Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-09-09
RULES GOVERNING
SCHOOL SANITATION

,;fqI importance no pdfeHtS' SudA uldli'
a- teacher can afford to pass it by
,r;tbout careful persual and study.
an5 IN fact the while people SHOULD
i've heed to the well-meant and 5eri-
ans warnings as follows:
euIes Governing School Sanitation
Ia order that the health, sight and
,,rnfort of school children may be
,~1narlv protected, all school sites,
5onsas and equipment shall comply
rim the following regulations;
No 70 All school sites shall be
arv A slight elevation is preferable,
bnt If the site m ust ne essarily be
i,u or even level, surface drainage
~ subsoiI drainage shall be provided
"a insure freedom from dampness.
THO site shall not be adjacent to a
cemetery. nor nearer than 500 feet
IN any of the following conditions, to-
nit. swampy ground, body of stag
rant water. livery stable, horse, mule
or cattle barn. hog pen, or any noise
making industry, or any unhealthful
conditions. All school sites shall, II
nossible. have an area of not less
than one-half acre, and from one to
two acres is recommended.
The School Building
No l4.-All school buildings shall be
weather-tight, free from crevices in
the floors or walls and from leaks
in the roofs. The windows and doors
shall be whole. Suitable steps at en-
frances shall. where necessary be pro-
vided and kept in repair. No class
room shall exceed twenty-four feet
in width with ceiling not less than
twelve feet nor more than thirteen
feet in height Stair steps should
have a rise of not more than seven
inches with a tired of not less than
twelve inches. No winding stairs shall
he used in school house construction
Where more than one riser is needed
TO reach an upper floor, the turn shall
be at right angles to suitable land
ing.
Doors
No. IA In any school house, the
doors leading from the school rooms
In the Railways and from the Railways
TO the street or ground surrounding
the building shall open outwardly.
Buildings of more than one story hav-
ing four or more class-rooms on the
upper floor shall be provided with
two stairways, leading to outside
doors, which small be unlocked during
school hours, be provided with fire
bolta on the inside and shall open
0utwards.
Cloakrooms
No. Is All future school eonstruc-
ton shall provide ample cloakroom
facilities. All coakrooms shall have
window illumination communicating
directly with the outside. They shall
not be less than four feet wide ana
shall have not less than fifty linear
feet of wall space for every twenty
five children. In rural districts racks
should be provided for drying wraps.
School Desks
No 16.-All school desks shall be
of an adjustable type, and must be
Of a size suitable for children varying
bodily growth. No school desk shall
be nearer than twenty-four inches to
any wall or partition. Rows of desks
shall be separated by an interval of
not less than eighteen to twenty
inches.
BIackboards
No. 17-Blackboards shall be of
black slate preferably. The height of
any blackboard shall not be greater
than six and one-half feet. The bot
tom of the blackboard shall be with
In twenty-six inches of the floor for
primary classes and thirty inches in
the higher grades. Blackboards shall
not be placed between windows or
on the rear walls of class-rooms.
Chalk troughs shall be placed at
the bottom of all blackboards for the
collection OF chalk dust. covered with
coarse mesh wire. detachable for
cleansing.
Toilets
No. Is. Where a sewerage system
or pressure water supply Is available,
or practicable. at least two water
closets shall he installed and connec-
ed with the sewerage system one for
males and one for females. and so
arranged as to afford the greatest pos
sible privacy. Where water and sew
erage are not available. particularly
in rural, village and town schools
one for females. and separated one
from the other as far as the dimen-
sions of the school lot will permit,
out not less than thirty feet TO the
school building. Said privies shall be
ny-proof and shall be built and main
tanned in accordance with plans and
specifications TO be provided by the
Public Health Council on application.
All school toilets and privies shall
nave five seats for every one hundred
boys and seven seats for every one
hundred girls and very young chill
dren.
All privies shall be screened in
'front.' by boarding or other means for
privacy.
All boys privies shall be provided
with urinal troughs.
Heating and Ventilation
NO 19.-All class rooms shall have
at least eighteen square feet OF floor
space, and not less than two hundred
cubic feet of air space for each pupil.
The air of these rooms shall at all
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