Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-14

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Less duplicates ............,.....s....,.-.. 3
| Total enrolment Observation-Disclosures 35
| Present school facilities, East Side
| Williams school building, rooms of
40 pupils ........-.. ~
Middle street building, 2 rooms Of 40 :
pupils .....,........*..t........, ~
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .4lO
These are the present school facili-
ties, provided that the grades remain
an even 40 scholars each. AS matter
of fact, the school facilities are not
equal to 40 as the grades vary in
size For instance. the second grade
might have 80 scholars and the third
| grade 80 scholars. total of so. There
are 50 seats in the two rooms and II
might seem that all the scholars We're
provided FOR, but as matter of fact,
there is an overflow of 10 scholars in
the third grade which are not provided
for. This difference would amount to
about per cent of the total facilities,
leaving the school facilities of the East
Side about $50 scholars.
Total number of scholars of grade
school age t5-l5) based on census OF
1912 SAL; approximate number of Kin
dergarten scholars. ages 4-5, 10; total
grade school population, So; total
I school enrolment, 1911-le12 SO.
Allowing s5 Grade TX students in the
High school building, there are Al
least Is kindergarten students who do
not attend school. making at the pres
ent time on the East Side al
tions must be provided. As the school
facilities win take care of $50, there
are 155 students at present which do
not have proper school facilities Leay-
ing out the Middle Street school OF 50.
it would give 215 students for which
there are not proper school accommo-
dations.
We recommend additional accommo-
dations to take care of the present
Ioverfiow, and at the same time to pro-
vide for the probable normal increase
in enrolment for the next five-year
period.
Proposed New Building.
To fhis end. your committee has So
licited plans and estimates from sew
eral reputable architects covering a
building with a normal capacity Of $40
pupils.
| Five architects competed without
| cost to the city. Your committee con-
siders plans submitted by Coomhs
| Bros of Lewiston to be the most de-
sirable. We feel In presenting them
| for your consideration and approval
| that we have covered the matter as
comprehensively as possible. Below is
| a description of coombs Brothers
| plans.
| The proposed building is fine ex-
ample of modern school architecture.
two stories in height. 1t is about 100
feet long by 65 feet deep. Its exterior
| is Of red brick with stone trimmings.
The basement contains boiler room
coal pocket, toilets. boys cloak room,
| girls cloak room, boys play room.
girls play room. and manual train
ing room.
ON the first floor at the sides of the
| main entrance tre the administrative
offices tthe principals room and the
| teachers room). entirely separated
I from the rest of the building. Situated
on this floor are four cIassrooms with
a capacity of 40 pupils each. Directly
| In front of the main entrance is the
| Kindergarten department. complete in
itself, with its own wardrobes toilets
| closets, drinking fountain, etc This
arrangement separates the Kindergar-
ten entirely from the rest of the school
The second floor has four class
lrooms with a capacity of 40 pupils
leach, lunch room for students and
Ian Assembly hall with a capacity of
l2os
Left hand lighting is used in all the
Iclassrooms in the building. The ratio
Of light to the floor space is that OF
zone 10 four. In the classrooms tho
: air space per pupil is 21S cubic feet.
, The system of ventilation is the CRAWL
" system, A minimum amount of
Wod work and rounded corners in the
rooms are features especially adapted
for cleanliness.
,, The end stairways for the entrance
OF the pupils are fire proof, enclosed
!. IN brick walls. with fre-proof doors
opening upon each floor. These stair
!. ways are especially designed for safe
= guards in case OF fire and will take
J, ne place of fire escapes. II is inn
!, possible to pass from one floor to an
= other except through these stalrways
al rms building has a capacity of 37l
! pupils, allowing 40 pupils 10 each OF
= the elassrooms and 50 to the kinder
!, garten. The especial features that
: commend II as a model school build
, ing are the following:
Bread corridors; fire. proof stair