The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-20
YHE NEW SCHOOL HOUSE.
To Be Erected on the Island the
Coming Summer
E. W. WELLS PLANS CHOSEN,
a Detailed Description of the Fine
Temple of Learning tho Seventh
.Warders WIN Have IL the
Board Agrees TO 1t.

The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds oithe Board OF Education met
last evening, and after further consider
ing the several plans for new school
house on the Island, agreed to recon-
mend to the Board that a building be
erected in accordance with the splendid
plan originated and presented by AEchi'
tect E, W. Wells, Of this city,
The plan is one that provides for a
very handsome two-story building, the
extreme dimensions OF which will be
lOs feet front by ZIG feet deep, The
building will front on North Broadway,
The basement walls will BIO Of rock'faCed
stone, while those OF the first and second
stories will be OF brick with stone trim,
mings about the windows, The roof will
be OF slate, The basement will be Q feet
in the clear and only about s feet will be
below the level OF the ground, 1t not
being deemed advisable to 90 lower for
the reason that trouble might be had
from possible floods in the future, There
will be but very little ornRmentation
about the building, but at the same time
the graceful outlines and substantial APP
pearanCe OF the structure will make 1t
an ornament to that portion OF the city,
Rising in the center OF the front there
will be q circular tower extending above
the building and containing the belfry.
The main entrance will be through the
base Of this tower, which will be Of
roCk-iaced stone nearly up TO the top OF
the first floor. There will be three
arches in the base OF the tower, through
which one will enter semi'circular
tiled vestibule aud pass forward, and up
a short flight Of steps into the prinCi'
pal hallway, situated in the center
OF tho building and In size
about 4S by so feet, The stairs leading to
the second floor are in the center OF this
hall, something after the manner In
which the stairways are constructed In
the new Washington school house. As
ono enters this center space from the
main entrance flight OF about eight
steps and about ten feet in width con-
fronts him. At tho other end OF the
hall Is similar flight; these lead to u
platform from which lead both on the
right and left eight more steps to smaller
platforms against the sides OF the hall,
from which the second floor Is reached
by five steps. A teacher standing on
the first platform spoken Of, can watch
and control the exit Of all the children
in the building.
As one enters the lower floor the prin.
cipal's room is found on the left. In
size II is 20 by 20 feet, Is provided with
speaking tubes leading to every other
room In the building, and has q small
supply room attached Passing around
to tho left u German, or school room %
by 20 feet Is nextfound. AL school rooms
have their own cloak rooms 80 arranged
that they cau not be entered except from
thesChool room. Each room Is sOarranged
that the light will come from the rear
and over the left shoulder Of every
pupil. Next on the left is a room
rs BY 30 feet. This brings one to the rear
OF the hull and TO an az" extending out
from the center OF the rear containing
school room 26by 2S feet. On the right OF
81 ieet in siyn n smnlI nnnarai,,s room
an and ie : schooI room Ok hv M I@et in sile
an IN tSe rsar corn Corners oi the hall in the
ANGLES formed Nv the main bnilJine and
thS "a y are two large exits to tbe NAV
grounds. The steps leading down to the
ground are protected by seml.circular
porChes. The building is designed to
have the Smead system OF heating and
The furnaces and closets Mil be in the
basement which will lie reached Inv four
givbts If stairs leading down under the
central stSir case 1bove Iescribed
On tbe second floor in tho front will
I'M Tho grammar room 3Gby 5lfeet in size
other rooms nm tbis floor viii be school