The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-07-01
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
WOULD COST $4,000

S1uclufe Tor fUU Pupils Tor
This Sums Says Simpson.
That high school building accom-
modating 700 pupils can be erected in
Morristown at a cost of $4,000 was
the assertion of John T. Simpson, of
Newark, a school architect, before the
Civic association Monday evening.
This building would be of brick with
stone trimming. The cost would be
less If reinforced concrete be used.
The dimensions are 140 by 150 feet.
Mr.. Simpson showed by means of
stereopticon plans for the building.
On the ground, or basement, floor are
located the gymnasium, swimming
pools and dressing rooms with shower
baths for boys and girls, four rooms
for manual training, and a like mum
Der for domestic science, lunch room.
store room, etc. On the first floor
We're shown the assembly room with
a direct entrance from the street.
There is the principals room, two re-
SSP>iOA ioolhos lOuI CLASS IOOIflS GdC1
side of the assembly room with a
light court between, two locker rooms
teachers room, toilets in the rear
The assembly room on the ground
floor would seat 750, the stage 150
The gallery and ground floor of the
auditorium would have a total seat
ing capacity of 1000.
Across the front of the second floor
is a study hall, at one side is the
commercial department and on the
other art, and mechanical drawing
rooms There are also laboratories
and lecture rooms.
With the addition of the commercial
department and study rooms the
building would have a capacity of
900 pupils. The cost of the building
would be about $4,000 per class room.
Mr.. Simpson dwelt upon the nee
essity for fireproof construction in
school buildings and showed pictures
of the Collingswood, Ohio, and the
West Orange buildings that were
burned. He showed the various types
of buildings and presented pictures
OF buildings in New York, Jersey City
Newark, Summit, Madison, Bayonne,
st. Louis, Baltimore, Ann Arbor.
Brooklyn, Tacoma, Irvington, Newark,
ONO; FaThaven, Mass, and several
pennsylvania towns.
Mr.. Simpson preceded his views
with paper on School Architect
ure.' The first requisite is the
choosing of an architect who is an
expert ON school buildings, he as
serted. The building should be placed
as near as possible to the center of
The district it serves. The size and
shape of the site depends upon the
size and shape of the building to be
erected. Mr.. Simpson said that thir-
" square feet of playground per pupil
should be provided for
The architect should plan the build
ing so that the kindergarten rooms
are on the first floor, manual train
ng and domestic science rooms on
The ground floor, auditorium on the
-irst floor also principals room, nat
lrai science laboratories on top floor,
mechanical and art drawing rooms ON
he north side of the building, stair
case adjoining. an outer wall, class
'ooms on one or both sides Of the
corridors, play rooms in basement.
etc. Three and four story buildings
ire necessary in large cities but two
story buildings are easily managed,
safer and healthier, too,
Sunlight should penetrate each class
'oom at least once each day, a maxi
mum number of the rooms being so
arranged that they will receive the
sunlight. Width of entrances and
exits generally are determined by
building laws. They should be wide,
equipped with two doors and lead di-
rectly to stairways and corridors
There should be an entrance from the
outside to the basement for the .jani-
Tor only and located near boiler room.
should be on a level with
school grounds and have cement or
Tile floors. Corridors should always
be wide, well-ventilated and lighted
and heated. Floors are preferably of
or of granite, mosaic or
asphalt with marble baseboards.
5taircases must be well-lighted and
two staircases should be provided in
every building with more than $50
pupils. They should be fireproof.
Woodwork should be- simple, finished
in natural wood. Easements should
be well-lighted with ceilings ten feet
high or more. Plumbing should be
Of extra heavy fixtures. All floors
roofs and partitions should be of
fireproof MATERIAL
The cost per cubic foot of fireproof
school buildings varies from fifteen
cents to eighteen cents for Suburban
schools, High schools of Jersey City,
Bayonne and Hoboken cost about six
teen cents per cubic foot. New
schools in Newark are costing from
seventeen to eighteen cents per cubic
foot, High schools az Phoenixville
and WindbeH Pa, cost fifteen cents
per cubic foot and We're built of re-
inforced concrete. Buildings without
room ,fgymnasiuh, generally
cost more than 'those SO equipped.
Per class room tie price depends up
on the material used, from $4,000 to
81 900 per room. If the building is
strictly fireproof, well designed, the
cost should mot be more than $4,000
per class room or 500 per pupil, with
the cost of assembly room, gymnasium
and other rooms added.
Mr.. Simpson told of the require
ments OF the state laws in regard to
light and air for class rooms. Ground
floor is desirable for gymnasium and
swimming pools If proper light. heat
and ventilation are obtained. Prinei
pals room should be convenient oi
access for both pupils and the gen
eral public, A rest room for teachers
should be provided,
Greatest care and attention should
be given the installation of sani
tary toilet system, The perfection
of the buildlnn denends up0n the sue