Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
MODERN BUILDING
WELL EQUIPPED
James Ormond Wilson School
Designed for the Education
of Teachers.
WILL BE READY FOR USE
WEEK FROM TOMORROW
Library and Laboratory and Facili-
ties for Athletics Provided. and
Ample Outfit Otherwise.

Probably the most modern and best
equipped public school building in Wash
ingtOn at least in the opinion of school
officials and one of the best in the south
the James Ormond Wilson School build
ins-will be opened for all Of it's classes
March 81 when the schools resume fol-
lowing the Ea ster holidays. The James
Ormond Wilson school, situated at llth
and Harvard streets northwest. Will be
used for the instruction of young women
and Young men, il there be any demand
as teachers in the public schools of this
city This work has formerly been con-
Quoted at the Franklin School building
and the school known as Normal NO. !.
Several critic classes have been in
session already at the new building, but
not until Monday week will all of the
normal school be removed to its new
quarters The formal opening of the
building will take place at later date,
as will also the dedication
Ones first impression of the building
is the amount of space and glass IN 1t
and of the facilities for obtaining plenty
of light and air. Later one receives an
impression of simplicity ana dignity, ana
not a little charm.
Designed after the EliZabethan type.
no effort has been spared to make 1t COM
plete in detail. Easement windows. the
frames of which had to be imported from
England, open into every room and are
placed also at the ends of the corridors
and in many places over the stairWays.
At many points large windows open from
the rooms into the corridors. The doors
are largely of glass, in some cases to
their full length. Two rooms which are
to be used as libraries are separated only
by doorless arches.
Mission Wood Used.
Mission wood English finish, is used
throughout the interior of the building.
Floors of the corridors are of tile, nearly
brick color. Stone is used as wainscot-
ing and the walls are void of paper or
similar material. The building is said
to be wholly sanitary in every detail.
Entering from the Harvard street
side of the building one has TO take
only couple of steps to reach the as
sembly hall Although the hall is not
as large was desired by the officials.
it is of good size, capable of seating
about 500 people. The stage is quite
broad and unusually deep when com
pared with stages in assembly halls
in other schools of this city. The stage
is well equipped with footlights and
border lights.
Large windows on each side OF the
hall and the glass doors at the back
give ample light in the daytime. For
night lighting electric bulbs showing
through a glass ceiling give brilliant
and at the same time unusually attrac-
tive effects.
Directly below the assembly hall is
a gymnasium. The old building mad
no such room. balcony running
about the sides gives space for spec
tators, while the center and lower
portion is quite large enough for gym
nastic games and exercises. Climbing
ropes dumbbells and other apparat us
make it's equipment complete At each
side are dressing rooms with shower
baths.
Another addition which the new
school has in the basement, and which
the old school does not possess. is
cafeteria. A large room where the
students may sit during the lunch
hour is provided. as well rs Kitchen
in which there is good sized range.
Experimental Laboratory.
Also situated in the basement is the
experimental laboratory for the work
in botany and gardening. as we'll as
room for physics instruction If
course in that subject is instituted. A
door opens from the plant laboratory
across small space to the school
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be given
Provisions are made for class in do
mestic science in case that subject be
added to the curriculum. Locker rooms
for the students form another portion OF
the basement.
Critic rooms where the students re-
ceive their pra ctical instruction in teach
ing, are located at the 18th street side of
the building on the first and second
floors Besides a large room for the
critic kindergarten, two rooms are given
over 10 each grade where classes Of chill
dren of the two semesters of that grade
go to school. Between the two rooms,
where the children have their desks, is
smaller room, where the classes NAV be
taken These will be used as auxiliary
a '-side''-may be taken for certain les
sons so that the other children may not
be disturbed. The programs will be SO
arranged that each of the four classes
comprising each grade will be given equal
time in the auxiliary rooms. The regular
rooms are provided with adjustable desks
and chairs.
Besides the libraries and critic rooms,
each. subject is taught in separate
apartment provided for the purpose.
These include a room for the study of
botany and gardening in addition to the
laboratory mentioned previously.
Study halls, which will also be used as
classrooms for the students of the school,
will be equipped with regulation teach
er's desks" where the young women may
ing from these rooms into the corridors.
give something of college aspect to this