The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL.
Every Patriotic Portlander Should Visit
1t Today or Monday-No One Need Ex-
pect to See an Old Building, for 1t Is a
New One from Top to Bottom.

pect to See an Old Building, for 1t Is ,
New One from Top to Bottom,
The new High School building will b.
open for inspection today, after a. m.
and probably in the evening also. Dur
ing Monday, also, up to the time wher
the dedicatory exercises begin, the build
ing will be open. .
The people of Portland generally may
visit and view this building with salts.
faction. 1t is not an old building re-
paired; it is new building to all intents
and purposes. The mere shell of the
old high school, in the shape of the
brick walls and the roof were retained
but even this shell was so transformed
by the Encouragement of windows that
the buildingl appears as new without as
within. So far as accommodations are
concerned, Portland High School is equal
to any in New England. Some details of
finish may be richer and more elaborate
IN the Massachusetts schools, but none
have rooms where the comfort and health
of pupils and teachers are better SUBJ
served.
The building was opened yesterday for
a private view to members of the city
government and representatives of the
press. Mayor Baxter, who has made
this work one of the chief tasks of his
| administration, Mr.. Fassett, who has
been the architect, Professor Woodbridge
who designed the heating and ventilating
system, and Principal Chase, whose de-
light at the completion of his ideal of a
high school building is not at all con-
cealed, conducted the visitors through
! the building.
| 1t is not the intention of sne PRESS to
attempt here any long description of the
various rooms or of the general plan.
We have already published sketches
showing how the building is arranged.
But the only adequate idea is to be
/ gained by going today or Monday and
| seeing for ones self.
1t is enough to say that everything is
new, convenient modern and neat.
The plan of heating and ventilation
may need few more words, since it is
new here. There are in every room
steam radiators. which give direct heat.
In addition, every room is provided with
a current of air, warm in winter or cool
in summer, if needed, which comes in at
the upper portion of the room and is
taken off near the floor. By this system,
10000 cubic feet of fresh air is supplied
every minute, and the entire atmosphere
in any given recitation room is changed
once in seven minutes. For each pupil
1000 cubic feet. of fresh air are supplied
every hour. ALI this is done by system
SO perfect and gentle in it's action that
there are no draughts whatever.
The great current of air which, like a
balmy breeze from the Cult. stream, car
ries warmth and freshness throughout
the entire building, is taken in at the
basement and goes out at the cupola on
the roof. The power which takes it in
and sends it circulating through the
rooms, is great fan or wind mill which
revolves with great rapidly. The fan
may be described accurately enough by
saying that it is a reversed wind mill.
Instead of the wind making the mill 60,
the mill makes the wind go.
The place where the outdoor air is
taken in and manufactured into warm
atmosphere for the building should be
visited by all means. 1t is as interesting
as the Aeolus's cave of the winds. which
the High School boys learn Of in Virgil.
This outdoor air is first drawn through
an immense radiator of $3.50 feet of hot
steam pipe. Once through that the air
is warm enough for its purposes and
ready for distribution through the build
ing to the various rooms. AS soon as it
has been used in each room duct takes
it to the roof where it escapes through
lalge, ingeniously contrived ventilator.
In each room electrical thermometers
are arranged to shut off or turn on heat
automatically, as the temperature rises
above OF goes below 10 degrees.
Following is the programme for the
dedicatory exercises next Monday
afternoon at 8 o'clock:
Prayer, Rev. Asa Dalton, D. D.
Music-Old Guard March, F. r. Lane
P. FL. S. Orchestra.
Introductory Remarks, The Mavo,
Addresses-Hon. j. W. Symonds. Hon.
NJ. T. Frank, Hon. G. F. Libby, Hon. |
W. H. Clifford.
Music-Nimble Galop, |
P. Ell. S. Orchestra.
Addresses-Chas. A. Strout. ESQ. A. w
Bradbury, Esq. Clarence Hale, |
ESQ.
Anthem-AEneEaoa, (an which the audi
ence will join.)
Benediction, Rev. j. G. Merrill. DID |
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