The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-25
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DEANE'S IDEA
OF new B. H. S.
School Superintendent
Tells What Building
Should Provide
Gymnasium, Baths and Big As.
sembIy Hall nc..uded in His
Recommendations

Following a conference with Princi-
pal simonds of the High school and
his subordinate teachers, Superinten-
dent of Schools G. w. Deane has sub
United to the board Of education an
outline of what will be required in the
new high school building. A copy
of DR.. Deane's recommendations was
given James Gamble Rogers, the arch
itect, last evening, and from this out
line he will prepare his preliminary
sketches.
DR.. Deane's recommendation fol-
lows:
Glass or registration. rooms for 800
students.
Teaching rooms of all kinds for 60
teachers.
An assembly hall, seating at least
1.S00.-
Gymnasium and baths.
The class rooms should seat 4S
pupils, and measure 25 feet, 4 inches,
by SO feet, this size class room to be
taken as a unit Of construction in the
laying out Of the building. Recfta-
ton rooms ~ feet by 16 feet are rec
ommended, and DR.. Deane urges one
large study room seating 100 or more
students. Thirty two class rooms and
g teaching rooms in recitation rooms
/ are asked
The requirements on each floor of the
proposed building. measured accord
ing to the class room unit, follows:
FIRST FLOOR
Principals office, one unit; superin-
dents office one unit; board room and
offices, three units; supply department
and vault, two units; teachers room,
class rooms, seven units; six recitation
rooms, three units.
SECOND FLOOR.
Library, two units; fourteen class
rooms, fourteen units; eight recita-
ton rooms, eight units.
THIRD FLOOR
Chemical labratory, two units; store
rooms, one unit; recitation introduce
tory science room, one unit; two physi-
cal laboratories and recitation rooms
one and one half units; biological
laboratory and recitation room, one
and one half units; Physiological 1abo-
ratory, one unit; commercial and other
class rooms, eight units: four recita-
ton rooms, two units.
BASEMENT.
Kitchen and 1unchroom< two and
one-half units; domestic science de-
partment, one and one half units; sup
ply department; two units: store
rooms, two units; Woodworking de-
partment; two units; machine shop,
two units, forge room, two units;
boiler, engine and coal, three units.
4uO OO6IO INSTRUCTED LIZ. O6dI0 TO
include in his recommendations that
the large chemical laboratory be
ventilated by fan and air shaft lead
ing into cupola.
In including his recommendations
DR.. Deane says:
1--WE are not quite settled on the 10
cation of lockers, whether to place
them in the basement or to provide
on each floor for the number required
for the students occupying class rooms
on that floor. AS to toilets, we
should recommend without question
that they be provided for each floor.
eff the Board should see its way
to use the house now situated on the
lot for an administration building, the
floor space of the High school build
ing could be reduced by six units, or
two to each floor.
'An equal reduction could be made
If necessary, providing at this time
for only 1000 students in registration
rooms. These rooms could easily be
added later. The same reduction,
the assembly hall. In the foregoing
scheme no account has been made of
closet and small room requirements,
as they are details that will be taken
care Of naturally in the e1abora ton of
plans"
The recommendations of Dr. Deane
were accepted by Mr.. Rogers as a
good basis for his work, and he will
prepare sketches in accordance with
what officials think the school needs
The provision for a swimming pool,
If the money is available made a
big hit with many of the members of
the board.
contract with Mr.. Rogers will be
executed as soon as the city attor-
ney draws up the document He will
receive 6 per cent. of the total cost
Of the school and will provide and pay
a ventilating and electrical engineer
to take charge of that part of the
work Mr Rogers first sketches will
be ready in about two weeks. Work
ing plans for the building cannot be
completed inside Of three months
time.