The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-09-28

nishingS finished In old OAK, Win
laced iron grills above. The south
end of the room is f@isiled with the
wainscotting, blackboard and white
ceiling first mentioned. On this end
is found the entrance to the type
writing and stenographic room. The
commercial room will have oak COM
mercial desks for 20 pupils at the
start. The typewriting and steno-
graphic room is at the southeast corner
of the building. This floor is finish
ed in harmony with the commercial
room. Tt is we'll lighted ON east and
south, and contains ten typewriter
desks, with Oliver, Remington, Smith
Premier and Underwood machines,
the machines being arranged and
adapted to the wide range of work de-
manded in modern business houses.
Ample blackboard space on the west
wall of this room admits of illustrated
work in connection with this depart
ment. The rearranging of the space
on this floor, with the disturbance OF
paraphernalia in putting up the fire
escapes, in the physics and chemical
department., made it Imperative that
provision be made to put this part in
as good working condition as before
it was disturbed. This need, coupled
with the fact that this department. of
the school, had SO grown as to compel
the division of classes into sections,
each pursuing some line of study, and
consequent absorption. of twice the
time that should be devoted here, to
the injury in other studies, forced the
finishing of the room at the southwest
corner of this floor for practical work
in the department. of physics and
science. This room, when completed,
will afford working facilities for first
class demonstration, and will lbs ex-
planned more in, detail later, wl.eh in
order. The carpentering
work has been under the charge of
Albert e. Converse, aided by the best
workmen to be obtained in this vicin-
ity; the extension of the heating and
plumbing work by Anthony Adams,
with Henry Wise's head and hand
directing and placing. @. 2. Hodg
sons workmen have done the stating,
and A. E. Snow the painting and in
side decorating. Joseph l.. Shor-
maker & Go. of Philadelphia have
furnished the equipment in the COM
mercial department.. The commercial
course has come because of con-
tinued demand from the general
public, and is believed to meet de-
mand that will appreciate and profit
by the plans developed and the ex-
pense incurred. Tt will take a short
time to get the whole course into
proper working condition. Miss
Grace Harwood, in charge of this de-
partment, is working diligently to de-
velop the plan and scope of the entire
course in such manner as not only to
produce the very best results in the
education of the pupils, but to make
the school one the whole town will
take pride in, and its results rebound
to the credit and honor of the Stafford
high school. In all these endeavors
Miss Harwood is ably seconded and
encouraged by Principal Maynard and
receives the aid and approval of the
entire board of school visitors. When
the school is in full working order, it
is believed that the opportunities
afforded for. the thorough equipment
for a business career, and the placing
of the faithful student at the entrance
of a successful future in any one of
several special positions will be equal
TO any offered in any high school in
New England.