The San Francisco call., 1910-12-10
LOWELL AND GIRLS
HIGH ARE MODELS
Primary School Also Embodies Most
Modern Features Of Safety, Sanitation
And Beauty Of Architecture

janitor rooms are located on this floor.
The hall and special rooms have a thick
mastic floor. The adjoining rooms are
of finished cement
Above the basement are two floors
with eight classrooms on each floor.
On the first floor there is a special
classroom for delinquent pupils. The
Office of the principal and a teachers
room, fitted with library cases. closets,
toilets, etc. are on this main floor.
On the second floor there is a special
classroom same as on the first floor.
large lunch room, fitted with cook
ing arrangements, is provided on this
floor for the teachers. The library is
conveniently arranged with cases,
tables, etc. Above the basement to the
roof a special construction is carried
out, with metal partitions, ceilings and
hard plaster, making a senlifireproof
building.
Three flights of stairs of concrete
lead from the first floor to the street
and from the second floor two flights
of concrete stairs and one of iron give
proper exits in case of fire. BY this
system of exits the children of each
floor are separated on leaving the
The finish of the building is of Ore
gon pine finished to initiate Flemish
oak. The exterior is designed in fine
Italian renaissance style with cement
finish on the wall surface and broad
plaster treatment with heavy iron
brackets supporting the metal cornice.
The entrances to the building are of
interesting ornamental character and
the entire structure presents an at
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accommodate approximately $50 pupils
under a staff of about 90 teachers. The
cost of the building viii be $106.0o0.
BRYANT SCHOOL DEDICATION
The Bryant grammar school in Bry-
ant street. at the corner of York, near
Twenty second which was completed
several month ago and is already occu-
pied. viii be dedicated tomorrow, Sun
day.
The Hancock grammar. corner Of
Filbert and Roach streets, near VAL
paraiso, is completed with the excep-
tiOn Of a few plumbing fixtures to be
set. little yard work and some in
terror painting. The building will be
ready for acceptance by January l.
Many other schools are nearly fn-
ished. The Denman grammar. Pierce
street, between Hayes and Fell, is 80
per cent completed.
On the Harrison primary, jamestown
avenue. between Railroad avenue and
Jennings street. the plastering is being
done and the priming coat of paint is
on. Work is progressing on the heat
ing and ventilating plant in the furnace
room.
At the Holly Park primary, Holly
Park avenue, between West Park and
Highland, the painting of the exterior
is completed. the sanding of floors is
done and plumbing finished, except
cleaning of fixtures. The general con-
tract is completed with the exception Of
a few incidentals
On the Farragut primary, Holloway
avenue. between Capitol and Faxon
streets. the general contract is 95 per
cent completed. The plastering of the
exterior walls has been repaired, and
the plaster behind blackboards will be
done the coming week.
Painting and tinting is being COM
pleted on the Longfellow school, Morse
and Lowell streets. The yard fence
and bulkheads are in course of con-
struction.
Work is progressing satisfactorily on
the buildings and yards of nearly
dozen other new schools.