The San Francisco call., 1896-08-28

selected, the plans for big and hand
some building have been drawn by Ar3hi-
tect Charles I. Haven and accepted by the
Board of Education, and by the beginning
of next term, in August. 1897 San Fran
cisco can boast the possession of the best
public school house to be found west of
Chicago.
The new school house is to be a three
story building OF stone and brick. with
basement. 1t will be located on a level
lot, bounded by three streets upon the
south, west and east respectively, and will
have a frontage OF 212 feet and
a depth of go feet. The spacious
grounds are to be laid out like a park,
and will be inclosed by low stone wall.
Although the exact site has been chosen,
Director H. C. Henderson, chairman of
the Buildings and Ground Committee. does
not wish to make it public until the sale
has been legally consummated. 1t may
be stated, though, that the lot Is centrally
located upon one of the leading streets of
the Mission south of Nineteenth street and
west of Mission, and is reached by several
lines of cars.
Prominent features of the building will
be the clas sic style of its architecture, the
assembly hall and gymnasium, the colon
nades fanking the main entrance, its wide
staircases, numerous exits and its i'm
proved sanitary, heating, lighting and
ventilating systems.
The first floor is five ieet above the
ground. The main corridor, sixteen feet
wide, runs from the entrance hall the en-
tire length of the building. The waiting
room, the principals office, library and
| four commodious classrooms are also con-
! veniently situated. The gymnasium, con-
| nected with the main corridor is 81 feet
wide, SO feet deep and Is feet high, and
will be fully equipped for the purposes Of
physical culture. From this floor to the
| streets are five exits.
| Two wide staircases give access to the
| second story, where there are eight class
| rooms, the size of each averaging .28x34
| feet. The spacious assem- bly, hall occu pies
part OF the second and third stories The
| auditorium has seating accommodations
| for 750 persons and the gallery for 200.
Upon the stage is room for 200 more,
| giving total seating capacity for 115O.
The seats are arranged in tiers upon a
sloping floor, like those of theater, and
give the spectators a clear view of the
stage from any part of the hail. In the
rear of the stage are dressing-rooms, and
the hall is provided with all the requisite
exits and entrances.
laboratories. the science-room. the teach
ers' luncheon-room and kitchen and four
classrooms are located in the upper story.
which is reached by two wide stairways.
The artroom gets the north light and has
also big skylight. The idea of having
the laboratories on this floor is to restrict
the unpleasant odor of chemicals arising
from them to that section of the school
house.
In the basement there will be recrea-
tion-room for the students, fuel-room,
janitors room and the necessary space for
the heating and ventiIating plant. Ali floors
above the basement will contain lavato-
ries, hat and coat rooms, toilet-rooms, etc.
The front of the building will be of stone
and dark, buff-colored brick, with trim
mings of terra Gotta shade darker. At
the main entrance will be colonnade of
the pure Doric style. 1t will comprise six
or eight pillars and will be 20 feet in
length.
The assembly hall. the staircases and
the corridors will be entirely ireproof,
with concrete arches, hollow tile parti-
tions and marble floors. A feature of the