Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-02
Our New School Building.

The new Graded and High School
building is now completed and read for
occupancy except in few minor poi nts.
which IN no way deters the opening of
the fall term on Monday, September s.
The building is one among the best
equipped in the State and one the plople f
Charles Town District may be proud
OF. The size of the building on ground
IS IA4x75 feet and it contains IA full siz-
class rooms, audtoiiu m. princi pie :
office and library also ample cloak rooms,
heater and coal rooms and with large
play rooms in b lsement, AMI in each
class room there is a closet for teacher :
use. The heating and ventilating plant
is OF the most modern type, with auto
matte heat control system, installed BY
the Columbus Heating and Ventilating
Co of Columbus, Ohio. and guaranteed
to supply each room with 80 cubic feet
of fresh warmed or tempered air per
minute per scholar. The sanitary ar
rangements are as perfect as can be
made. The water closets are of the lat
terne style and have the automotic flush
ing tank which can be set to flush as often
as desired. Each toilet room and each
class room is equipped with Il labatorv
and sanitary drinking fountain. The
building has also been piped for vacuum
cleaner machinery to be installed later.
10 the planning ofthe building the archi-
tect has observed the school laws as to
arrangement of furniture and hight. so
that each Class room has flow of light
over the back and left of the student.
The light area guaranteed to be notices.
than one-fifth the area of the floor space.
Floors are of oak and the wood trim is
stained yellow pine. Easy stairways in
each end of corridor extend from base
ment to third floor. There are three en-
frances aud exits. The main entrance
IN center of front. aud side entrance ON
both north and south sides. The main
exit doors are equipped with pane exit
bolts, to be used IN case of fire. These
bolts are so operated that the least pres
sure against them from inside throws
the doors open outward. There will he
telephone system by winch the pr nci.
pal can call and talk with any teacher
and with the janitor from his room.
Electric light wires will be lnsta He'd IN
what is kno %n as the conduit system
this for safety, and fixtures will be ar.
ranged 10 the auditorium and corridor
aud one light IN each class room. Each
class room is fitted up. with plenty of
black boards of the very best black slate
with the sanitary chalk trough. The
main walls of the building are of dark
red brick laid up in brown morter and
with the light gray stone trimmings
makes very handsome appearance.
The design of the builling is what is
known as the Elztb .th IN style of arch
itecture. MIR. !. w. Wotz. of Wavnes-
boro, Pa. is the architect, and Mr.. II.
L : NhuCI Vi NualICS ApWu, IL the con-
actor. The m isonry was done by Messrs.
Woody & Baker, mil work and lumber
furnished by VIM. Phillips Sons, man
portion of the brick by the Valley Brick
Co.. plumbing by o NJ. Darlington.
painting BY w. w. Johnson. psstering
by Z. w. Clymer, aud grading aud con.
crete paving by Henry c. Martin The
efficient and public spirited members of
the Board of Education, who have given
the building of this important struc-
ture their untiriug and patriotic atteu.
ton. is composed of Messrs. Tohu d.
McGarry. S. Lee Philips aud B. f.
Beavers, with Mr.. Garland Moore as
their efficient clerk.