Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-04-22
GOVERNOR
NAMES DELEGATES
Will Be Represent
ed Countrywide
Congress
DEPUTY COAL OIL. INSPECTOR
H. H. Belts Named for Silver
City and Deming---Other
Capitol Notes.

Governor Curry today appointed
the following delegates to the Inter-
state Commission on Country Life
which will meet at Guthrie, Oklaho-
ma, on May g. Maximo Chaves, OF
Alameda, Bernalillo county; M. N.
Finley of Roswell, Chaves county;
John Morrow, of Ration, ColfaX coun-
ty; Clarence B. Link of Central, Grant
county; f. d. Morse OF Santa Rosa,
Guadalupe county; d. S. Collins OF
Carrizozo, Lincoln county; Bias San
chez, of Mora, Mora county; G. J..
Wolfinaer of Alamogordo, Otero
county; W. r. Morgan of Roosevelt,
Roosevelt county; Marcos G. de Baca
of Bernalillo Sandoval county; M.
Weimar of Amistad, Union county;
and J. F. Armijo of Albuquerque, Ber-
nalillo county.
Circular Letter on School House Con-
struction.
Superintendent of Public lnstruc-
ton J. E. Clark today sent out the
following circular regarding the
lighting, heating and ventilation OF
school houses
The school room cannot be too well
lighted. The amount of transparent
glass surface should be from one
sixth to one-fourth oi the floor space
of the room. Twenty-four by thirty
feet is the standard size Of a school
room and the window space should
be at least 120 square feet; this
should be increased if the house is
shaded by other buildings or by trees
or if it is found necessary to have
the windows open toward the north,
northwest, or northeast The best
method of lighting is to be so ar
ranged as to have windows at the left
of the pupils. This plan should be
adopted in every instance. There is
no exception. Windows at right and
left are Objectionable. Windows at
front or rear only should not be toler-
ated. Windows should be located in
batteries; two or three side by side
rather than to be equally distributed
over the entire length and width of
the room. The top of the window
should extend entirely or nearly to
the ceiling. The bottom should be
slightly higher than the pupils desk.
In regard to heating, stoves of
proper construction and size furnish
the most practicable method for small
buildings and are the most generally
used. Where a stove is used the fol
lowing directions should be observed:
(a) 1t should be placed at one side
or in the corner of the room near the
outside door. So placed, it will main.
tain more uniform temperature and
will be less in the way.
(b) 1t should be large stove
Large stoves do not require such con.
stant attention and give more uniform
heat. 1t should be large enough to
make it unnecessary to heat it red
hot on the coldest day, as in this con.
dition it renders the air less pure.
(c) 1t should be jacketed. These
jackets can be made of sheet iron or
tin at small cost. Beginning at the
floor and extending to height of five
to six feet, the jacket should nearly
or entirely surround the stove at a
distance Of from II to Is inches A
pipe or fue extending under the floor
to the outside Of the building should
open between the stove and jacket
This will supply fresh air for ventila
tion that will create a circulation in
the room and be warmed before strik.
ing the pupils.
1t is my aim to distribute book OF
plans and specifications at the ear
liest possible moment. see so much
need of a pamphlet of this kind; see
SO much waste of money and energy
in the construction Of school houses
so many without properly arranged
rooms, SO many five thousand dollar
to ten thousand dollar school build
ings without any provision for ventila
tion in their construction, so many
rooms with light on three or four
sides; so many conditions which rem.
der the school room an undesirable
place for both teacher and pupil-a
place where the air is impure. where
the teacher must stand facing the
light all day or where the children
must do so, place where the light
comes in from two or three sides
which arrangement will ultimately
put the pupils eyes in such condition
that glasses will be necessary and
pleasure and comfort will be i'm
paired.
Notarics Public Appointed.
Governor Curry today appointed the
following notaries public: Henry r.