The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-31
BOARD Of EDUCATION BULLETIN
Regulations for School Buildings and
Grounds.
Regulations.

VI
before contracts are let. Plans and
specifications must be sent direct to
the state board of health, Boise, for APP
proyal. The board of health in turn
| submits them to the department of ed
ucation. Full information concerning
source and location of water supply,
location and type OF outhouses, and a
| description of the heating and ventil-
ating system must accompany each
| set of plans.
2. All contracts for buildings shall
| be in writing
3. All buildings in common school
! districts shall be inspected and ap-
proved by the county superintendent of
| public instruction before full payment
| is made therefor.
a. Windows must be 'banked, that
| is, placed close together, and should
reach as near to the ceiling as pos
sible; this prevents dark spaces and
shadows.
5. Floor area must equal not
| less than Is So. 1T. for each pupil in
addition to space for teachers desk.
g. Buildings must not be more than
two stories in height.
T. Light must come from the east
Oh .lllt WEST. ANOIlH WlHuOWS Bcl
practically no sunshine; south win
dows get too much and a glare is
the result.
8. Stairways must be at least five
feet in width with hand rails on each
side. They must be located at OPP
posite ends OF the building and lead
directly to exits.
8. Doors must open outward
n, L.
as nearly fireproof as possible, due
precautions being taken to separate
the heating plant from the rest of the
building by fire proof walls, ceilings,
and doors.
II. Easements or cellars must be
well ventilated
IL. Separate privies for the sexes
must be provided. They must be plac-
cd at least fifty feet apart and screen
ed from view and be at least one hun
dred feet from the well or other wa
ter supply.
Advisory.
The following suggestions are not
mandatory, but are earnestly recon-
mended to school trustees:
l. Belfry or tower should not be
placed on building. Money spent for
! this would be better spent on building
or equipment
/ 2. Country school buildings should
provide for work rooms where man
ual training and domestic science may
be taught.
g. Schoolroom colors: the best color
for the schoolroom in relation to light
ing are: Ceiling, white and light
cream, Walls, light gray, green.
The wall it possible, should be paint
ed SO that it may be washed. The
paint should have no gloss and when
put on should be stripped to prevent
reflections. The walls must be
smooth finished that they may not
catch dust and that they may be easily
cleaned and kept sanitary.
a. Blackboards should be placed
across the room back of the teacher
desk if more are needed they may
be place on the wall opposite the
windows. (See also Rule 80 State
Board of Healthy
3. School grounds: (a) Size. For
the school house and playground five
acres is good but ten is better. The
school grounds should afford two fair
sized and well proportional play
grounds. 1.-THE playground is not a
luxury, but necessity. A school
without playground is an education
al deformity and presents gross in
justice to childhood"
OBJ Arrangement. The school build
ing should be set we'll forward and
near the center, leaving an open space
in front for lawn and flower bed (not
in the middle of the ground as that in
terferes with the best use of the whole
area.) The school grounds should
have trees, plants and shrubs grouped
with artistic effect but without inter
fering with the childrens playground
6 Ventilating and heating: 1.-THE
schoolroom should always receive
fresh air coming directly from out OF
doors in one of the following arrange
ments.
(a) Through wide open windows
in mild weather.
(b) Through window board ventil
ators under all other conditions ex
cept when a furnace or one of The
modern school room heaters is in
stalled"
Any of the following systems can bt
recommended: The Waterman-Wate
, bury; the Smith-both of Minneapolis
the Round Oak, Dowagiac, Michigan
The chimney must be built according
to the plans of the company who's,
: heater is used.
In buildings of three rooms or more
hot air, hot water, or steam heating
plants should be used and modern
system of ventilation installed
No brief rules for ventilating larg
building can be given as this can safe
ly be planned only by a competen
architect or ventilating engineer.
7. Temperature: Every school
room should have a thermometer ant
:, the temperature in cold weathe
3 should be kept at from Sc to 70 de
? grees Fahrenheit.
s. Facilities for Washing Children
in all schools should have abundan
: facilities for washing hands and face
I Individual clean towels should al
, ways be used Paper towels are tn
cheapest and most practical. TIL
common towel is as dangerous t
khealth as the common drinking cup.
9. Furniture: School seats an
desks shOu1d he hyRienic in tyna an