Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-28

| bule. which will lead to Il corridor. or
either side of which are entrances to one
| or the other of the school rooms on the
main floor. AT the rear of this corridor
+, is a hallway extending at right angles to
it, AT either end of this hallway are the
| side entrances from Sewall and Jackson
| streets. Thus the building has three.
| making ample chance for exit in case OF
| fire The stairways. both up and down
| into the basement extend from this hall
| way Those going up have a central
| stairway to landing from which two
| others so to the rooms above. They are
| 5ie feet wide.
To return to the schoolrooms on the
, first floor. one feature will be noticed
| there. as it is throughout the building
the bright and cheerful complexion of
the interior 1t will be finished in white
wood, of which, besides the regular
sashes. there will be wanscoting about
the rooms and Railways. The walls viii
he white which. added to the good light
admitted through the broad high win
dows, will give the children excellent
light for their studying. Natural slate
| blackboards will be placed on the walls.
The floor will be of birch wood.
The system of ventilation will be pr
! fected by double sash of windows, so
that air may be admitted without any
great draft being felt, by opening the
lower of the two windows of the outside
set. and the upper of the inside. To as
| sist the induction of air, fiues will lead
| TO a central ventiator in the top of the
building These fiues will be heated. thus
| influencing the air to rise and taking the
F., foul air from below. It's great idea ana
| an important feature of school ventila-
, ton.
The upper rooms will be practically the
| same as tho lower, with dressing rooms
| in the wing, in which the stairways are
| h,,iIt. In the tower will be a room for
| the teachers. Who the teachers will be
| or how many will be required, has not
been determined
In the interior, the wood work will be
/ finished in bronze metal trimmings The
| heating will be by hot water or steam
This has not been decided.
| The building will be "a by 81 feet; and
the wing. q by &C feet. The schooirooins
will be % by 80 feet. In each will be
| handsome fire place. with an artistic
| mantel shelf.
! The general contract for the building Is
! with L. r. Bradstreet of Gardiner. The
i foundation work was done by Robert
| Packard of the selected brick from Hicks
brick ward on the North Belfast road.
: Joseph Howard of this city. has had
charge of this part of the work. The
granite trimmings were from the Melvin
quarry on Western avenue.
| W. b. Getchell and A. G. Wing are the
architects and the artistic piece of work
they have done is wo.l seen trom the fine
| appearance of the building.
| The building is named after Capt.
Nash. in respect to his active interest in
schoo, matters. While he has been
member of the school board only some
eieht wears. he has been Interested in
! school affairs much longer than that.
/, When mavor of this city in 1S16-19 he was
! a firm friend to the Incorporation of the
Cony High school as public institution
He ar that time was Instrumental in the
! citv.s acceptance OF the building from the
Conv Female Academy. on the conditions
!, that tha city should maintain the school,
/
! r p Purinton will attend the Colby
commencement exercises