White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-20
Report of Committee on Schools
Buildings and Equipment

Duii0IHSS anu equipment
Gentlemen-We, your Committee
appointed to Investigate the schools
and buildings and equipment of this
district, beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing report:
White Pine County High School
and the grammar schools of Ely, East
Ely and McGill were visited. In all
We found excellent discipline, har-
mony and integrity prevailing, and
all the schools are presided over by
a competent corps of instructors. 1t
is Il opinion that the work done
compares favorably with that of 9TH
schools of similar grades.
1t came to our notice that in the
White Pine County High School the
proper connections for fire hose are
not in evidence. In fact, under the
present conditions, it is absolutely
impossible to connect the hose to the
water pipes. Neither are there any
fire escapes, exit being possible only
through the front and side doors,
three of the former being locked. In
some of the room the air was "stuf-
fy," indicating bad ventilation.
We would. therefore. recommend
that immediate steps be taken to sup
ply adequate hose connections, win
dow hooks and poles for the purpose
of lowering the upper windows there
by securing better ventilation; that
all doors which are exits be kept I'M
locked during school hours; that fire
drills be had al least once a week;
that two unfinished rooms on the
third floor be finished as soon as
finances will permit; that a drink.
ing fountain be installed on the sec.
ond floor, and that immediate actor
be taken to construct at least two
fire escapes in the most suitable
places.
The building was generally in
clean and sanitary condition, save Al
to ventilating in ONE of the rooms
In the grammar school of Ely W,
found the la~vatories in a bad condi
tion, there being insufficient light
room and ventilation. There r m
fire escapes to the main building, ext
being possible only through the from
door, but there was equipment in tn
way of hose and connections. We al
so found that it is not the practice L
have fire drills, and the ventilation
we found not to keep up to the stan
dard.
/ We would, therefore, recommenI
that the lavatories be remodele
/ along the lines suggested and tina
self-flushing toilets be installed
That immediate steps be taken t
construct a fire escape at the end G
the hall in the rear of the building
which, in our opinion, could be cor
structed by means of an ordinar
flight of wooden stairs. That fir
drills be had at least once a weel
That window hooks and poles be fun
nished. That as soon as the finance
will permit adequate rooms be pre-
vided to relieve the congested cond
. tion now prevailing.
In the grammar schools of Eas
Ely and McGili we found adequat
fire equipment. The rooms we're ais
well ventilated, lighted and heate
: and ample room, light and ventili
: ton in the %lavatories. The building
t are we'll kept and in a very sanitar
condition. At both places fire drill
I are had regularly and we desire [
particularly commend Principal Be
and his corps of teachers for the yer
efficient fire drill had in the present
of the committee.
, Respectfully submitted,
A. j. CARTWRIGHT,
III J.. M. NEAGLE.