The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-08-11

lects. There should also be placed q
couple Of pieces of makelite or some fire.
proof covering over the front end of the
boiler where it has been removed for re-
pairs. The toilets also should be repair
ed. 1t would be we'll also to put in
registers over the foul air ducts, as we
find several of them wanting. There
should be a new glass put In the window
which has been broken. We would also
recommend a new fire escape for the west
end of the building. Your committee
was under the impression that the old es-
cape taken from the Roosevelt could be
utilized for this purpose. We find leak
in the roof which should be repaired
There are also three foul air ducts which
should be lined with galvanized iron.
There should be screen over the outside
of the shutter in the garnet to keep the
|sparrows from nesting and lodging inside
of them. There should also be a screen
over the brick ventilating ducts to keep
the swallows out. The attic should be
cleaned. There should be a new. door
check on the Walnut street door as the
present one is not good. The exit from
the basement on the north side and which
10 dISO llc exit lIOul Tic III 81 HOOT should
be remodele0, so as to allow additional
filling on the north side of the building
to conform to the grade Of the alley,
There is now filth and water which runs
in on the school house side of the alley
and into the school yard. This filling
should be done right away
On motion the recommendations of
the committee relative to the Primary
school building were ordered carried out.
Seconded and carried.
''CENTRAL SCHOOL: The tanks of
the toilets should be repaired or replaced
by new ones, and a metal fire escape
should be put on the south side of the
building. and the present fire escape on
the west side of the building painted.
The yard should be filled in, graded. and
should be placed over the chimney to
keep the swallows out
The recommendations of the committee
in regard to the Central school building,
on motion duly seconded and carr ed
were ordered done.
ROOSEVELT SCHOOL: There should
be a metal stairway erected from the
back of the stage to the second floor to
take the place of the very narrow wood
en- stairs. This We would strongly recon-
mend. There should also be a perman-
ent door put In from the boiler room in
the opening for the removal of the ash
es."
The recommendations Of the committee
In regard to the Roosevelt building on
motion were carried into effect Seconded
and carried.
'"TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL: Your
committee would recommend the expendi-
ture of $500 for gymnasium equipment.
We feel that such equipment should be
purchased which will be useful to the
greatest number of pupils. We would not
recommend entirely equipping the gym
nasum at the present time, but little
additional apparatus should be purchas-
ed each year until the gymnasium is fair
ly we'll equipped. Your committee would
recommend the purchase of two work
tables for the Chemical Laboratory, one
to conform to the present one in the
Roosevelt building which will be removed
to the Technical High School, and the
other work table constructed along the
wall. also the putting in Of suitable
memo the purchase of "a benches for the
manual training department. Your su-
perintendent, Mr.. Bliss informs us that
whereas he would very much like the
forges. lathes. and other equipment need
ed in the technical building, yet he would
recommend the purchase of very little of
this equipment other than the benches
this year. Your committee feels that it
would be desirable to- have a representa-
tive OF the school visit Duluth and some
other places where manual training IL
we'll up-to-date. and see what Is most
desirable In this particular. so would de-
Ter the purchase OF other equipment, than
the benches at the present time"
On motion the recommendations of the
committee relative to the Technical High
School building were ordered carried out.
Seconded and carried.
On July 9th your committee visited
the Homestead School and the Farm
stead school.
"HOMESTEAD SCHOOL: We found
the school in good repair. This school is
a rural school. and a one-room building.
We are Informed by our superintendent
that this building is taxed just about it's
capacity and the proba blities are that by
another year there will have to be a new
building. which would be located to eth
er IN another part of the district or else
this building will have to be moved Off
and two-room building placed on the
present grounds. We understand that
this building is log building AND sided
up on the outside. and probably would
not he To h,,i1
could undoubtedly be disposed of and
new two-room building constructed. This
question of course, there will be plenty Of
time to decide. We found broken pane
OF glass. The stove pipe should be taken
down and cleaned and the closets should
also be moved to new locations
On motion the recommendations of the
committee relative to the Homestead
school were ordered carried out, and
Alexander Austa who was present was
authorized to dig new pits for the out
houses. move the same and present his
Dill to the board. Seconded and carried.
''FARMSTEAD SCHOOL: This is also
rural school and a one-room building.
In this school there are number of
places where the plaster is off and should
be patched up. The larger portion of this
Is in the entrance. There are two front
doors and lath and plaster partition
which We suppose Is to divide the boys
entrance from the girls entrance. There
seems to be more Of the plaster knocked
on from this partition and on the sides
OF the entrance than in any other part
OF the building. This partition we think
could be done away with entirely, or it
might be we'll to bring the wainscotting
up little higher around in this entrance