Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-06

The prominent fessure Of de next m.
mail report Of Dr.. Yosns, Secretary Of he
Board Of Health. viIi Be- psper On School
houses and School hygiene. DR.. Yousa
has had this subject under considssstiou
for some time, bus much time and pssienc.
10 required in working up the necessary
dstsil' and msseriaI and The work has 70 b.
done 1t brief intervals when the oppossuni.
~ 10 Afforded. Thss some such work Il
needed no one 1t ell familiar viii de busld-
inss used for school houses more pasticu.
larry in the rural districts can for monep,
coubs. Proper vendlstion and lisht have
been considered Of spscia. importance I'm
making these plans. This paper viii be H.
Ius'rAsed BY bNsveen fifty and one hundred
engraved plans, the most Of which viii
be original With DR.. Youss, Who hss
received some assistancs from Maine
architects. Some Of the enerayings will
be from plans of architects who have de.
signed noted school buildings in othe, States
and many suggestions have been obtained
from careful study of plans Of such
buildings. not only in this country, but in
foreign countries. The 8ecretxry's study
Of the subject includes . vide range Of
matter from the best authorities In the
world. A JouHsAL representative vss
shown hne picture Of a school house re-
Gently bull. in Greenwood, according to
suggestions given by DR. Young At the re-
quest OF the building committee. Though
not expensive, the bsiIding vas very
attractive NJ seen from the outside-ln
marked contrast to the prevailing order of
country school archisecsure-and, Is could
By seen from the plan. well ventilated and
properly lighted. Prof. Woodbridge, Of
the Boston Institute of Technology, who
had charge Of veDsilating the new par. of
the State House. has kindly afforded DR..
Young with many valuable suggestions for
ventilation. which are being embodied 10
the plans. Briefly stated, these pisns pro-
vide for receiving the pure air from out
side through a pipe tina, i, to pass under the
stoye or furnace, 90 that the air may be-
come hexted before passing into the school.
room. These plans for ventilation were
made use Of BY the builders Of the new
brick school house Oh Cushnoc Heights in
this city. The subject Of light hss been
very carefully considered. How many re
member the trying effect Of sitting in
room where the light WAS
admitted through windows on opposite
sides. often dazzling the eyes. Where pos
sible It is best that the light should come
through windows on the north, ncrtbeas. or
east side Of the school room. The light
from the east 10 very desirable -
the sunshine 10 obtained in the room
before the assembling Of the school
in the morning aud during the
day the light is sof, instead Of dazzling.
Great care is taken Ia arranging for black
boards in such positions as to receive the
light to the best advantage. The seats of
the rooms in all the plans are arranged so
that the pupils shall receive the Ii lht from
the left. Ia some little windows above the
biaekboards are provided to assist ventila-
ton without iDjnring the light. The plans
all show that they have been drawn with .
view to avoiding great expense ard at the
same time to provide the necessary ven.ila,
ton, light, heat and convepiences Of well