n disadvantage because
of this fact; a new building for the high
school is badly needed; eight teachers.
Girls High School State street.-The
building is not well ventilated, well
lighted nor in any way adapted for its
purpose it is made TO answer the purpose
until the new building alluded to above
can be obtained. The school is large
and in good condition; seven teachers.
North Street, near Two and-a Half
Basement If the Awingli church ID occu-
pied by sub primary school of good size;
rooms well lighted and large; well
adapted for school purposes; tour teach
erS.
North Street near Cowdcn-The house
in good condition; ventilation and light
very good; four schools generally Of good
size: four teachers.
BOaS Building, Two and a Halt Street
The rooms of this building are in good
condition; good size and can be well ven
tilated; sufficient light; schools well filled
and in good condition; seven teachers.
Yerbeke building, Broad Streets a
good building; with rooms well lighted
and well ventilated except in case Of one
sub primary school theld in a recitation
room not in any way adapted for the pur
pose, either in size, light or ventilation);
schools well filed and in good condition;
eight teachers.
Reilly street bulding-Rooms are all
well adapted for school purposes; suffi-
cient light; good ventilation; rooms in
fairly good condition; some improvement
needed; the only building in which the
rooms are not heated by stoves, steam
radiators being used; schools generally
urge; grounds have been improved
githin past year or two; twelve teachers.
Calder street-Frame building; rooms
moderate size; wen lighted and quite well
ventilated. Schools are fair size and
there is q sufficient number of children
in the vicinity not now going TO school to
crowd these schools and form another;
two teachers.
Beth Eden Church, Foulh street-This
building is pretty welf adapted for school
purposes, though it might be better so
far as the shape of the room is con
cerned; the light and ventilation is fair,
the rooms are well filed. Two teachers.
Ridge Road, corner Of Hamilton
Building is in good condition, it having
been oVerhauled one year ago; most of
the rooms are well lighted and venti
lated; a few are rather small; schools
well filled and few crowded on account
Of the smallness Of the rooms; eight
teachers.
Ridge and Cumberland slreets-Rcnted
building; rooms quite large and well ven.
tilated and lighted; schools large; one
teacher
Pennsylvania avehue-This building
has been improved and the rooms are
generally large we'll lighted and we'll
ventilated; two rooms in the building are
neither well lighted nor well ventilated
and one other that is too small, and can
not be ventilated properly. Schools quite
we'll filed; few full; nine teachers.
Fourth street, near NOrth-Small
frame building; well enough lighted, but
difficult to ventilate; not very well ad-
apted for school purposes; school lair size