The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-24
TOWNSHEND PROUD
OF SCHOOL HOUSE
Remodeled Building in Village Thor
oughly Modern and Well Appoint
ed-In Use After Christmas.
Especial to The Reformer.)
TOWNSHEND. Dee. .

TOWNSHEND, Dec. 81.
The extensive alterations and re-
of the village graded school
building, begun last July, are almost |
and the rooms will be ready
for occupancy on the assembling of |
the school after the Christmas vaca-
ton. The work and plans have been
entirely in accord with the order of
the state board of health, by whom the
old school building was condemned.
The school house as it now stands is
one of which the town well may feel
proud, as there is probably not more
modernly equipped and finely built
school building in town of this size
in the state.
An extension of Is feet and eight
inches has been added to the front of
the building, giving the needed room
for the halls. New chimneys have
been built, the roof raised, and the en-
tire building has been RESENTED. \
new porch, with handsome doric col
umns, l3 inches IN diameter has been
added, balustrades being placed at the
sides and wide hardwood steps leading
up to the porch. The woodwork inside
the building is entirely of southern
pine in antique oak finish with the ex-
ception of doors and stair cases, which
are of yellow birch, the two woods
making an artistic contrast.
On the first floor is large recita-
ton room, 80 by 80 feet, which will be
used as formerly for the primary
grades. On the south side of this floor
is room Il by 80 feet, where school
books will be stored, teachers meetings
| held, etc. The trustees of the town
library are hoping that this room will
be used also for the library room, thus
saving the town the expense of renting.
On the second floor are two recita-
ton rooms, each 20 by 80 feet. The
room to the north viii be used by the
intermediate grades, and the south
room by the grammar grades. These
rooms are counterparts of each other
except that in the north room the seats
will face the east and in the south
room they will face the north, that the
light may fall from the back and over
the left shoulder.
i The walls and ceiling are sheathed
being tinted buff overhead and thu
walls light shade of green. which ar,
considered the most restful colors foi
the eyes. The windows, which are plac
ed four feet from the floor, are equip
ped with shades having the Jenning
adiusters. The hlackboards are o
slate of an especially good quality an,
have grooved plate rail at the top 70
displaying school work. In each room
is 4 large built-in cupboard with al
Unstable shelves and glass doors, ais
a set of commodious drawers for schoo
supplies.
! The halls on the first and secon
floors are perhaps the handsomes
part of the building, measuring 40 b
f, Is ID feet, sheathed entirely with til
] richly finished pine. The two broat
I open staireases Of birch being place
at either end. Massive columns Of til
: pine holding the double haustrade
add TO the dignity of the design, Tn
outside door in the lower hall is oaes
ceptionally good detail, having Il larg
) glass panel set in the upper section
single PANIED windows being at eac
I, side OF the door. The design is repent
! cd in the hall above with Il triple vii
dow. The other doors of the buildin
also have large glass panels set solidl
in cement Both upper and lower hal
are supplied with double rows OF cot
hangers, as is large closet III til
library room.
The basement is divided into Nv
parts, the floors and walls OF both b.
ing cemented. On the north side is
). | play room for girls use, containing
: porcelain sink and bubbling fountain
also four modern toilets. On the boys
side is a sink and bubbling fountait
modern toilet and cement lavatorv
automatic pattern, This side of IL
basement also contains the coal suppl
and giant twin furnaces.
The heating arrangement of ii
building and plan OF ventilation IS /
the most modern and correct methC
= known and works so perfectly tn;
while while painting the various room
the odor of the paint was almost il
Iperceptible. The rooms can be warn
II ed quickly and kept 1T an even hea
In mild weather only one Of the fu
= naces will be used.
The entire work on the building h;
been done by local workmen, plans ha
e ing been made by the committee Il
pointed for that purpose f. II. Willar
% L. II. Allbee and r. W. Blood NJ
k Blood has had the management of Il
r work, Haynes Sanders acting as owe
seer. The chimney laying and cemel
t. work were done by Alonzo Chambe
k. lain, while Allbee & Fitch have ha
n charge of placing the furnaces and
the plumbing.
2. The fine stream of water used com
l. from Haynes Sanders's springs. II
n drain connects with the West sire