The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-10-07
Description of Manning Graded School Build

The new graded school building now
being erected will appear when COM
pieted as Represented in the picture in
this issue, consists Of twelve class
rooms of the most commodious size
required by the school in it's present de-
mands and in every particular will meet
the demands OF the school system OF
Manning for number of years.
All rooms are provided with cloak
rooms, and each class room is fitted out
with green blackboards and proper
chalk racks to same, and has a cabinet
in which the teacher keeps chalk and
erasers thus insuring perfect orderli-
ness in keeping chalk and chalk erasers
and such matters out of view except
when they are in use. Hanging devices.
etc., are placed around the rooms which
will prevent the necessity OF mailing
tacks to hold up maps, etc. In other
words, most ample provision is made
for handling the school within the class
rooms. The greatest possible care and
attention is paid to the proper heating,
| lighting and ventilation OF this building
and without exception the most search
ing attention has been paid to the less
enins OF the fire risk throughout this
building AL doors either swing out.
ward or have a double swing so that 20
one could ever be blocked in the build
ing in case OF fire or panic
The building also has large and
commodious Auditorium with seatiog g
capacity OF 500 and has an ample stage
for the ordinary requirements OF Man
ming, with large dressing rooms. A por-
ton OF the seating capacity is 10 the
gallery on the second floor. This Audi
torium will supply the demands OF Man
ming for 4 long time in such matters as
public assemblages and such srnall thea
trical performances as will visit the
place and will be acceptable under the
requirements OF the school.
The building is constructed IN the
most thorough manner of brick and is
trimmed with stone and has slate roof.
All painting and tinting OF walls and
such matters has been most successfully
guarded by the Architects and when
the building is completed it will not on
" present to Manning what will be &C
ccptable from utilitaration point OF
view, but also will be most pleasing and
acce ptable from an artistic point OF
view.
The building enterprise has been con
Quoted by Edwards & Walter. Archi-
uects, of Atlanta, Ca, who have design
ed many OF the best schools and colleges
, in the South and this assures of Man
nlug of having the very best services in
this respect. as they have given most
searching and earnest study to the ar
chitecture OF school buildings.
The contractor who is erecting the
building is Mr.. Nicholas Istner OF At
lanta, Ca, who is ret only one OF the
most responsible contractors OF the
South from financial point Of view, but
has yaster experience than any other
man in his profession in the South. He
mas built many schools, colleges and
public buildings of all kinds throughout
this section OF the country, and he IS
man Of the highest character and Man
ing is assured in the qualities and quail
! i6cations of the contractor OF the most
successful results from the point OF con-
structiou and finish OF the building.