Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-13
new SCHOOL
Another Plan Soon to Be
Presented to the Voters Of
the Town.

TIC UCUuOcIS VI VIC SouiuttS
chosen to locate and build a new
schoolhouse in this village--John S
Eaton, c. F. Chapman and II. Z
Lockwood-will soon have plaiI
business proposition to lay before
the people, which involves radica
change in the plan first considered
This was to erect q new building t.
take the place of the River stree
and Stanton street schoolhouses, ane
for It the town made an appropria
ton of $4,000. This was ample
enough fo' the purpose, but after
inspecting number Of modern
scl,ool'bu,ldings in other towns ant
examining the plans drawn bv J. r
Rxndlett of Concord, N. H., show
ing a splendid building which coule
be erected, lighted and heated for
sum not exceeding the appropria
ton, the members reconsidered the
matter and decided to submit
another plan tothe town. =
This plan is to tear down the old
High school building, grade the site
and the lot adjoining recently pur,
chased by the town, and erect there
one large building for the accom-
mediation OF all the village schools.
The committee believes that the
best way to remedy the many de-
fects in the High school building,
which is poorly lighted, heated and
ventilated and uninhabitable at times,
would be to remove it and put the
money that must necessarily be spent
upon it within the next few years
into a new building constructed on
modern lines. There would be gem
eral dissatisfaction with the old
building side by side with the new,
to say nothing Of the latter's poor
interior arrangements, and the COM
mittee has in mind the best inter
ests of the town in its recommended
tons.
The proposed new building calls
for an additional appropriation of
$4,000, which the town is we'll able
to make, and in return for this,e,'t-
lay it gets building Of more than
double the capacity OF the one first
planned and one fully adapted to the
wants OF our school children now
and in the future.
The committee we'll represents
the voters of the town and the vot-
ers can feel sure that they would
rot ask tor this change unless they
were fully convinced that it was for
the best interests of all.
The plans for the larger school,
house, as drawn BY Mr.. Randlett,
who WAS here in consultation with
the committee Saturday, callfor a
three-story building, with basement.
In the basement are gymnasiums
tor the hoys and girls, lunch rooms,
heating apparatus, etc.
On the first floor are four class
rooms, seating SO scholars each,
with war.robes, toilet and supply
closets and closets tor books con-
nected with each room, and a teach.
er's room with library.
The second floor is practically the
same, with room TO- the principal
in place of the teachers room and
library below.
On the third floor is the assembly
hall, seating 500 people, feature
that is a part of most of the modern
school buildings.
The plans show we'll lighted
building, the glass area in each
room being equal to one.fourth the
floor space, and the ventilation is
sufficient to give 80 cubic feet Of
air a minute to each pupil.
The building would he heated by
tour furnaces, one furnace taking
care Of two class rooms, with an
auxiliary steam, boiler tor heating
the corridors, teachers and princi'
pals rooms.
All this comes within the appro'
priation of $4,000 which the town
will be asked to consider. The
plan, we hope, will be given encour'
agement and approval.