Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-04-20

light.
Eighth Grade-Reading Room.
Capacity AZ.
Window surface 8.8 per cent OF
floor surface. Should be at least
20 per cent. Light is bilateral, from
east and west. Should be from one
direction only.
Floor area per pupil approximate
ly is square feet. Below minimum
requirement. Cubic capacity per pu-
pill approximately $50 cubic feet. Be
low minimum requirement..
Assembly Hall.
Enrolment 1870.
Window surface 20 per cent of
floor surface. This is not sufficient
for room of this size.
Lighting is biateral, from north
and south. This is necessary for
room of this size and shape.
Floor area per pupil 12.1 square
feet. Very low.
Cubic capacity per pupil sufficient
because of high ceiling.
The long axis of this room is north
and south, with the windows in the
north and south walls. Not the prop
er arrangement.
Desks face west, giving strongest
light to left of majority of pupils.
Mathematics Room.
Capacity %.
Window surface 13 per cent of
floor surface. Should be not less
than Is per cent. Lighting is unilat
eral but from the north.
Floor area per pupil II square
feet. Satisfactory.
Cubic capacity per pupil 1913 cubic
feet. Satisfactory.
Latin Room.
Capacity %.
Window surface Is per cent of
floor surface. Should be at least
20 per cent.
Lighting is bilateral, from east
and south. Lighting should be uni
lateral in this room.
Floor area per pupil 10 square
feet. Satisfactory.
Cubic capacity per pupil 22S cubic
feet. Satisfactory.
Desks face north, and with light
from east and south compells the
teacher to face strong east light.
English Room.
Capacity rs.
Window surface 1874 per cent of
floor surface Should be at least
20 per cent.
Lighting is biIateral, from east
and west. Should all come from
east in this case.
Floor area per pupil 10 square feet.
Satisfactory.
Cubic capacity per pupil 228 cubic
feet. Satisfactory.
Desks face south.
Junior Math Room.
Capacity 25.
Window surface 30.7 per cent of
floor surface.
Lighting is unilateral. from the
north. The above percentage is not
too much for this room.
Floor area per pupil 10 square
feet. Satisfactory.
Cubic capacity per pupil 228 cubic
feet. Satisfactory.
Arrangements of desks correct.
Science Room.
Capacity 80.
Window surface 10 per cent Of
floor surface. This is inadequate
for a science room.
Lighting is uniIateral, from the
south.
Floor area per pupil 1873 square
feet. Below minimum requirement.
Cubic capacity per pupil 16O cubic
feet. Below minimum requirement.
For a science room wherein it is
necessary to also do laboratory work
this room is by far too small and
poorly lighted.
Ventilation.
The entire school is without sys-
tenn of ventilation. For school of
this size and type there should be a
mechanical ventilation system to sup
ply at least 80 cubic feet of fresh
air every minute for each pupil to be
accommodated in each study and
class room. No ventilation can take
the place Of fresh outdoor air and
sunshine, but there are several
months Of the school year when it is
impractical and dangerous to have
the windows opened sufficiently to
supply this needed ventilation, and
artificial ventilation must be resorted
to.
Ventilation conditions are especial
ly bad in this school. The only means
of changing the air in the rooms is
by means of the windows and doors.
In all cases the windows are approx
mately two feet from the floor. Be-
cause of the crowded conditions that
exist in nearly every room in the
building, desks are placed very close
to the windows. Not window in the
building is provided with any form
of shield to break the incoming cur
rent of air and to direct it upwards.
Consequently those pupils close to
the windows are subjected to direct
drafts of air coming through the
low windows. The window stool
should be about 3 1-2 to feet above
the floor and each window provided
with a draft board.
Toilets.
The toilet room for the girls is
far too small, being about 10 feet
square, poorly lighted and ventilated,
and with eight stools provided-one
of which is nermanentlY out Of use.