Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-15

fective persons, to wit, such persons as
have suffered the loss or not possessed OF
their full faculties and senses of hearing,
speech or eye sight, or such persons as
are mentally defective, and including, IN
their discretion, the temporary treatment
of strangers and local invalids peculiarly
situated; for all or either of the said
classes of persons as the trustees, or
their successors, may from time to time
and at any time deem prudent and prop
err in the premises.
The trustees bought the Thayer farm
on Maple street, consisting of 200 acres,
with a view to erecting thereon a sub
stantial structure for the purposes de-
cided upon The legislature of 1910 APP
propriated $4,000 for erecting the build
ing, upon condition that the institution
contract to the satisfaction of the governor
that it will at all times receive, take,
instruct and care for, at actual cost such
deaf and dumb children as the governor
may designate under chapter 1863 of the
Public Statutes, to be received by said
corpora ton; provided also that the IN
come of the $50, 900 held by the trustees
be used according to the decree in chan
Gerry. The trustees adopted plans made
by Architect Paul Revere Henlel of New
York, formerly of Brattleboro, and the
contract for erecting the building was
awarded to Kennedy e Peterson of
Boston August Q, of the present year.
The first shOvelful of excavation was
taken out by DR.. Holton. president of
the board of trustees on the morning of
Aug. 10, al o'clock, the board of trus-
tees and the architect being present.
The board of trustees is composed of
DIR. Henry d. Holton, Selectman John
Calvin. George c. Averill, DIR. George R.
Anderson, DR.. w. II. Lane and Herbert
b. Chamberlain. Mr.. Calvin, Mr.. Averill
and Dr. Holton are the building COM
mittee.
Description of the Building.
The Austine Institution was designed
by Paul Revere Henkel architect, of
, New York city, whose plans were Sc
| ected in competition with several we'll
known architects. The building, shown
| in the accompanying architects drawing
| will be three stories high with basement,
brick and stone, semi-fireproof and slate
rooted. The foundation walls to grade
| are of concrete. The plans have been
| carefully worked out, having in mind
| the future growth of the institution so
that this first building could be devoted
| later exclusively to administrative and
| dormitory purposes without expensive al
terations should new schoolhouse have
| to be built to take care of an increased
| number of children.
A corridor with fireproof side walls
will run through the entire building with
| fireproof enclosed stairs and side entrance
| doors SWINGING OUTWARD at DOln eIlNS VI
| the building, making it impossible for
| loss of life in case of fire. The base
ment, which is practically a first story,
will contain the kitchen, laundry, boiler
room, playrooms for boys and girls
| toilets, etc.
Entering the building through the main
entrance, which will lead from the porte
cochere through a lobby, the class room
will be located on the left front and the
reception room, matron's office, teachers
| rest room and general library on the
right. On the south side of the cor
ridor will be situated the main dining
room, teachers dining room with a serv-
ing room between, connected with the
kitchen by stairs and a dumb waiter,
the matron's bedroom with bath, two
hospital wards with outside entrances
and specially arranged toilet facilities, al
so separate cloak rooms for boys and
girls.
The second and third floors will be
typical and devoted exclusively to dor
mitory purposes with linen rooms and
toilets. The fourth floor will contain the
auditorium with stage and dressing
rooms. a clothes chute will run from
the laundry up through the building with
a door on each floor making it unnec-
essary to carry soiled linen through the
corridors; also a trunk lift from the
basement to the attic story.
The building will have adequate fire
protection with its fire line and hose
racks throughout, and should an alarm
be rung in the building a fire gong will
ring automatically until the fire is eX-
tinguished. The plumbing will be the
best known to modern, scientific meth.
DDS. The heating will be effected by
means of direct and direct-indirect radi-
ators taking the air from the outside or
the first floor and heating it before en-.
tering the room. There also will be ex
haust ducts from these rooms, taking gu
the air through registers to an outlet a
the roof. The building will be lighted
throughout by electricity. 1t will be-
,, equipped also with a complete system OF
electric bells, telephones, speaking tubes
etc.