New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

windows and doors and elsewhere there Is much
carving.
The windows a feature OF the building.
Focusing attention them. might imagine
that the front and sides and back OF the building
are all windows The advantages OF this are most
evident when goes through the sunny class
rooms. All these windows designed ana ar
ranged that they detract IN way from the archi-
tectural harmony and general massiveness OF the
building. There IS large entrance in front.
which IS some elaborate carving. The DON'T
mating part Of the design is the bust OF boy hold
ing a scroll IN his hands One odd thing about Il
Is that the boy while supposed to be mechanic
shirt open at tho neck. has his coat on the
sleeves OF which are rolled up TO his elbows. show
ing brawny arm. On either side OF the bust IS a
pile Of books. There various emblems OF man
ual training here. ard in other sculptured designs
On the Fourth-st side there two entrances, and
the the Fffth-st side. The yard in the
rear IS iuclosed with an ornamental wall OF lime
stone. with pillared gateway opening into each
street.
The building Is constructed IN the form Of great
hollow square. The large auditorium occupies the
centre Of the square in the basement. getting
abundant light from the glass roof. Il has
height OF two stories. there being gallery opening
OF the first floor. The auditorium will seat about
fifteen hundred pupils Although the basement
was originally designed to be under the ground,
the entire plan was raised that the basement
opens right on 10 the stret level. Entering the
main doors from Seventh-ave. the laboratories for
advanced chemistry particularly metallurgy and for
steam engineering Will be on the right On the
right in the rear will be completely equipped
laboratory for electrical engineering. This will
have complete electric light plant and facilities
for making tests OF the operation OF trolley cars,
in addition TO an equipment OF instruments OF pre-
csion.
on the left OF the main entrance VIII be din
ing room accommodating one hundred persons.
for the use Of the teachers. Then running around
on the side will be two large lunch rooms. ac-
commodating coo scholars These Will be under
the supervision OF competent cher IN the rear,
on the basement floor. is the gymnasium which
will be larger and more completely equipped than
many college gymnasiums. 1t win accommodate
five classes Of thirty pupils. each working on the
floor at the time An idea of the equipment
may be obtained from the fact that whereas an
ordinary gymnasium has only one vaulting horse,
one set OF parallel bars etc. this will have ten
horses and other apparatus to correspond. The
running track which is hung around the Sides
has a heavy concrete flooring. over which cork
Will be laid Two three professional athletic
instructors will devote their whole time the
work Each pupil viii lie required 10 take two
forty-fve minute periods week in the gymnasium
At each side OF the gymnasium large lockers
and dressing rooms. one for boys and one for
girls.
The executive offices Of the school will occupy
the Seventh-ave side Of the first hoor Opposite
Will be an infrmaTy, which will be used in con-
nectlon with the training in domestic science. IL
will also be put TO practical emergency
room one. at least, Of the gymnasium instructors
will probably have physicians degree. and will
be qualified 10 act in case Of sudden sickness or
accident
on the northwest corner of every floor will be a
mechanical draughting room and by a free
hand drawing room At the southwest corner OF
the building library. to contain ten thousand
volumes. Will be on the first floor: a music room
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be above on the third and fourth floors. The
side, will 6e devoted to plein garment and dress
making and millinery On the third floor will be a
bedrooms for the teaching of domestic science.
Above the gymnasium in the rear Is a machine
shop for preparing stock for use in other shoUs,
shops for teaching wood turning. pattern making
sheet metal work and printing and blacksmithing
Three rooms VIII be devoted 20 typeWriting, ste
nography and other cOmmcrcal work and one 20
bOokbnding There is a photograph gallery IN
connection with which photO-engrayinS will he
taught There will he two laboratories for botany
and zoology. In connection with which win be
rooms for keeping plants and animals in anv tenn
qured. There will be a regular chemical Iabort-
tory and one FOR physics and two natural science
lecture rooms. TWenty-One rooms are 90 arranged
that magic lanterns can be used in them for
lecture work.
separate electric motors no in all There will be
sixty-four thousand electric lights and an Internal
clocks regulated automatically from the office will
be in every room; In all there are forty class
ty-five hundred scholars and have some ninety
teachers. There are 90 be two elevators. one for
freight and the other for passengers. The latter
children. who are unable to go 20 school IL they
have to climb stairs Mr.. Larkins. the principal.
The exterior Is completed. with the exception OF
done in putting in the trimmings and equipment.
The electricians are now OF work putting In the
most elaborate system OF electricity in any school