The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-16
SAYS Ventilation of School
Rooms and Sanitary Con-
dition of Toilet Rooms Are
Very Good.
SAYS FAN SYSTEM
PROVES ITS WORTH
Says 1t Forces 1000 Cubic
Feet Of Fresh Air into the
Buildings Every Minute
During Day.

That the ventilation of school
rooms and the sanitary conditions of
the toilet rooms of the grade schools
of the city are good, contrary to the
statements made by Mrs. Ben Bartel
yesterday. following an investigation
on behalf of the the Womens Cole
giate club. was the declaration of SUI
perintendent T. A. Mott today. The
ventilation system now in use. Super
intendent Mott declares to be the best
obtainable, and he says that every ef-
fort is put forth by the janitors and
those in charge Of the school build
ings to keep the toilet rooms in a
healthy and wholesome condition.
Mr.. Mott declared that by the me-
chanical fan system which is installed
in every building. with the exception
of the one in Fairview, a 1000 cubic
feet or more of fresh air is driven into
the school buildings very minute, and
that each room undergoes a complete
change of air every ten minutes dur
ing the time school is in session Ev-
cry pupil. he says, receives approxi-
mately 80 cubic feet of fresh air per
minute.
Keep Rooms Clean.
Superintendent Mott said that the
best sanitary equipment is installed in
all the toilet rooms. and that the jani-
tors see to 1t that the rooms are kept
in clean condition. He explained
the Odor commented OH by Mrs. Bar
tel as due to gases which she said it
was entirely impossible to prevent
and which would result in every case
where large numbers use@the iayatory
equipment. He declared with change
of air the odor is eliminated. This, he
said, proved it is not due to the per.
manent condition of the toilets.
"The school board" said Superin-
tendent Mott. has spent large sums
of money to place in every school
building, with the exception of Fair.
ventilation known to the best heat
ing engineers of the country. In each
building large fan drives out-of-door
air into the building in large quaint
ties, every room receiving 1000 Gu
bic feet per minute or more.
Il personally measured with an air
meter the amount of air entering ev.
examination goes l have found nc
| room that receives less than 1000 Gu
bic feet a minute.
The average school room contains
| from nine to ten thousand cubic feet
of air. Therefore every room receives
enough air every ten minutes to re
place all the air it contains.
"The fans are placed in the base
ments and taking air from the outside
they drive it over heated coils OF
furnaces. and it enters the rooms
warm. Thus when the fans are run
ming each room receives approxi
mately so cubic feet of warm air pei
minute per pupil. These fans are
kept running all the time the schoo
/ is in session, except in case of q
breakdown. which seldom occurs.
The board believes this to be as
good a system of heating and ventila
tion as has been invented. These sys
TENS have been put in the buildings
during the last seven years, two o,
three being installed each year. This
is the same system as has been plac
ed in the new high school. 1t has
been installed in the new million dol
lar high school at Cincinnati. In fact
the best school architects in America
recommend this system.
"All heating engineers claim this
system of mechanical ventilation i:
much more perfect and efficient thar
could ever be possible under the ole
fashioned method of ventilation
through the windows.
LAS an administrator of school:
there has been no subject to which
have given more attention or which
believe is of more importance to thu
health of the children. / believe ths
school board has acted wisely, ever
though at great expense, in installin,
this system of heating and ventila
ton. OF course. in all systems and il
any system. mistakes may be made
but believe that our principals
teachers and janitors are using the ut
most care to keep our school rooms
and buildings in healthy condition.
The school board is always gla,
for any citizen or committee of citi
zens to visit the schools and stud,
them in every particular.
| In regard to the toilet rooms in ou
buildings they are equipped with tn,
best sanitary plumbing and every ei
fort is made 20 keep them clean an,
wholesome"