The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-16

scrubbed flooring before him. 1t is
thought that by the end of next week,
possibly, Monday, January 25, the build
ing will be ready for occupancy. Suit
able opening exercises will follow. The
school children from the ward are still
in the old building and the same corps
of teachers now in harness will be
transferred to the new school. Profess
Sor r. A. Cruttenden, who is principal
of the school, is a graduate of Mansfield
State Normal school where he was af-
terward teacher for number of years
He also has been a member OF the fac
ulty of the Rochester Business college
and Of the Scranton Business college in
this city. Professor Cruttenden's for
mer home was at Wellsboro Since his
residence here he has been an active
member of the Washburn Street Pres
byterian church. He is of pleasing ad-
dress, and is possessed of the business
ability necessary to the proper conduct
OF school. The teachers in his charge
are: Misses Name Fitzgibbon, Eliza
beth Jordan, b. Durkin, Rose Bechtold,
Mary Cavany, Elizabeth Gerrity, Eliz-
abeth Hughes and Mary Walsh
picture of the exterior appearance
issue of The Tribune. The structure
is three stories in height with a large
and commodious basement. The main
entrance is on Chestnut street and it is
here where the most imposing view of
the architecture of the building can
be had. Built as it is upon the very
edge of a steep hill the structure, from
the east, presents a fine appearance
The arrangements inside are according
to modern ideas but a great deal of
simplicity prevails throughout There
are in all twelve large rooms for pupils.
SIX on each floor. Each room has two
cloak closets and a book case built in
the wall. The rooms are all well light
ed and the furnishings are of the most
modern type, two rooms having adjust
able seats which is an innovation in the
city schools. Another new and seem
ngly excellent idea is seen in he new
style or cloak closets. AS YOU enter
the large hall on the first floor a SCREEN
eu something presents itself on either
side These are the closets. They are
putt with openings at bottom and top.
rms is FOR ventilation purposes
"A space OF about twelve inches is
at the bottom, then comes a wooden
strip about four feet wide and over this
runs Wlde-eyed screen running around
and forming an enclosure. The doors
irom the rooms open on one side into
the clothes room and the enclosure itself
mas doors. 1t Is intended that pupils
snail enter their room from the regular
doors. In being dismissed they will
march directly from the room into the
cloak department and from there out in
TO the hall through the clothes room
doors.
Ihe screen at the top is for the bene-
mt or the teachers who can stand i'm
the hall ana direct the movements of
the pupils within the enclosure. Among
the other innovations in the building are
the library room and two reading rooms
Tor pupils, the teachers reception room
on the first floor, the speaking tubes
from each room to the principals room
on the second floor, and the large public
auditorium on the third floor. This au-
dltorium extends the whole length and
breadth of the building. School Con-
troller Jennings intends to have the
opening exercises in this room. The
prlhclpais office is over the main en-
trance on the second floor. Two Of the
rooihs are 33X24 feet; the principals
fooiil una one other are a few feet long
ei' EaCh room has mouldings for pic
lures. The basement contains the
closets, apparatus for heating etc.
1t has two large side entrances. The
not air system will be used in heating
the building, the air passing over a
coil Of pipes made hot by steam. In
each room is patent regulating ther-
mometer made by the Johnson companv
OF New York. The janitor of the build
Ing is j. F. Cavanaugh, of Chestnut
street. He is the youngest janitor in
the employ OF the city, his age being
81 years.