The San Francisco call., 1910-12-10

New public schools recently designed
and completed viii make notable addi-
tions to the educational system of the
city.
Plans have been completed for a
handsome girls high school in classic
style Of architecture in Scott street be
tween O'Farreu and Geary. 1t Will be
OF brick with terra Gotta trimmings
and strong steel frame. and viii cost
ss5oO0o.
II is expected that construction will
he begun soon after January l, as bids
were received and opened this week.
The building Will be two stories and
basement. and face three streets. with
frontage of 264 feet in Scott, 277 feet
in O'Farrell. and 147 feet in Geary 1t
viii be L shaped with large open
court IN the center. and contain 40
rooms for classes. Laboratories. lockers,
teachers and principals offices, toilets
and lavatories, closed furnace and jan
1tors quarters.
The main assembly hall viii have a
seating capacity Of 1.I25.
The plumbing viii be Of the most
modern school system. The heating ap-
paratUs viii be the steam plenum sys-
TEN with ventilation and automatic
regulation of temperature. and gas and
electric lighting.
The basement viii contain a large
gymnasium with dressing rooms, show
ers, and lockers, and rooms for do
nestle science. luncheon. recreation,
lockers and stores.
The first floor viii have y large class
rooms, study rooms and lecture halls.
principals and teachers rooms and Of
fees. also the auditorium
The second floor viii have 10 large
classrooms, balcony for auditorium.
science laboratories and lecture room.
also large library and study room.
All the plans for the building have
been prepared in the city architects
ONCE, A Lacy Worswick having had
special charge Of this work.
LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL
Plans have been completed for the
LoWell high school 70 be erected on the
block Of land bounded by Hayes, Grove
and Ashbury streets and Masonic ave-
nue.
On the first floor are Is classrooms
used by first and second year pupils:
one physical geography laboratory. con-
Sistng Of three rooms and a lecture
room, with inclined floor and perma-
7 ent chairs, so arranged as to be used
for other science work than physical
geography; physical directors ROOM
girls lavatOry, administrative depart
meur, consisting Of PRINCIPALS recep-
tiOn room. principals private Office
principals Office, teachers room for men
with laTatOry and WardrObes, teachers
room for women with lavatorY and
wardrObes.
on the second floor are four class
rooms and seven recitation rooms de-
voted TO special subjects. one large
study room for the third year low pu-
pills. and one for the third year high
pupils, one large biological laboratory
and lecture room attached. boys and
girls coatrooms, one library and one
school association room, boys and girls
emergency laboratory.
On the third floor are six recitation
rooms; the fourth year low and high
study hall; physical laboratory and
chemical laboratory, each with lecture
room. assembly hau with Is by 40
stage and dressing rooms with exits
similar TO a theater. capacity about
500, girls lavatory: teachers lunch
room, mechanical drawing room and
freehand drawing room. above il, con-
nected by uwo short stairs: washroom
and lsVatory for two drawing in
structOrs.
IN the basement are contained boys
and girls gymnasiums, each fitted with
shower rooms, dressing rooms and
locker rooms, boys and girls lunch
girls lsvatories; boiler room and fan
room.
The building Will be constructed with
steel frame and brick and concrete ex-
terror The capacity of the school will
be a little short OF 1000 pupils
The cost of the building, not in
oluding equipment. viii be S340 0OO
Plans and specifications were prepared
by O'Brien & Werner, architects
SHERIDAN PRIMARY SCHOOL
The Sheridan primary school. located
in Capitol avenue. between Lobos and
FarallOne street, is finished and ready
for occupancy at the beginning Of the
next term It is of composite construc-
ton being freproofed with class A re-
infOrced concrete walls, partitions.
floors and stairways up TO the level Of
the first floor. The basement floor.
which is a full story and almost en-
tirely above the yard level, contains an
assembly hall about 40 by S5 feet and
will seat about 500 persons.
II is so designed that il may be used
for purposes outside OF school use Two
large special classrooms for manual
training and domestic science. with
toilets for boys and girls. heating and