Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-31
ALL FOR EDUCATION.
ONE OF THE HANDSOMEST PUBLIC
EDIFICES IN THE CITY.
Completion Of the New Grammar
School Building at Tenth and p
Streets-Its Appointments, Etc.

aCter OF ner puDllc buildings, ana more eS.
pecially her school-houses. Her citizens
| have never been known to object to taxa
ton for worthy purposes, whether it be fol
the improvement of the levee and sewerage
systems, the grading of streets, erection Of
fine public buildings, or maintenance of an
educational system of the highest order
including the employment of experienced
and competent instructors and the erection
of school buildings that would compare
favorably with those of any city in the
Union. Within the present year the
school authorities have increased the &C.
commodations for public school pupils by
the purchase Of the Perry Seminary build.
nag at Tenth and l streets, and the erection
of a magnificent structure on the school
block between.Ninth and Tenth, P and Q
streets This latter building, work on
which was begun early in August, is now
about completed, requiring only few fin
ishing touches by the painters. A brief
description of this handsome ediice NAV
be of interest to such of our citizens as have
not yet paid it a visit of inspection
The building fronts on P street, and ex-
tends loo feet on that street, with a width
of rs feet. 1t is two stories in hight, with
seven-foot basement, and covers a greater
ground space than any other school build
ing in the city, although its capacity is
something less than that of the Grammar
school building at Fifteenth and ], which
is three stories in hight 1t was the origi-
nal intention of the Board of Education to
have this building occupied by primary
classes, but it has been decided to use it for
6rammar-school purposes, and TO desig-
nate it the Capital Grammar SCHOOL,
The commodiouS structure on the same
block, and heretofore known as the Capital
Grammar School. will henceforth be cilled
the Capital Primary School There are
ten class-rooms in the new building, five on
each floor. Eight of these are 81! x35{ feet.
and the Others 284x40, the ceiling being Is
feet from the floor. There are two entrances
10 each classroom. one from the main hall
way and one through the cloak-room. Each
classroom has its own cloak-reom, sepa-
rate from the others, and also closet fitted
with shelves, where books, supplies
lunches, etc, may be kept 1t might here
be stated that the class-rooms are all on the
front, or north side, of the building, the
cloak-rooms Immediately in their rear and
% 16-foot hallway extending the entire
length of the building, into which all the
class-rooms open. Each classroom is sup
piled with four ventilators set into the
walls few inches above the floor. and there
is, of course. suitable provision for stoves.
The waiEscoting in the class-rooms is but
two and half feet in hight, which brings
the blackboards within the reach of even
the smallest pupils. There is teachers
platform in each class room.
On the south side of the main lower
hoor) hallway two connecting rooms have
been reserved for the Principals use. One
of them, 16x20 feet is supplied with black
boards, mantel-piece, ETC., and the other,
12xl6 feet is intended as a store-room for
suppl IS.
The first floor also contains-on the south
side of the main hallway commodious
Mushroom, which is supplied with four
marble basins and slab.
There are two broad inside stairways
leading to the upper story, one at each end
OF the main hallway, provided with guards
surmounted by black walnut ratings.
There are also corresponding flights lead
ing from the rear balcony to the second
story, thus affording four means of exit for
the upstairs pupils in case of panic from
any cause.
The second story is laid off similar to
the first, except that three of the larger
class-rooms are so connected by folding
NoOAo lIiati iOi llit pun pOSeS Vi lue weekly
asSemblages, they can all be thrown into
one spacious hall. These folding doors are
"A feet wide, and are operated by the War
ner system, which does away with the
noise and Earring caused by the moving of
heavy doors bearing upon wheels, the bear
ings all being above and out of sight. In
short, the doors are simply suspended from
above and make not the slightest noise
when pushed open.
The general arrangement of the upper
floor is otherwise similar to the one below.
including ventilation, hat and cloak-rooms,
wash-room, etc. But at each end of the
hallway is 16X24 foot room, for the use of
the classes in German.
Either the architect or the School Board,
or somebody, has won the everlasting
friendship of the teachers who are TO occu-
Ply this building in the years to come, by
having suite of rooms set apart on the
upper floor for their exclusive use. One of
these is l2x16 feet and the other 12x13.
Connecting with the latter is a
sink and wash-room. The first of
these rooms is to be provided with
table, chairs, etc., and the next, or
pantry, Will have a small kitchen outfit
cooking stove and other conyeniences for
making tea and coffee and providing warm
lunches during the winter months. Per-
sons engaged in other occupations are sell
dom required to put up with "a cold
snack in place of the usual MONDAY
meal in winter, and there is no reason why
the teachers in the public schools-manv
of whom have to go long distances from
their homes-should not in all cases be
provided with facilities such as those de-
scribed.
All the class-rooms in the building are to
be supplied with new seats and desks
throughout, the contract therefor having
been secured by the Capital Furniture
Company of this city, but the articles have
been manufactured in Sidney, o.
The interior ventilatOrs all connect with
four larger ones, of the Cotter patent, on
the roof. The finish throughout the inter
ior is plain, but attractive. The walls are
wainscoted four feet in hight, the material
being alternate strips of redwood and
white pine. The doors are made of SINH
lar material, and all the woodwork is var
nished, thus preserving the natural colors
of the wood.
The rear porches doth up and down
stairsl are sixteen feet in width, are pro-
vided with solid guards four feet in blight
and provided with benches, thus affording
q pleasant retreat for the pupils during
recess hours, especially in stormy weather.
On the first floor there are six large
double doors, through which pupils NAV
enter or depart from the building. Two of
these are in the front and four in the rear.
Hence it would seem that there is little
danger to be apprehended from fire, etc.
during school hours, as the entire building
can be emptied of its occupants in less
than minute.
There will be no less than sixteen clocks
distributed throughout the building, all of
which will receive their motive power from
small bit of machinery inclosed in a
niche in the south wall, on the first floor
The principle on which il is operated is air
pressure, conveyed through small pipes to
insure perfect uniformity in the time
throughout the building c. J. Ncack. of
this city, has the contract for supplying
and operating these clocks.
The water-closets are constructed on the
latest improved nlan. They are located in