Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-08

A very careful inspection was made
Of nearly all of the public schools yes
terday afternoon by the members OF
the School Board in order to ascertain
the needed repairs, and what they saw,
it was said, would require several hun
dred thousand dollars to put in good
order. Dark rooms seemed to be the
greatest complaint in many of the
schools, which is due, it was said tc
recent additions made to old buildings
so that on ordinary cloudy days, il
was necessary to keep the gas lighted
Dark Railways was another complaint
as the children are practically forced
to grope their way in and out of some
of the buildings.
There were also many complaints
about not having enough heat in the
school rooms, especially in the Belmont
avenue n Charlton street buildings
In the latter school. it was found that
one of the boilers could not be made
to raise a pound of team unless the
cellar doors leading to the boiler-room
are left open, and even then, no
much. While there are many COM
plants about the lack of this or that
yet there was one building that met
with the approval of all, and that was
the new addition to the Morton Street
School, which now covers a city block.
The new part of the school is almost
completed, and what was seen of II
made the commissioners happy, as il
is really the first building that has
been finished under the present regime
and while the new part of the building
cost several thousand dollars more fol-
each room, yet the improvement is said
Ito be worth double the money, in that
1t will last many years without any
repairs. The most striking part of the
| school is the auditorium, which is no
| equaled by any in the city for light
heat and acoustic properties. 1t is easy
of access and has plenty Of exits. The
class rooms are models of comfort and
easily cleaned, especially in the kin
dergarten departments, which are fitted
in a manner that is said are not ex-
celled by any in the country.
There is a complete lighting plant
which was tested yesterday for the first
time. Frederick F. Guild. president Of
the board, a the honor of starting the
| ldTEESl VI ttit co NAbhhD1 ooOo ~
furnish the motive power for the gen
| orators, and after he had received hi
instructions he took to the work like
a veteran at the business.
Commissioner James Taaffe. the "bit
man of the board, was the engineer
for the second engine. He handled thu
throttle as if to the manor born" ant
was delighted with his experience.
Commissioned Charles p. Taylol
| started the third engine. and it was
easily seen that he had evidently
turned on the power before. While al
of the commissioners were delighted
with the building. yet it was nothing
to the praises heard from Otto Fl
schultz. principal of the school. wht
said: "It is the finest school building
in the country. No dark rooms. plent.
of heat, good ventilation and ever,
comfort that could be provided for tn
convenience and safety of the children.
Mr.. Schultz said that while the new
part of the school was all right, h
hoped the commissioners would find
way to make the old part equal TO tn
new.
While all of the members OF til
board inspected this school, they foun'
it necessary to divide up TO inspect tn
other sixty-one schools, II they de
sired to get through with the work,
At the Monmouth Street Schoo
was found that there were three room
that needed artificial light on dar
days, owing to an addition to tn
building, which shut off the light !
> the old part. The building was ais