Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-02
PRESCOTT'S SCHOOL HOUSE
 INSPECTED BY MANY VISITORS A Detailed Description of the Handsome and Convenient Building as Seen by
 Journal=Miner Reporter.

bottom, so the top may be opened without affecting the lower one or the lower one raised independent of the top.
 In the front of the attic is an open belfry. Here the bell is located whose merry ring has called the children of the city to school ever since 1876.
 In the basement is located the toilet rooms, those for the boys being on the west side and for the girls on the east side. In the center of the basement is located the heating and .ventilating plant, and the system that has been adopted is certainly a wonder, and during the twelve years that the sys- tenn has been in use in the east it has grown in great favor The system is what is known as the B. F. Sturte- want indirect steam fan system, and combines the good points of the steam radiator and the dry hot air furnace system, eliminating the objectionable points of both. The plant consists of large boiler which when in opera tion is kept at a pressure of only about B pounds although it is tested at 150 pounds, so there is not the slightest danger. The water in this boiler is supplied by Epump which works automatically aud supplies wa ter from the city mains. The steam thus generated is carried into over 6OO0 feet of steam coils, the first set of which is used to temper the air that is taken fresh from outside. The air as it is brought into the outer chamber passes between this first set of steam coils and is slightly warmed or tempered and then it is sucked into an inner chamber by the action of a large fan which is over six feet in diameter and revolves something like 200 times per minute. This fan is propelled by 10-horse power eninge, and as it revolves with great force it drives the air out of this inner cham Der between thousands of feet of these steam pipes which thoroughly warns the air but does not change it's natural freshness. It is then forced on into the pipes which convey it into the air ducts which in turn convey it into each room in the building. These fresh air ducts bring the warm, fresh air into the room at the top and this air forces the bad air out of the room through ventilators near the floor and the entire air in a room is thus changed every seven minutes. In order that the temperature may be al ways the same in the room there has been installed a system of automatic ventilators which are regulated by a thermostat which is in each room. These thermostats are arranged so the temperature may be kept at any de- gree desired and when set for. that de- gree are guaranteed to keep the tenn perature of the room at within one degree of the desired temperature. This is done by small lead pipe which is attached to the ventiIator and also to the thermostat, the pipe being filled with compressed air. The action of the temperature of the room on this instrument effects this supply of air and the ventilators are either opened or closed as the need may be.
 The school board and all who have had hand in the construction of this beautiful and splendid building are deserving of the greatest praise and commendation for the excellent plan ming and workmanship in execution of those plans, and Prescott cannot but be proud of her new school house.
 The following is the list of teachers for the Prescott schools for the ensu- ing year:
 Prof. B. D. Billinghurst. superin- tendent.
 High school-Miss Millicent Cuplin and Miss Corrinne Smith.
 Eighth grade-Miss( (Alvilde Lee.
 Seventh grade-Miss Agnes Mason.
 Sixth grade-Miss Blanche Fulton.
 Fifth grade-Miss Anna NJ. Bidle- man.
 Fourth grade-Miss Clara Hoff.
 Third grade-Miss Clara G. Swanson.
 Second grade-Miss Garlic Edwards.
 First grade-MIss Helen Strange.
 Kindergarten-Miss Mary McGnl and Miss Anna Bell Bailey.