Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-13
Magnificent New Building in
Northern District May
Serve as Mode1 for Country
School Anywhere; to be OPP
eneo for Business Monday.

eneo for Business Monday.
In fpnclaus bite surrounded by u.
quadrangle Of pretty cottonwood
trees ~ uniform size, iooking forth
upon beautiful vista 81 meadows
and orchards the people N Alameda
school district oiRht miles north ~
this city now have completed whai
is undoubtedly the host rural school
building IN New Mexico ana one
which might well serve ~ model
for country pchnnls anywhere in the
country This statement BE- no ex-
aRgerntion. az visit to The sch8sl
viii easily demonstrate to the ekeptl.
cal Although the hnliding cost hut
n few hundred over ss.e00. the monep
has hecn 20 ahrowdlv uYod az tho best
advantagc chat results nave heon nt-
ioired worth twice that sum Con
tractor rrnnk Stevens ~ thla cliv ana
his men hnre mt in two montha' hnyd
work on Tho huiidinE. WORKING long
shifts GO Rot u ready for tho open
inu Of ihe Fan torn ANA q hns been
completed IN remarkably short time
w many ways the scaooi building
in up datonoss. sanitation lighting
building in Albuquerque There are
four main school rooms each a0xaG
feet hiu. airy. handsome rooms. tho
nttractlvencas of which is Visible a.
the fira, glimpse
Two 81 these rooms may be thrown
together. by means of an ingenious
folding and sliding partition into one
great assembly room thirty fcet wide
Il q
~ bic windows probably tho finest
school hail IN the state. The win
dows are arranged In two batteries of
five each for each room: tho win.
dnva are almost the fuil height 1T the
room with lnrpc transoms for the
admission Of froFh afr from the top
eliminating drafts ana patent ven
tiailug arrangement whereby the
duufht from tho stowe draws the foul
ulf into 81 chute nnd out OF the room
Each ro0m has, practically two glass
sides therc are no cross lights and
tho hong groon hiackboards ana every
desk are fully lighted even on o.
cloudy dnv Tho desks. which were
procured laid down FOR about So
cnch are far apart ana the old-fash
toned unsanlinrs double desks are
rapidly being eliminated.
The building is 81 brick Uith stone
foundation and shingie trimmings
above. with shingie ROOF the staining
of the shingles adding most ariis
tie effect The building rs sur
mounted hy q neat beifry with a good
sized boil large enough 10 be henrd
ctopr across the valley 4 concrete
walk leads to three broad steps In
front Of an archwny when protects
mnssivo double doors ten feet wide
londing into ib-foot wide hallway;
nt the roar 90 tho hallway two two
foot doors open into iho nortn rooms
ana doors ON each slide ctscr the two
south rooms The hntrncNs ana
sheN,e in tho hall or cloakroom are
ARRANGED ut convenient height for
pupils small aud large stamped
steel ceilings are used throughout the
bundng and Hll woodwork is sub
st1ntal. finished iu "a light color The
teachers foiid oak desks. laid down
for s12 30 ouch. are most convenient
ns Co sizc and arrangement The en-
tire building Be- arranged with view
first ct all to unlimited light air anu
sunshine Tho doora are go large
that the rooms. an ON one floor may
De- cmpticd ip twinkllng.
Seat oak bookcases are also Sup
Piled for the teachers.
Whnc the school will open Monday,
"a formal dcdicntory exercise viii be
held later. go which the public VIII be
invited Tho people OF Alameda dis
trict are immensely proud OF the
building and the 2b0 school children
iu the district can actually hardly
wait until u is ready. The star
spanrlod banner s flying ON neat
steel start on the front gable ana men
are busy today putting IN an ornn