The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-15
RAPID ERECTION RECORD
FOR u. s. GRANT SCHOOL
New Structure Ready For Use September l-Build-
ing Modern in Construction and Arrangement.
Exterior Pleasing i'm Appearance

lively slow velocity, compared
with the velocity Of air in the
comparatively small air ducts, Or
dinarily provided in ventilation
systems. This plenum chamber
can be tapped here and there for
air for the rooms and Railways, or
for any future additions, as may
be required.
There are automatic ventilators
in the roof and various devices
easily and simply controlled,
either automatically or by buttons
in the boiler room.
One fine feature is a constant
pull of air out of the toilets, there
by preventing any dissemination
of poisonous vapors throughout
the building. Some of the older
school buildings have entirely too
much stencil from the improperly
ventilated toilets.
The halls will be light, spacious,
with no fan chambers, ducts or
pipes protruding. The wainscot-
ing of the gymnasium will be Of
smooth enamel brick, with radia-
tors high up on the walls, out of
the way Of those exercising on the
floor.
The kindergarten and first
grade rooms are at the right hand
of the main entrance on the first
floor. Between the two rooms
there is a folding partition, where
by the two rooms can be thrown
into one on special occasions.
The blackboards facing the pu-
pills, at the teachers end of the
room, will be in two sections with
a moulding between. The lower
and wider portion will be for the
pupils but the upper and narrower
division will be sacred to the
teacher and her written work.
Above the blackboards, on the
sides and back ends of the rooms,
will be an area covered with a
material that will take thumb
brads, convenience in pinning up
samples of written work.
Of course, concrete floors are
poured for the entire building. Or
dinarily, the rough concrete is
covered with a layer of cinder
concrete. Over that a board COW
ering is laid and then, on top of
that, the regular hardwood floor.
This system of floor making often
results in squeaking and rafting
of the boards.
In the u. S. Grant school, the
rough concrete floor will be COW
cred with a special composition
which sticks tightly and, when
smoothed off, permits the laying
of the hardwood flooring directly
over it. This composition not only
receives and holds nails but will
stick to anything but zinc. Tools
Of zinc are required, therefore, in
laying the composition.
The windows are somewhat
smaller than in many other build
ings but they meet the legal re-
quirements fully. The window
panes will be somewhat smaller
and of standard size, instead Of
special size that has to be cut each
time there is a breakage. The
smaller size tends to decrease
breakage and stock in the base
ment will permit the janitor 70 re-
pair breaks quickly and cheapiy.
Considerable grading will be re-
quired back of the building but,
when finished, quite a respectable
playground will be provided. The
building, when completed, pro-
misses to be most attractive on the
exterior as we'll as up to date and
convenient on the interior. Some
people of selfish and narrow minds
have, in fact, expressed the opin-
ion that the u. S. Grant building
is TOO fine for that community and
should have been given to some
place like the East End. This
loyal and prolific commoners up
in that growing section Of the city
resent such expressions. The
complete cost of the U. S. Grant
school will be about 100000.
George H. Lounsberry is general
contractor for the U. S. Grant
building. The D. r. Black Co. is
doing the plumbing and the Wal
ker lamar Co. has the ventilation
work. Earl Bradley is doing the
electric wiring. As is generally
known, Messrs. Croft & Boerner