The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-23

WOODLA WINS PRIDE
New School No. IS Ready at
Last for Greenville's
Children.
THOROUGHLY MODEL BUILDING.
Light. Heat and Air Supplied By
the Most Modern Appliances
Accommodations for 1000
Pupils.
THOROUGHLY MODEL BUILDING.

Now that the new Woodlawn School is
completed, the difficulty of providing
proper accommodation for the large num-
Der of children in the Greenville section
viii no longer confront the Board of
Education. The announcement in THE
Jersey City News last evening that the
school had been completed was hailed
with delight by the residents of the
Woodlawn section. who for years have
found it difficult to place their children
in the Danforth avenue school on ac-
count of the continuous overcrowded con-
dition of that Institution. With the new
school in operation there win be ample
provision in Greenville for every child
that is old enough to attend school. The
new school will be opened for the regis
tration of scholars on Monday evening,
December 3, and the formal opening will
be held on next Friday evening.
The new school, which is known as No.
IL, is, without exception, the finest school
building in the State. Built upon the
latest improved plans, it is without equal
as far as light, ventilation and sanitary
arrangements are concerned. There is
not a room in the entire school which has
not one or more windows. Every modern
improvement has been introduced, and
the details of building nave been most
carefully looked after. so that none but
the best materials have entered into it's
construction.
SITUATION OF THE BUILDING.
The building occupies the entire east
erly side of Van Cleef street from
Dwight street to Stegman avenue, facing
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which it stands has a frontage of $50
feet and is rs feet deep. 1t is three
stories in height, with a large cellar.
The cellar is cemented throughout, and
gives room to as fine a s-team-heating
plant as there is in the city. One section
of the cellar will be used as a play-room,
giving the children ample opportunities
for recreation in inclement weather, and
another section is used for the toilet.
The walls OF the building are of the best
Croton pressed brick, with brown stone
trimmings. There are six entrances, all
large, so that in case or an emergency
such as fire the scholars could be dis
missed without confusion. W of the
entrances are at the front, two at the
rear and one on each side. There are
four stairways, two frame and two iron.
The iron ones are enclosed by brick
walls, and are absolutely freproof. These
viii only be used in case of fire.
The first and second floors each con-
tain eight class rooms, averaging 26 by
90 feet, and the rooms are SO arranged
that eac will accommodate fifty pupils,
and, with a little crowding, sixty schol-
ars. The area of the class rooms is from
80 to so per cent greater than in the
rooms of any other school in the city.
It is estimated that the sixteen class
rooms in the building will easily accom-
modate LOCO pupils. There is not another
school in the city which can accommo-
date such a large number of children.
The entire top floor will be used as an
assembly room. 1t measures Sc feet by
u feet. The ceiling is 25 rect high, and
the open yellow pine trusses which sup
port the roof are polished with oil, add
ing much to the attractiveness of the
room. AT the front of the assembly is
a large platform for the principals desk
and the piano. AS a safeguard against
panic resulting from danger, each class
room has a private hall leading directly
to the stairs. ANY one class can be dis
missed without the knowledge of the
other classes.
IMPROVED SEATS AND DESKS.
The seats and desks are SO arranged
that each pupil will have the light while
at study over the left shoulder at all
times, a feature which is found in only
g few other school rooms in the city.
The Blackboard are at the rear of the
teachers desks and in front of the
scholars. They are of the best natural
slate, and will last as long as the walls
stand. One of the most pleasing features
in the building is the manner in which
provision has been made for the scholars
outer clothing. There are a number OF
large cloak rooms 80 by 6 feet. with pri-
vate lockers for each pupil. Each scholar
having a locker for his or her private
use, the possibility of losing articles by
theft is reduced to a minimum. Each
room is also privided with marble toilet
appurtenances. and there will be no ex-
cuse for the ball-playing youngster to
handle his books with soiled hands. The
doors between the class rooms are fitted
with clear glass panels, which are high
enough to prevent scholars from peeping
at their neighbors and still low enough
to allow the principal to stand at one
end of the corridor and see what is going
on in each class room without opening
doors and i~nterrupting studies. The prin-
cipal has a waiting room 10 by 20 feet on
the second floor, and on the opposite side
of the building is a room of the same
size for teachers.
NEW SYSTEM OF HEATING.
The system of heating is the most per-
feet that could be secured, the heat
being furnished by hot water, and the
air is changed seven times every hour,
allowing thirty cubic feet of air per
minute to eac pupil. The foul air is
carried by means of a system of ducts
70 two large nues and out high above
Che building. The furniture in the class
rooms is of the latest improved style,
and nothing has been neglected which
will tend to the comfort and health of
the pupils and teachers. The flag which
is to float from the pole on the cupola
will be presented to the school by the
Minkakwa Club.
TEACHERS FOR THE NEW SCHOOL
$500 UH,.aatfn UJukn~ n ~r,~fa~s