Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-23
PUBLIC 70 INSPECT
NEW CHLDS SCHOOL
SATURDAY, JAN. 8, FIXED AS THE
DATE FOR PATRONS TO VISIT
BUILDING.
FIRST FIRE PROOF
SCHOOL IN THE CITY
North Lighting, Newest Feature in
School House Construction, Arranged
FOR New Buildina-Fan System OF
Heating and venslation-Larse
Play Room in Basement.

Plenty O. lash] sc-eli--iitSs-4s q
ranged 50 that i falls always over
~ -,psls Iat. shoulder, fire. proof
e,a-s rayls ana ceilings, and doors
- "a o-a-s5 Il the slightest touch,
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-aa-s are -wo stories IN front ano
.1-ae o. 1ls 1o-,h and east secs. ne
Guiding Is ABSOLUTELY IRE PROOF, the
s-sr u Is kind among the schools OF
sla-s7aii-own. It VIII be occupied oy
the First ward school, which mas been
uuartered in the high school building
Eight grades will be taken care OF, IN
Guiding the kindergarten. Architect h.
f. Reirner estimates the complete cost
Of the building, aet including furniture
and lighting fixtures, at $4,000.
N..h I, ;,h+;,o Newest Feature.
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tie i'el nc ~, 10. ~ ,or-b
on one sue ~ Ile 49, 49, 40
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north - aI,,,,,,s
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present III .,ass 80
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eliminated. No go ~ ~ Sa.,,raa IN
not eiiousn ~, 800 -.,;,d ou.s
'he hoi ~ sle' -or-ar
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slslteu .he $50 go -. : a,c,oo,. on
supe1.nleiioen s..s. A. ~
the aAls. 49, olass go, va
lhe 80; - 49, i,
n5il e-ol ~ ~ ,s desired
the aiIea Aoo ~, 49,. 49, soors ND
~ NC $500 a-raread . cross the
Spacious "liiuo"s o. &c '. - L..
eoi 49, ~. ~ ~ - neaaad The
III mo- .. 49, o-o.s ,oyr
80 er,,ra ~ enow i, winter airs
dove away with in this new system.
Graded schools in Cedar RAPIDS are
equipped with this lighting system, ano
it has proved very successful.
The windows in the class rooms are
only six inches from the ceiling, thus
permitting the light 10 travel TO the
farther side Of the room special iron
mullions have oeep used TO 90 away
with the shadows caused by brick piers.
Further to increase the lighting lacA-
tiles, the woodwork is OF yellow pine,
finished in natural shade, so thai II
viii not absorb any light as would q
iarker wood.
Each class room, OF which there are
eight IS provided with an adeQUate
amount of black board space, arranged
according to the height OF ths chill
dren in the different grades. At the
top OF each blackboard cork carpet
band twelve inches n width mas been
placed. to allow the fastening up OF
specimens Of pupils Work. This ellm-
mates the usual amount OF mailing OF
such articles in the plaster. The
stays under the blackboard and floor
have been plastered with cement. to
stand the strain to which Il VIII De
subjected.
MapIe Floors Over Concrete,
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so 49,, -Iaoaa 20 s,a
49,. 49,. laa-.i,. +ba ,,,il-
NJ - ~. ~ 800 500 Ean,
uen u ...t.,, ta.ohar,s
Ipoa - Ill. hoo,, o.sa Tro
eiose- a-4o 80 -, 80,
pdssasv 90. - ~ s .ro-,;aaa I'D
W elA ~ earriaors
:. oitI 49,. <ost IL
-,-,nin1 acrosa the south side of the
building. and are well lighted by large
windows from the south, east, and
west. The stairWays are at either end
of the corridors, and are made Of con-
crete. with wood handrails and iron
banntsters. The floors are Of Gem ent
finished ten inches up the wall. Cement
wainscoting Is formed for a height OF
five feet on all the walls, permitting
freouent washing.
A teachers rest room is provided al
the east end OF the corridor on the
second floor. while the principals office
e at the opposite end of the corridor
There are four rooms on each floor
With toilet rooms and large wardrobe:
on the first floor
arae PLAYGROUND In Basement.
The basement has a separate en-.
trance for boys and girls at the two
Extreme ends OF the building. A large
pIayroorl. 35xls, is in the center of tbs