El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-06
Presented at the School
Board Meeting.
FitTtEN ROOMS IN ALL
The Building Proposed Will have
All Modern Improveme "A
Library Room - Discussion
About Certain Bills

derby body IN the city anu It's ueiDSi
atoms are generally like talks around
the family fireside. Nothing ever oc-
ours to mar the perfect harmony. that
prevails. There is no comparison be-
tween a board meeting and a city coun-
Gil meeting There is none OF that
wild hilarity. reckless indecorum ana
slaughter of the queens English about
"A board meeting.
Messrs. Morehead. Gallagher. Shell
ton. Wright and Williams were pres
eut at last nights meeting. The frst
thing to- come up was the proposeu
new high school building for which
prof. Putnam had been asked to sub
nit plans for the consideration OF the
hoard He had procured drawings
from an architect and laid them before
the board.
superintendent Putnam had prepared
notes to accompany the plans They
were as follows:
/. IL is understood that these are
only suggested floor plans
.. There are fifteen rooms including
study hall.
3. Building will accommodate 400
pupils
{. II ceilings are ID feet high for
each pupil over the study hall there
will be POI square feet
). For each pupil there will be IS
square feet of floor space.
G. The library is connected with
study hall so the presiding teacher
can see that the pupils are always or
derIy in this department and save the
expense of "a librarian.
T. All rooms are accessible from
the study hall.
s. In all recitation rooms the light
comes from the left side.
9. The building is ventilated and
lighted from above. No dark corners
and halls.
TO- Inside closets are vented above
and lighted.
IL. Halls are wide. and are planned
SO as to put in separate lockers for
hats. cloaks. cts. if board desires it.
I3 Stariways are broad and easy
and are provided with rests.
H. Building contains two rooms
especially adapted to the science de-
partment. One room has light from
three sides II is peculiarly adopted
to the study OF biology.
Is. The basement floor is all prac-
ticaIly utilized.
% There is a gymnasium for boys
and one for girls. These rooms can be
used for lunch rooms also in time of
bad weather.
90 There are bicycle rooms for
bows and girls.
81 There is also a manual train
ing department
(D Boiler and coal rooms.
I6 The building will. I think. pre-
sent ag God architectural appearance.
and yet there is very little waste space.
IL There is a well lighted room for
the drawing and music teachers.
49, The toilet rooms are in the base
ment. Each Is provided with abund
arce of light and ventilation.
I'm erecting j school house" said
he the main things to be considered
are the questions of ventilation and
light Architectural appearance must
he made a secondary consideration"
1T is very evident" said DIR. Gala
CHER. that the designing of a school
building must be an entirely different
proposition from the designing of
residence or any other kind of a build
ing II seems to me that one ought
to have an expert for that kind of
work.
He was told that City Engineer
WimberIey would make a thorough
study of school buildings during his
visit this week to California and might
be able to render some valuable as
sistance.
Prof. Putnam explained that thirty
pupils to each room would be a plenty,
but the rooms were designed to accom-
mOdate fifty. President Morehead
thought forty to room would be
about the proper number.
Mr.. Williams remarked that heating
and ventilation were two of the most
important points to be considered in
regard to the new buildings. All mem
bers OF the hoard agreed that the de-
signs submitted were exceptionally
good.
A good library was insisted unon nv
Prof Putnam. He thought it would
not be a good idea to use the books
from the city library as that fustitu-
ton is freuuented by so many persons
afflicted with tuberculosis. DR. Gala
CHER said that objection might be over
come He did not believe the board
could afford library at present.
While on that point he suggested that
the greatest care should be taken in
selecting books. Recently he had no.
ticed book from the school library
the views expressed in which were
narrow minded and unfit for a child
After some further talk discussion of
the school plans came to an end and |
other matters We're dealt with.
DR. Gallagher. who is a stickler for
hygiene suggested that cuspidores be
paced IN each of the school rooms to |
prevent pupils from splitting on the
hoor. He had also heard that some of |
the teachers had bad coughs. He
moved that one cuspidore be placed in /
each room. Mr.. Shelton seconded the
motion. but after the expease was CON
sidered the plan was left to Prof. Put
nam-
Bills We're then presented and al
lowed
Books. .. 90 40
Books . 40 o.