The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-06
-FOUR SCHOOLS OF
. COUNTY censored
:. =. 81 IN HEALTH REPORT

-Four SCHOOLS IN wayne county, out
side Of Richmond, inspected recently
by DR.. Helwig, of the state board Of
health, County Health Commissioner
Bulla and County Superintendent
Williams, have been condemned in at
least one respect in DR.. Helwig's re-
port to the state board.
The schools include the Milton
school, Washington township; Greens.
fork school in Clay township; Hagers-
town school. in Hagerstown and the
Persh1ng school, in jackson township.
The report in detail follows:
The school at Milton should be con-
demned for the following reasons:
No ventilation. pupils in two Of the
rooms face windows; heating system
rooms: insufficient lighting, and other
conditions which cannot be remedied
by remodeling the building.
'. Greensboro Building Crowded.
a. The building at Greensboro, Clay
township, is comparatively new
building. and should not be condemn
ed but orders should be given to the
trustee, Mr.. Charles Bond, that the
over-crowded condition be relieved by
the beginning of the next school year.
In the high school room Of this build
ing there is but $40 square feet per
seat and SO cubic feet per seat. In
room four Of this building. IA square
feet Of floor space is found, also I'll
cubic feet. The crowded condition of
the building makes it necessary to use
two rooms in the basement for labora-
tory. recitation and domestic science
purposes. This basement is eight feet
four inches in the clear.
Another condition which I have or.
dered the trustee to attend to at once
is in reference to the furnaces. One
furnace is Immediately under the
stairway and but a few inches exists
between the stairway. The furnace
has no provision for fire proofing as
required by rule.
In all rooms crossed light is pres
ent but I have some doubt as to
whether one side can be made blank
and sufficient window space added to
the other side to give sufficient glass
area. l would recommend that the
crowded rooms be closed at the end
of this school year and their use pro.
hibited until the crowded condition
is relieved by additional building, The
grounds at this school are ample to
add any necessary additions.
Report on Hagerstown
The Hagerstown school is an old
brick, two story and attic building. A
basement was made in this building to
accommodate the heating plant which
is working very well, and heats all
rooms uniformly. I find that in some
of the rooms insufficient floor space,
glass surface and cubical content.
found two portable buildings at this
school. one of them being used for do.
nestle science and physic laboratory,
and commercial room. These rooms
with the exception of the domestic
science are heated by stove. The do
mestic science room is not provided
with heat and it cannot be used on
that account during cold weather.
The portable building used for man.
ua1 training is likewise heated by a
stove. In all these buildings crossed
light Is present and at the expiration
Of the time limit for the use of port
able buildings, would Recommend
that these be ordered removed. / like
wise recommend that the Hagerstowr
school be condemned
The Pershing, Jackson Township
. school is two-story brick building,
surrounded by inadequate grounds
: with Objectionable features contiguous
s thereto. The privies at this school
: are in a deplorable condition and moth.
ing less than new ones will be salts.
: factory. The two rooms on the first
e floor of this building are the only ones
1. In use, the second floor having been
:. abandoned some time since.
= Rooms are Inadequate.
g These rooms are Inadequate In
s eubical content, glass surface and
floor space. There is no ventilation
:. except by windows. The rooms arr
= heated by stoves and no remodelint
- or repairing could place this buildin,
= in condition for use. therefore rec
Commend that this building be con
Gemned, condemnation to be effective
OF the close Of this school year.
There is no basement under this
building, and two storyfschool coult
not be operated and comply with til,
laws and rules and regulations in Thu
building unless a basement were pro
vided and to do that would entail al
= expense which is unjustifled. DR.. A
: +. Ehle, OF Pershing, is trustee O
jackson township.
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