The Anaconda standard., 1896-05-08

possible the window space should be
equal to one-eight of the wall space
and admit the light on the left of the
pupils, never in front. The walls
should be some mild color. such as light
blue, light green. yellow or gray. The
floor should be of wood that will not
splinter, be laid snug to avoid cracks
that fill with dirt and breed bacteria
There should be no dry sweeping al
lowed and the floors and woodwork
should be washed at least monthly with
a weak sublimate solution. Ceilings
deadening layers.
Third-The halls should be wide, light
and we'll ventilated. The stairs should
be at least five feet wide, with broad
steps, not too high, and no sharp cor
ners. They should be broken by one
or two landings and never made circu-
lar.
Fourth-Cloak room and lavatories
may be fitted in the ventilating alcoves
between the school rooms opening di-
rectly into the halls and also into the
rooms.
Fifth-On no account allow any
crematordes or water closets in school
buildings. excepting where the latter
can be placed on the first f1oor or base
ment and connected with the sewer
and kept constantly flushed with
current of running water. 1t is not
question of convenience or time; IL Is
case of life and death.
Sixth-On the subject of heating and
ventilation ] would like to say much
but will not weary you. 1t has been
my privilege to examine several hun
dred school buildings and some of the
finest recently built in such cities as
New York. Washington. Chicago, st.
Paul, Cincinnati and Salt Lake, and
am convinced that architects as rule,
unless they have made a speciality OF
school architecture, know almost moth
ing of heating and still less of ventila-
ton. 1t is in these matters that false
| economy is so often practiced and no
where is ii more apparent than in
Butte. But the very best system of
heating and ventilation will be fail
ure unless properly managed by COM
petent, faithful teachers and janitors.
| Steam heat with plenty of radiating
| surface we'll distributed and easily con-
| trolled, is probably the best for school
| buildings. In the matter of ventilation,
know of nothing better than the SIM
| pie, natural method now quite gener-
| ally used in modern school buildings,
| and which consists of a large passage
| admitting pure air from outside open
| ing into the room near the ceiling
| through a large register, near which
| point a steam coil warns the air in the
| passage and causes a current inward.
Near the floor large register provides
escape for the heavy, foul air which is
| drawn through a passage to the Top of
the building, where n steam coil Gre
| ates a draught upward.
SEVENTH may say also in this con-
nection that i deem the matter of a
large, suitable playground of vital i'm
portance. The no recess plan is an
| abomination. DIR. G.. Stanley Hall,
/ ~ orL rpfu
Every moment over a half hours at
tention by the younger children in the
primary schools is a source of error
| through the slackness of attention and
consequent habit of stupid indiffer-
ence.' One hour is about as long as a
grammar grade can be held to intense
concentrated effort when recreation of
some sort should follow. Respectfully
submitted,
The superintendents report OF at =
tendance and enrolment per teacher
| to which reference is made in the
| above is as follows:
| To Board of Education-The follow
| ing is the attendance of pupils in the
various schools during the present
week, also the average number for each
| teacher in the different buildings:
High, school, 229.
| Central School-Eighth grade, 81;
Miss Paschal, SO Miss Creech, 80; Miss
| Mullins, 45; Miss Framing, 40; Miss
| Crossman, 40, Miss Hines, 40; Miss
| Turner 43; Miss jenkins, 33; Miss
Richards, 30; Miss Mckay, 20; Miss
Dinsmore. 30; Mrs. Boyd, 80. Aver
| age, 1916.
| West Broadway School-Eighth
grade, 20; Miss Westbrook, AZ; Miss
Swift, Al; Miss Hill, 30; Miss Goucher,
| "a; Miss Evans, 2S; Miss Doughty, Al;
| Miss Kadel, 30; Miss Hopkins, AZ; Miss
| Ayers. "a; Miss Stevenson, 35; Miss
| Shaw, Al; Miss Siebenaler, 81; Miss
Robb, 43. Average. 1914.
Colorado School-Eighth grade, 46;
Miss Spafard, "a; Miss Knowlton. SO;
Miss Trumbull 40; Miss Birdseye, as;
| Miss Holmes, 35; Miss Shields, 45; Miss
Farlin. 20; Miss Hawley. 35; Miss Ben
| nett, 3S; Miss Stuart, so; Miss Fitz-
| gerald, 23. Average. 3S.5.
West Centerville-Miss Roberts, 30
East Centerville-Mr Youlten, a.;
Miss Yoeman. AZ; Miss Burt. 81; Miss
Engel. S3; Miss Brown. 40; Miss Stan
| ley, 81. Average, 40.
| Meaderville School-Miss Nichols, 3s !;
| Miss Blake, 43; Miss Huddleston, 40;
| Miss Royce, A.; Miss Howells, 68. Av-
| erage, 40.
| Parrot School-Mr Knowlton, SO;
| Miss Kelly. A: Miss Stevenson, AZ;
Miss Duncan. 81; Miss Oswald. AZ; Miss
Strasburger, 80; Miss O'Donnell, So;
Miss Russell, %; Miss Treveaille, 81.
| Average, 1922.
South Butte-Mr. Stroeter, 2s; Miss
| Arnold. A; Miss Moran. "A; Mrs. Rob
erts, 81; Miss Miller. A; Miss Brown,
| 36. Average, Al.
| Travonia-Mr. Jones, 25.
Centennial-MissH Hood, Al.
Mr.. Kern announced that the schools
| would close the 10 months term on
June is. and suggested that some ac-
tion should be taken in preparation for
| the graduating exercises which will be
| held on the closing day. Chairman
| Mcconnell appointed Lyons and Hos
| kins to arrange for music, Curtis and
| Hall for printing and Hawley an1
| Bray for necessary expenses and 10
| procure a hall for the exercises. Mr..
| Mcconnell also announced the follow
ing standing committees for the ensu-
| ing year:
/ Finance auditing and insurance.