The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-14

rooms over a grocery store at Main and
South Tenth at SIS per month, neither
room being properly ventilated for school
rooms
In the Rainier district we rent SIX
rooms at $50 per month. One room is
over store. one in the basement OF an
abandoned church building, and three
ssorerooms. lighted only from the front.
In the Union district We rent three
parts OF Brewers hall at SIS per month
and a storeroom at Us per month.
so much for the rented rooms, all OF
them more or less unfit for school rooms
but now We come to even a more serious
matter. In every district we have been
forced TO use the Easements OF the school
buildings for pupils. This is all wrong. The
rooms were never intended for school
rooms. The closets of the school are in
the basement. All the rooms have only
half windows at best. and some Of them
grow so dark on cloudy days that the
olackboards farthest from the light cam
not be used. There is nothing attractive
TO the pupil about the rooms In the base
mcnts. As ore member OF the board of
education expressed II the other night, the
children burrow in them And the worst
feature OF 1, is that the younger children
go into the Easements. The ceilings are
too low 10 admit OF their being filled up
by the larger pupils and We find IL hard
work to properly ventiia;e them even for
the little ones.
Thus IL Is we have been forced to place
children in these basemen, rooms at the
very time when they ncei light. sunshine
pure air and TO be surrounded by every
heath-giving thing thai science and care
fui deductions from years OF experience In
schooiroornS have placed at the command
OF the builders Of modern schooihouses
Rot into the Easements these children had
10 go or 60 without schooling Why. the
teachers watch the children with the ut
most care and the minute one of them
complains ~ their eyes hurting them or
shows signs ~ failing strength Of sigh,
Now. II ~ first. 20 provide proper rooms
far the pupils. properly constructed and
secondly 10 stop the drain Of rent pay
ing that TIE bosri Of education ut its last
meeting resolved to and did commence
the work ~ providing more school room
money or no money. The plans have
beer ordered drawn. and as soon a. possi-
tle the work will commence on all except
the High schoo, building. and Of that l
want 20 ssv something later on.
lin building these additions we propose
although none oef them Will become i'm
nen~e buildings 70 incorporate everything
modern or ancien, tha, has proven useful
beneficial. convenient and healthfui- In
ether words. they Will 10 up to-iate school
buildings bGllt for that purpose and for
nothing else. In do!ag this We viii keep
| In view additions to - made In the fa-
tnre one thing fer instance that will
| b. done will ~ te build all the closets
| outside the school buildings and in build
tngs erected 90 which additions will Re
| made tn~ closets ROW I'm use Will Sse taken
ent ara oshvsa outside constructed. The
| questions ~ ,Ea, ard ventilation Will
| D. carefully caaHltserea TIE convenience
! and safety ~ the pupils ard last ot all
| tnex P~nssxe @eauty IN architecture and
/ atslne~
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