The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-07
ADVANCE Of IMPROVEMENTS
A Magnificent School Building on South
Jardin Street.
THE CONSTRUCTION is COMPLETE
Four Large School Rooms With Plenty
Light and Ventilation and All Modern
Improvements German Lutheran
Church Alterations

With the exception of the placing of few
blackboards and few finishing touches re-
quired here and there from the brushes of
the painters the new school building at the
northwest corner of Jardin and Cherry streets
is ready to be turned over to the School
Board. 1t can be said without fear of con-
tradiction that the structure is one of the
prettiest and best arranged and constructed
school buildings in the county. 1t is a model
Of modern improvement and adds very
materially to the good appearance of that
part of the town. To stand Immediately in
front of the building one does not get the
full benefit of the imposing effect, but view
from the opposite side of the street excites
excamations of admiration
The building is two stories high and has
entrances on both Cherry and Jardin streets
The former is intended for use only by pupils
of the class rooms on the second story and
the latter entrance is for the class rooms on
the first floor although these class rooms are
also connected with the Cherry street en-
trance. The architecture of this entrance is
plain, while that on Jardin street consists of
very attractive ornamental work. In front
OF the entrance is wide porch, to which
steps run on each side from the space of
ground between the building and pavement,
Among the Ornamentations of the entrance
are two columns, one ON each side of the
doorway. Just inside the doors is a vestibule.
above which is pOrtico that is reached from
the second story windows. This portico will
afford splendid place from which the School
Il IL,
occasions. To the right and left of the
vestibule are the entrances to the two first
floor class rooms. Each of these apartments
are 25x33 feet in size and has ample arrange
ments for ventilation independent of the
Smead system. The arrangements for
liberal supply of daylight are also ample
Each room is supplied with eight windows of
liberal dimensions with trimming of colored
glass at the top.
The two rooms on the second floor are
duplicates of those just referred to in general
arrangement. From the hallway inside the
Cherry street entrance on the first floor there
are two stairways leading to the basement
one for the boys and the other for the girls.
The stairways are apart from each other, the
doors being on opposite sides of the hallway
the same distinction having been made in the
arrangement Of the basement with respect to
the private apartments arranged for the two
sexes
The staircase leading to the second floor is
wide and has an easy elevation There is
one platform between the top and bottom.
To the left as the second story hallway is
reached, is the entrance to the classroom
which is located at the northwest corner of
the building. Next to this entrance is that
leading to the room that fronts on Jardin and
Cherry streets At the Cherry street end of
the hallway, or southwest corner of the
building, is small room fitted with closets
and shelves that will be used as a place of
storage for books and mechanical apparatus
used in the schools
All the rooms are dressed in yellow pine
with hard oil finish and the stairways are
constructed with white ash. The doors of
the closets have heavy plate glass in the
upper half and all the class rooms are pro-
vided with patent chalk troughs. A feature
of the finishings is the hardware used ON the
doors, The locks are of the very latest i'm
proved make The locks ON the main doors
can be so arranged by means of a spring
that anyone can enter by merely turning the
knob, while no exit can be made without the
use of a key. These locks are especially
adapted for use in school buildings Teachers
may prevent pupils from leaving the build
ing without their knowledge, and yet not in
terfere with the entrance of others.
The basement of the building is a model of
convenience and sanitary regulation. 1t has
a cement floor and nicely whitewashed walls
that give the place a neat, clean and whole
some appearance. The basement is effec-
lively divided into two parts 50 that the parts
reserved for the use of the boys and girls
are entirely distinct from each other.
In the southeast corner of the basement is
sewerage connection that drains the entire
building. Janitor John Beyrand will have
charge of this building and was engaged in
whitewashing the outer walls of the struc-
ture when reporter was escorted about the
building by Mr.. Emil Ratzberg, the con
tractors foreman.
The contract price of this magnificent
structure was 1887, but as it now stands,
with the heating and ventilating system, &c,
the cost has been, in round figures, $4,000,
and every citizen who may inspect the
edifce will agree that it is worth every cent
Of that amount
In justice to the contractor Hon NJ. P.
Fowler, it should be stated that there has
never been a more complete and honest full
fillment of contract in which the School
Board of this borough has been interested
The many people who have inspected the
building agree that the construction is COM
plete in every detail and several school
Directors have openly stated that it not only
comes up to their expectations, but in many
instances their admiration has been excited
by the fidelity TO proper construction SHOWN
by the contractor to some parts in which the