The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-12-01


designated in location. is a double
4-foot staircase, with all intermedi.
ate landing between the first and
second floors, and reaching to the
tower that crowns the central struc-
ture. This part of the pile is pala
tial in construction aud finish.
Entering the other wing from that
just explored duplicate Of plan is
traversed, only that the purposes Of
the apartments are different with
the exception of class rooms open
ing into the assembly room. A
great feature of the plan is the
means described Of throwing all the
school rooms into open communica-
ton with the assembly room. For
exhibition purposes nothing to APP
proach this plan exists in Honolulu
In the extreme end OF the wing,
looking out on the railroad, is the
dining room corresponding to the
calisthenics room in form, excepting
that it has q bay window. The
length OF the corridor from the end
rooms in each wing to the main hall
way Is 12S feet. Going back to the
middle and working out, are the
Offices, lift. 2Oft., with bath room
adjoining. Then there are the
principals room, LIFT. 4 loft; the
matron's room, 15ft. 4 loft, and a
spare room, LIFT. LIFT.
Adjoining the dining room is a
spacious pantry wi, b every convent
ence, opening on the hallway lead.
ing from the kitchen. In the Gull
nary suite is also a lavatory, and an
elevator communicates with the poi
room in the basement. There is an
elevator from the laundry in the
basement to the upper floors, which
with a capacity Of 100 pounds will
admit Of q person riding with the
burden Of clothes.
A descent into the basement re-
veals a stone structure under the
end OF the wing. IL contains the
poi room, a Laundry to contain "a
washtu bs, an ironing room aud iron
heating room. Tue walls are all of
hard finish. Above, the culinary
rooms have tiled floors.
Returning to the staircase, the
ascent is made to the dormitoriss, etc.
At the second floor q view into the
assembly room is had from a bal.
cony. Opposite is a balcony Of
crescent shape from which, through
the arched main portal, the magni.
lirent view cityward Is obtained.
The arch mentioned is ~ feet high
to the crown. There Is a veranda
on each wing, branching out from
the lookout gallery. Each room
along the fronts has q box sash win
dow opening upon the verauda. At
the ends OF the wings are rooms for
teachers, one IN each case command.
ing a view down the corridors. All
the teachers rooms are fitted with
inside blinds. There are six rooms
ON ons side for two pupils, and one
for four each. Then there are eight
rooms for one girl each. There il
one Teachers room in the central
portion, also a spare room. As To
the pupils lions the fore
going description suits one wing ~
we'll IA the other.
An important department Is the
hospital. 1t has q bathroom and
water closet. There is a teachers
bathroom adjoining. There 10
another bathroom for teachers above
the kitchen.
There are eight bathrooms for
pupils, two Of them fitted with hot
water in case OF sickness. At the
end next the railroad there are five
water closets Of the latest pattern.
All the lavatories in tho building
have marble'top basins.
Counting the basement, there il a
fourth story AT that end OF the build.
ing. There is a spare room over the
dining room the same size as that
one, to be used as an open dormitory
when such accommodation becomes
necessary. II is well lighted with
fifteen windows. A hall leads there
from to tha staircase, where ascent
Is made to the tower room, which is
devoted to drawing purposes. 1t is
octagonal IN shape, 10 feet in dia-
meter, and contains "a windows.
Here a vast stretch Of nobls scenery
In commanded in every direction.
There is a half story below the
tower, which il to be utilized as q
trunk room. A littls recess in the
roof Is used for ventilation, having
four open portfolios.
All Of the furniture for the school
is on hand. Each girl will have, be-
sides bad and chair, a bureau, a
washstand aud clothes press. Mr..
Bishop gives the school any furni-
ture it may require out OF bis resi-.
dsnce, and lot OF handsome arti-
cles belonging to him, in the native
koa wood, will grace the chief
rooms.
The vsrandas are eight feet wide.
Those on the ground floor have rus
tic, and those on the second floor
shingled pillars.
There are $50 windows and 1876
doors in the structure.
Protection from FIRE will be pro-
vided in special tanks connecting
with six hydrants within the build
ing.
A special electric light plant will
be installed for the Girls School.
The pupils rooms will not have
electric lights inside, but be lighted
by lamps in the corridors,
A beautiful design for making the
grounds attractive is being carried
out. Stone paths are being built to
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