Evening journal., 1920-09-17
TOWER HILLS
MODERN SCHOOL
Patrons and Friends of In
stitute Delighted With
Appointments
ALL INCOME FOR
STUDENTS BENEFIT

Patrons and friends OF The Tower
Hin school. at West Seventeenth
street and Tower Road had an op-
poriunily yesterday TO inspect The
new building OF this institution
which will shortly open for isss sec
ond year. Large numbers OF those
WIN are Interested took advantage
of the Invitation Of The scrool au-
thorilIes to view the new structure.
The building was open for lhis pur-
pose from 3 to o'clock.
The general plans, The arrangemeht
and the facilities had aroused nlueh /
interest. I'M view of the fact That me |
new building is regarded as the very |
latest In school design and conslluc-
tion. Brown and IMhliesido OF thls
ciiv are The architects. Trustees OF
Inc institution and DR.. John ID. skill
ton. met the visitors and a corps OF
bows and girls helped 10 usher uen
thfbueh the building. Ihere Was
stream OF interested callers uui ,ie
The afternoon passing through ths
school Among them were Mr.. and
Mrs. Irenee dupont, Il. NJ NJ. Carptn-
Ten. Mr. and Mrs. Pierre ). dufohl'
u Rodney sharp. Josiah Marvel, T.
Nj norfon. George b. Miller, plesl-
denf of The State Board Of Educauohi
pr Joseph II. Odell, OF the S,rNlcc
Citizens. John Comfy, Homer larry
William G. Corey, Wlllan n"'
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. leskes' a wi,
and Nfrs Charles l.. Reese Mr. anu
Sfrs I'icior dupont. DIT. and Mrs. Al
beri Robin Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred ~
1Narncr NJ SIS Virginia Reese, Mr. snu
Mrs Iohn Bancroft, Mr.. and MIS-.
phiitn Rurnelt. Mr.. and Mrs. A. p
Vanceider. Professor Leslie carr pen
ter chancellor Charles NJ. GURUS Ut.
and Mrs. John BAH. 80, ,ron,r-
For ihc coming year great p.oh''
atiOhs have been maze t9 W.. i'm sonse
hammer period IN scholasuv ssl,a.,
rhe finest pOssihle corps Of teacueIS
has been engaged and. since me scneoii
l- nol nm for proni ald The D. au iul
new huildinr has been donated 10 Tue
insfifution. an income is TO pc tN-
pended for the benefit OF the cllli9r p
Tlai the school IS an acconp NJ.
ment from many slandpoin'S tulno
he doubted; 70 is an accompllshill illeht
IN fhe mart Of The donors from a
civic standpoint: 10 is an accomplish
menf on the part Of the head master
frnrn an educational standpoint ll ~
an n.o,romplshmalt on The plri OF inc
archilecis Brown and Whlteslde, on
This city: it Is an accompl lishmenl on
\ the part OF the dupont Englneel lhb
~ Comranv from the standpoint OF CO.
onprafive Interpretation OF the arch-
Nects draw ings and spec ncaNons' "
isDan accomplishment on the part OF
theuheating and plumbing engineers
The B O.. Carpenter Company, lol
Their definite forceful, oo-oneratiN'
effort in the analysis OF the heatlni
and yentilating problem. ana also VA
which Us extremely unusual IN auul
ton 10 the engineering service, the
actually installed the work.
Tie planning OF Tower Hill Scnoe
startled with the observation or som
cf the best Of the private schools J.
The East. Or. Skllton, the heau
master and Walter stewart BROW
and Nhiteslde travelling many mile
10 see what was the point OF vie,
OF other educators and other arch.
tects. Upon their return TO WI
ninrion. their observations were care
fully analyzed and much that was no
adapted 90 this individual pronlcf
Was rejected and much mat was goo
was readily adopted. AT this point, n
one had nor desired any prcconceiNe
ideas as 20 what constituted a hrs
class private school until almost ever
adaptation OF the things known an
the things problematic had be-
ono OF the definite values of a
ranromelt Is that by some regar
ing and reconstruction OF the groun
the basement was utilized 10 suca
way that the rooms therein have ol
hundred per cent, daylight eni, lenc
10 Is true that this could not De a
comnlished without the type OF hea
ing and Ventilating system that n
been installed The cafeteria, dome
Tic. science, model dinineroOm, kite
ems FOR cafeteria and manual tram
room and sewing room are an on =
ground level and have fun size WI
d0Nes opening out INTO large areaWa
which permit Of perfect lichting. III
scheme further permits the admin
tration department 30 be placed ne
the main entrance ground level d
tribuii0n 10 The various parts OF I
building also in relation 90 the crou
level and brincs the kindergarten a
aud Orium on the same level me
minisiration being central bctwe
- the second story and the ground lev
The matter OF floors throughout I
buildnr has been given compN
thought. The auditorium. kinderg'
ter. gymnasium. head masters z
ministratve department and libra
have hardwood floors. the corrldl
throughout and an passageWays. Ia
ef rooms, together with the saliio
bases I'm an rooms are all red quar-
tile. the field OF the floor OF all cl'
rooms Is Of Hnoleum squares laid
rcctly on the finely finished GENE
floor. The linoleum floor, togetl
with the sanitary base permits
entire cleansing and scrubbing
these rooms without the disngui
ment OF the plaster walls or The a
sorption that usually occurs in clea
ing wood floors.
So far as construction Is concern,
the frst point 90 keep In mind is th
after the matter OF actual units W
we'll arranged. the element OF he;
ing and ventilation woVe itself den
nitely with that Arrangement. IN
The element OF artificial light and ge
eral structural engineering work.
Of these items were handled throu
and mostly designed by the archlteC
The Carpenter Company. however
signed The heating and Ventnat
and plumbing system and 70 Is
an eXaggeration TO say that this S
tenn IS one Of the most modern,
on the most complete systems /
can be devised As the building {.
be operated with closed windows
closed doors. IL was quite feasible
arrange large areas Of glass WI
would give the maximum amOun
lirftin the class rooms. This
rangement Is quite unique and
fnrent from that used In the avel
school. but as 10 cost 10 has
demonstrated that these large \
30ws are not prOhibitve when
piled to the first class school build
ACCUSED AS JEwELRY THE