The Newtown bee., 1895-09-06
BETHEL.
THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS.


 The new school buildings were opened for public inspection on Monday after noon from ? to o'clock. A large num- Der of citizens and scholars took the op- portunity to inspect the beautiful rooms, equipped with the best school furniture made in the country. Members of the building committee were in attendance and escorted the visitors through the rooms and explained the new method of ventilation and heating. The Center school building is situated on the corner of Beaver and South streets. It is built of brick and is two stories high with basement of four rooms, two for play rooms with wash bowl and water closet for girls. Both rooms have out side entrances and two stair ways to large hallway, on the first floor. The first floor contains four school rooms, 24x2S feet. Room No. l contains AS seats. The teacher will be Miss L.. Hayes. No. has AS seats, the teacher, Miss c. Hyde. Rooms 3 and will be vacant for the present. On the second floor are four rooms, 2Sx36. No. has 56 seats and the teacher will be Miss Mary E. Short. No. 6, 54 seats with Miss Sarah A. Rowen as principal. No. 7, 54 seats, grammar grade, Miss G. A. Barnum, teacher. No. 8, 56 seats, with Miss A. D. Kyle as teacher. Janitor, uobort F pu1forJ Grorou ploip cobool building is situated on Main street and is pleasantly located and central and is in every respect built of like material and size and also furnished the same. First floor room No. l, AS seats, teacher, Miss Helen Bassett. No. ?, 54 seats, teacher, Miss A. Hayes. Rooms and vacant. Second story No. 5, 56 seats, teacher, Miss A. Mansfield. No. 6, 54 seats, Miss Mary E. Billings, principal. No. and vacant. The janitor is Eu- gene Conklin. The building co mmittee have had an arduous duty to perform and they have done it well. Each one has performed his part and is deserving of vote of thanks from the town. We give their names as follows: Arthur s. Judd, chairman, Edward B. Richmond, secretary, and treasurer, Samuel s. Am bier, Andrew J. Hallock, Frederick Benedict, Henry l.. Slack, Gideon s. Peck. The contractor, Arthur H. Sen- for, has given the best of satisfaction for the manner in which he finished his job. The work has been completed without an extra being added. Peter Sweeney of Danbury completed the brick which was passed for first class job. Dimond & Son did the plumbing for the Grassy Plain school building and Ryan Brothers for the Center school building. The curtains and fixture were put up by Cunningham & Doran of Danbury. The painting was done by Charles Senior. The United States School Furniture Company of Chicago, H., placed in the rooms about 600 seats and desk; also six teachers desks. The bill was $1452.S0. George A. Hickok contrib uted two tablets of brown stone with date, 1894, which were placed in the front of both buildings over the main entrance. These tablets of stone were once part of the old Hatters' bank building. The architect, MT Sunderland, of Danbury, gave the two school buildings thorough inspection and passed them for well executed workmanship. MT Seniors contract for the two buildings completed was $50. .000. Probably several thous- ands more may be added for purchase of grounds and grading and school furni- ture. The Underhill Warming and Ven- tilating Company of Boston, Mass, put in the furnace for warming and heaters used for ventilation. The care of the school bnildings will now be turned over to the town school board, who will act as guardians of all school property. Yonr correspondent trusts that consoli- aation in this town means a step for ward for the advancement Of education.