The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-04
|IR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS
ew fan System Heating Appar-
asuS at High School.
IRNOLD scHOOL READY 10 OPHN.
thursday Was "IIOuse Warming" Day
-OoOd Work Of School Board.

A number of the patrons Of the
public schools of Lexington, on the
forenoon and afternoon Of Thursday Of
this week, on invitation Of the board
Of education and superintendent
Phillips, visited the high school
building, lately improved by placing
in new heating apparatus, and the
Arnold school building, recently com
pleted. In other words, to quote the
Language Of Prof. Phillips, Thursday
iWas housewarming day. at these
buildings.
On Wednesday afternoon, in COM
pany with the genial superintendent
a9d efficient educator, Prof Phillips,
afepresentative of the lNTELLIeEN-
GER looked through both buildings
AID willingly testities that Missouri
has few, if any, superior school
houses. The improvements put in at
the high school building in the nature
gpi new heating apparatus are marked,
4ndeed, The Lewis & Kitchin fan
system was adopted after bonds for
TIE improvements had been voted and
aA a perfect working system and a
producer Of desired results it has few
eqlalsl Each teacher can regulate
filb heat in his or her room as fancy
diNtates and the temperature can be
regulated to the fraction of a degree,
Along with the apparatus for
eso dissemination Of heat throughout
she building the eonsnmingof foul air
provided for, an important step in
thc matter Of health to both teacher
and pupil Through this fan system
cool as well as hot air can be sent into
every room at will, proving its value
in warm as well as in cold weather.
The new Arnold school building,
Just completed, and tobe occupied fol
Ithe first time next Monday, is one Of
the prettiest and most conveniently
lappinted buildings Of the kind inths
st4le It is similarly heated TO the
high school building with the excep
tionlof the fans. Furnace and closets
are in the basement and the building
is supplied with pipes for both watel
and gas. The four, rooms upsfalr
are modern in every 2acticular, lAFg'
and airy, and in every way suited t
the work Of education. The building
was erected at cost Of only $4,000
not including furniture, and its sub
stantial structure and splendid tinisl
ell plainly the story that the creates
ol economy was necessary in order t
reach the desired consummation witt
the limited amouutSof money ayaila
lie Tor Investment.
III the construction Of this buildin
future requirements we're not over
locked. The rear wall is SO arrange
thai il can be added to without In
conreaieilrc to the general utility
TIE baildIlsgor detracting in the leas
isom is APPEARANCE The yard SUI
&pnding M school house has bee
~ Will bluegrass seeds and th
ia s6op be one OF tae prettiest
ihgton, which is saying grei
Miss Drysdale win be the princip
it this school, assisted by Miss
X SIargie Vaughn Edith Mars az
Nfary Rulings
Every member Of the Lexingtt
board Of education is deserving
nmendation fpr these improvement
Al the public school system Of q
as slSalso Superintendent Phillip
e SrESneENcER, speaking fro
\ pAlat Of both the iax-pay
aths newghRsr extends to the
Improvements in Le
taa school property chat call
sth n story
he 0sard Of edncatlen Is compos
lalIoy B. D John, presidents
l|ey Ylce-pfesident Geo
le treasurer r. j Bando
9 s. i Wlnkler and Jos.
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