Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-15
TOWER HILL SCHOOL
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would simply burn themselves out
LIGHT AND SANITARY.
One of the striking things which will
impress itself on the visitor is the abund-
ance of light in the classrooms. The build
ing is so constructed that there is not n
dark room in it. The latest devices in
ventilation are installed. 1t is possible
for the head master in his office to read on
a series Of registers the exact temperature
and state of ventilation in any class room
at any time The clocks Of the school,
including the tower clock, are also govern
cd BY the master clock in this office. Other
mechanical details such as the control Of
the playground bells are also centered in
the head masters Office.
The kindergarten facing the west and
south is a splendid room for the little ones.
Well ventilated and spacious, the light
streams in from windows and glass doors.
There is, of course, fish pond-every
Kindergarten has To have one-and the
equipment will include everything that the
best thought requires for the proper teach
ing of little children.
The modern school is, in n sense, q
laboratory and in order to get the rest re-
suits, the teaching staff must be equipped
with the proper facilities. Too many
schools have desks and seats that are
totally inadequate, and there are many
children large for their age who have
found it impossible to sit in their seats in
the proper posture, especially in grades
where small seats are provided on the
assumption that children of a certain age
would be about the same size. Many
parents have found that their boys and
girls have suffered physically from the
Ia ol~ ~.,fy, he
er Hill School has guarded against this and
has splendid equipment in the class rooms.
The desks can be raised or lowered In
the upper school they are roomy enough
for full grown man. They are provided
with conveniences, for instance there is
drawer in each one for keeping school
things; the lids open up so that IT is pos
sible for a child to stand erect without
stepping out from the desk, and there IS
even card holder on the back of each
chair wherein the child's name can be
placed. Not only in the class rooms are
these highly necessary facilities so ade-
quateIy provided, but everything needed
is supplied also in the chemical and
physical laboratory.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE EQUIPMENT.
In the part of the building devoted TO
domestic science, there are long tables
whereon are placed gas burners for cook
ing and when the girls have reached the
stage where they are able to cook a meal
there are two unit kitchens provided where
everything can be prepared. Adjoining is
a large room with diningroom furniture
where the students will be taught how to
dress table for meals All the necessary
kitchen utensils, china and linen are
available here for this work.
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torium with seating capacity of $50.
equipped with stall for moving pictures
and an ample stage and dressing rooms.
This auditorium has the very latest de-
vices for ventilation, so that fresh air is
assured in ample quantities even when the
hall i, full. There will be times, of course,
as has been pointed out by DIR. John ID. |
Skifton, the head master, when with the |
of friends and relatives the |
place may be completely filled, but for |
the every day uses of the school it offers |
an ideal gathering place for teachers and |
students where intimate direct talks can |
be made in the midst of the school fam |
lily.
The acoustic properties are excellent, |
every word uttered by. the head master |
in conversation tone from the stage |
can be heard easily in all parts of the room.
This hall is also equipped with panic proof |
exit doors. |
RECREATIoNAL FACILITIES.
Every healthy normal boy or girl, Of |
course, wants to play, and recrcatonai |
facilities are therefore of prime import |
ance In any school and especially IN an
institution like Tower Hill, where the
head master and the faculty work so hard
TO create the best kind of school spirit
among all the pupils In order TO stimu-
late the most desirable play, the school
has facilities for ample playground and
has a gymnasium that would do credit
to any institution, no matter how large.
There is a woman physical instructor for
the girls and male instructor for the
boys. On one side of the gymnasium are
dressing rooms lockers and baths for the
girls and on the other side similar equip
ment for the boys. Ii is proposed TO give
the most careful attention TO the physical
well being and development of the stu
dents and for that purpose to suggest |
and stimulate the kind of exercise that |
would best suit the individual pupil, all |
to be done under the personal direction Of |
the carefully selected and capable physical |
supervisors Each pupil is provided with 3 |
locker in the gymnasium and also with a |
locker in the cloak room near his or her |
class room, the same key being used for |
both lockers.
There are certain other features about |
the school which the most progressive |
modern educators are always anxious TO /
get. There are for instance, rest rooms for |
the teachers where between classes or al |
1ther intervals the strain of teaching |
may be broken and the staff may have
ew mono nts rest.