The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-28

annoyance OF looking after the opening
aud closing Of radiators, steam pipes,
ventilators. aud the like. The school
rules require the teacher TO keep on tie
blackbaTd an hourly record Of the tenn
porature OF her room, and the rule Is
largely complied with. In all our older
schoolhous0s there is no mechanism In the
renting apparatus for this automatic reg
ulatiun, but the new Emerson schoolhouse
and the High school are provided with IL.
On moderately cold day az last win
ter, the thermometers In one OF the newer
schoolhouses registered temperature vary.
ing from CO 20 ~ degrees. be reading OF
these Thermometers was made at praoti-
cally this same hour of the day. This was
not the mean temperature OF the particn-
lar room, for the Thermometers all hung
near the entrance door at the height OF
the eye. 1he parts of the rooms near the
windows were much cooler. and on the
leyel OF the loor at the chlldren's feet 1t
WAS still colder. While the teacher Is
lusy with the lessons the room Is grow
ing warmer perhaps, until the increasing
heat becomes noticeable. steam Is shut
of from the radiators, windows and
doors arc opened, drafts OF cold air rush
in upon the sweltering children, and the
room is cooled of too quickly Now the
heat must be Turned on again, with like
result as before, and this vicious circle
of improper heating Is travelled again and
again. This is a daily occurrence In these
buildings through the winter. and the
whole method OF warming and veutilat-
ing is radically wrong. IL causes waste
of coal in the furnaces, an unstable at
muspbere in the schoolroom, while IL pro-
duces headaches, malaise and actual sick
ness among the children that means loss
of valuable school privileges for them.
This subject of heating and ventilation
has been presented at such length in or
der that the parents may understand how
peculiarly 10 concerns the health Of their
children The older schoolhouses OF this
city were built before this supjsct HAD
been given its present study. and they
were originally. and are now, defective
In these respects. AS far as conditions
already existing have permitted, some
of them have been remodeiled to suit the
present requirements. The new Elmer
son schooihouse and the High school have
correct 81 stems Of ventilation and heat
ing and the proposed new Park street
schooihouse Will be also be satisfactory In
these essentials.
During the current year, several of our
schoolhouses have been thoroughly re-
modelled. The Monument street school
house, which has BEEN for o long TINE In
bad sanitary con iition has been furnished
a new system Of ventilation and water
closets, to the great advantage OF its OF
cvpants In the Centre street school
house, there have been quite extensive
i'm improvements The stoves, by which 1t
was formerly heated have heen removed
and n most complete plan of furnace heat
ing been substituted. BY this change,
the ventilation which was almost impos-
sibIe when stoves were used, il now very
good The cIassrooms and halls are now
furnished with abundance of pure air,
and even during the coolest winter days
IA PAL strast schooibouse was oon-
demned last summer for It's unheaIthful-
ness, It's scholars We're distributed al tne
,gs,, Nj .,,lap Isckson and Casc',
street schools. A new building for this
school is planned and will be erected at
an , carry uay; s,.on so,oo, was or.n.d
for ssryios at the beuinpinu of the faIl
term. 1t has been examined by some Of
the leading experts IN school mouse arcnl
seututo 80 =, d ons ~ ths bes, ~ IT,
Kind anywhere Our citizens who have
visited IL are unanimously delighted with
~ u anu sine its oseupa.ioh py .ne sonoo,
Of the authorit,es. During the winter,
the ventilation and temperature were ali
That could DC desired, pure ar ana
equable summer neat peing always pres
emit. It's very site near the hastefn prom
WINDOWS OF Casco bay anu tne inhusoape
Northward are daily inoenIves 10 ns
scholars iof nooiIity Oh tnouent anu wo,k.
lhls nhe puiialhe rs an uhansweIapie
argument IN iaVor oi tne truisui, sna' .ne
pest scnooihouse is none 700 goou lor our
chiluren-a poor schooihouse IN eoconoiny
al the wrong emu
CASCO STREET SCHOOL-HOUSE.
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~ mas oeea '"o"e"V oos' w ~
some length the present condition OF this
building. Owing to glaring defects In
,h, ,.,,,o, o,o.s,s and In tho ,arar,I ava
'"' "I -
TEN OF ventiiatioh' the mouse Is oecohihs
daily more unit for school uses. As few
of ths narents evsr visit the school while
-. - e., e..
III sess'oh vi Ut any o'hei 'ile' 'ne' w"
have very little II any knowledge OF Its
true condition, A plain statement with
an, oor,,,art Of tho facts in the case ,s
Wv
herewith given ior 'heir Consideration
At the present time the Primary school
house nm Casco street is "A two story and
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0asemens prieA pui'uins, WIN q" OH on
its ancf side nf aonAl height with tina