The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-12-18
NEW NORMAL SCHOOL BUILDING


tions, the style of the Mission Build
ings Of Southern California, with a
slight touch Of the Spanish Renais-
.sance.
The exterior is to be treated in
white stucco, with the woodwork Of
doors and windows painted light
green. The underside Of the wide
projecting cornice with the brackets
will be stained very deep brown:
and this with the roof of red Spanish
tile and the gutter, leaders, and roofs
OF the ventilating fecheS Of green cop
per viii make a simple, quiet and I'M
posing edifice.
The steps Of the central entrance
come dawn to an esplanade zoe feet
long and Az feet wide, protected by a
solid cement terrace wall from which
steps lead to a lower grass terrace,
and thence 10 the street BY a series Of
terraces and sloping walks:
The building is 334 feet long and 1873
feet deep. The projecting wings are
connected by low parapet wall, form-
ing an enclosed plaza elevated sonle-
what above the ground in front ; and
from which entrance is secured to the
ground floor, through Two doorways.
Passing through these entrances ac-
cess is given to the main corridor ex-
tending the entire length Of the build
ing. Opening upon this corridor are
the Recreation Rooms, Dressing,
SHOWER and Locker Rooms, Lunch
Rooms, Cooking School and Pantry,
Manuel Training Room, as well as
four rooms at present unassigned.
Here also are the Main Toilet Rooms
for each sex. Store Rooms, Janitor's $
Room, and the department for heat
in and ventilation.
There are four fire proof staircaSes,
one at either end Of the main corri-
dor and two at the center of the build
ing, which extend from the ground
floor to the upper story. Entrance to
the first floor is frum the steps in
front at center Of building, through
the VeStible, which leads to the main
corridor On one side OF the Entrance
Hail is the Board Room and on ehe
other an Ante Room and Private Or
ice for the Principal, together with
Coat Room and Lavat0ry Directly
facing the entrance at rear of build
ing is the Library, a large room 32x60,
together with the necessary rooms for
school supplies The corridor runs
tile entire length of this floor, and
opening upon it are the Study Hall
and Gymnasium each 57x76 with cell
ings - feet high Also two large Lee
ture Rooms and eight class rooms for
the various studies. There are also
six rooms for teachers and two main
Toilet Rooms on this floor.
On The second floor is the main corr
ridor from which opens the Drawing
Room 32x60 with high ceiling and
north light: twoiarge and one small
Lecture Rooms: four Teachers Rooms:
twO large Recitation Rooms, and four.
large Laboratories for Chemistry,
Physics, Botany and Zoology Dark
rooms are provided for Photography I
etc There is also staircase from
which access is obtained to the t6Wers
at front Of building.
The material of construction is to
be Of cement and brick coated with
stucc0 which is to be finished perfect
ly white. The roof IS to be of red
Spanish title, with all cornices, cupo-
las. etc. Of copper Floors through
out except where Of tile are to be Of
maple, and all ceilings are to be Of
metal StaircaSeS are of iron, with
slate treads and every precaution is
used to make the buildings as slow
burning as possible. No frame parti-
ti0nS are used brick and plaster block
being called for throughout, The fin-
isa is to be Of hard pine, except in
Study Hail. which Wiz be in white
and gold and in Gymnasium the wallis
Of which will be Of cream white brick.
The walls and ceilings OF Toilet Rooms
and the walls Of the Chemical Lab0ra-
tory are of white tile, and the floors
of sanitary cement. Every precal
tion is. used to obtain the best sani-
tary results throughout and none but
the highest class fixtures are called for.
The building is equipped for gas
a1d electric lighting and complete
system of bells and telephones is pro.
vided for
The building is modelled in gener-
al way after the Normal School at
Providence, II. II with several im-
prOyementS suggested by the State
Board OF Education, but for many inn
porUanp changes in details and ar
rangeinent OF rooms and its special
architectural features, the credit is
due TO George b. Poole, the State
Architect, who has become a leader in
his profession. and being a Morris
county man we take unusual pleas
ure ia commencing his work and ex-
tending TO him our congratulations
This additional Normal School has
been needed for several years. About
fifteen hundred recruits are required
each year TO ill up the depleted ranks
.uf our force Of ten Thousand teachers.
They are now largely drawn from New
York and other states, but we want
our own boys and girls TO have the
inst and best chance.
The building will be four minutes
walk from the MunrcIar Heights sLa-
lion, and rwo from tie electric road
running from bloomfield to Paterson.
The site is on an elevation and c0na-
man is beautiful view extending for
many miles toward the cast and t. G
SOUTH When c0mpleIed IL will nos
be the largest, but it probably will lie
the finest Normal School building ia
The United States.
Cement Companies Combine.
The reason for the recent big rise ID
American Cement shares, says the
Philadelphia Press" is now made