The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-08-29
NUMBER 8

through cracks in the floor, openings un-
der the Dashboard or openings in the
ceiling. A ceiling made with thin
| coat of plaster or q ceiling that is full Of
| cracks and openings will interfere seri-
ously with the perfect working of any
ventilating system because it allows the
| heated fresh air to escape from the
school room into the attic without re-
sulting in any benefit whatever to the
pupils. Tight walls and ceilings, tight
floors, close fitting doors and windows
are as essential TO the successful work.
ing of u heating and ventiletin9 plant as
are the fresh air inlets, the foul air ont
lets and the iacketed stove or furnace or
patented system.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The walls of II school room should
be kept clean at ali times and provisions
should be made fer cleaning the floor
and wood work every month. During
cold weather the air should under no
circumstances be allowed to circulate
under the school room floor. The foun-
daticn wall or underpinning of the
school building should be made and kept
air-tight during the winter. Windows
should he properly curtained and sup.
piled with cuuyeniences that will permit
the Teachers to regulate the amount of
light admitted to the school room Cur
taius fastened TO spring rollers and fixed
in an easily movable frame that can be
attached TO any ordinary window will
be more satisfactory than curtains fixed
to spring rollers attached to the bottom
part of the window rather than the top,
but curtains with rollers fixed at the
lower part of the window are more salts
factory than those with rollers fixed Mt
the top. The light from the upper part
Of the window is the most satisfactory
for all school room purposes
\ good substantial card catalogue case
with sufficient number Of cards for
cataloguiug the school library books,
should be- furnished The books must
be properly oatelogued and a suitable
case provided in which to keep them.
Both cases should be dust proof and
/ provided with lock and key
The school buling aud grounds
should he kept in good condition and
free from unsanitary features AT least
/ two suitable and convenient outhouses
placed at least thirty feet apart and
! separated from each other by tight
! board fence at least seven feet high,
must be provided and kept in clean and
wholesome condition Chapter s32,
Laws of 1901, provides that if the cleo
tors of Tie district fail TO vote for a sum
sufficient to enable the board to meet the
requirements of said chapter, it shall be
the duty of the district board before the
third Monday Of November to meet and
determine the amount needed to provide
and maintain the outhOuses and board
walks as required and the clerk must
certify to the town clerk the amount SO
| determined. The town clerk must then
! place said amount in the tax roll to be
levied and collected rs other school taxes
are levied and collected.
In addition to the above chapter 600
! requires that the teaching shall be
efficient. In order that the teaching
work may be considered efficient. it is
essential that good order shall have been
maintained in the school that the teach
er shall have been competent, faithful
and progressive in her work and methods
of instruction; in other words, the dis.
trict must have maintained what will
be considered by intelligent patrons as u
good school in every particular. To
schools SO provided and maintained the
sum of fifty dollars special aid shall be
| paid annually for three years. The
annual report made by the district clerk
under the requirements of section i62,
| for The year ending June 30 1905, must
! the basis for making the first special or
| merited apportionment. No considera-
| tiOn can be given under this law 10
schools maintained during the year end
ing June so. 1901, no matter bow well
the buildings, grounds, etc, may have
been kept or how efficiently the school
has been taught aud conducted
Yours truly.
{. Il. CARY,
Gfuta nj tani1aut