The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-09-27
NEW SCHOOL
A COMMUNITY
CENTER n. PLAN
Roosevelt School in Riverview
Addition Contains Latest
Modern Features
OP E Ms JAN AIRY
Economy in Floor Space One
Of the Features of the De-
sign of the Building


serve as a community center is pro-
badly the outstanding feature of the
new Roosevelt school in Riverview
edition which will be opened Jan. L..
Everything that can make school
building into a comfortable and COM
, modious meeting place for the pub
lie as well as the school children has
been considered by the architect, A.
Van Horn, Supt. H. o. Saxvik, and
the school board in the plans for the
new building.
Wonderful economy in floor space
and a vacuum system of cleaning are
two of the most noticeable features
in the. new building, although
throughout the school is of the
most modern design,-possessing
gymnasium, a cafeteria, and class
rooms of the most scientific order.
Ten classrooms are Contained in the
building, one being an up-to-date
kindergarten. The entire structure
is fireproof.
On the first floor is the gymnas-
ium, the largest of any in the grade
school and almost equal to that in
the high school. The new feature in
this is the large stage which has
been built-in for use in theatricals,
not only with the thought of the
school children in mind but taking
into consideration the people of the
city who might have occasion to put
on some community play.
Domestic Science Room
The gymnasium will probably be
used most by the teacher who in
structs the children in calisthenics
and drill work as az part of their
course in physical culture. Shower
baths have been installed. A bal
cony allows visitors to view any de-
monstration.
On the same floor with the gym
nasium is the cafeteria,-a roomy
modern domestic science room. This
has been installed for the convent
cence of the teachers and the chill
dreh who are forced to bring lunches
because of the distance which they
must come to attend school. 1t will
also be used by the townspe ople
when gatherings are held at the
school.
On the first floor are the class
rooms with light airy cloak rooms
at the back or side of the room, in
order that they may always be in
the view of the teacher. Instead Of
wasting about or feet on long,
dark hall in which clothes might be
hung, space of only about 10 inches
has been given over to the cloak
rooms. Slide windows and partitions
allow for compartments containing
hooks for from four to six students.
= The kindergarten has everything
tots,-including cupboards and safes
for the articles to be used in this
room.
The top floor likewise has five
class rooms of the same light airy
type as the lower floor. The entire
building has been wired in order
that the electric clock system might
be installed at any time.
Good Ventilation
While the equipment for the va
CUM system of cleaning has not
been purchased, the entire building
has been piped SO that this may be
used at any time. By used of these
vacuum cleaners which operate very
much as the vacuum in the home, no
dust is raised or allowed to fill the
the air to be breathed by the chill
dren.
The fan system Of ventilation is
used throughout--fresh air being
taken in from the outside and forced
through a plenum chamber where it
is first heated and sent into the
school room. The cold air is forced
out Of the room through the vent
flues next to the floor of the school
room.
Nothing apparently that can add
to the comfort of the childyen has
been forgotten. More than a fifth
Of the area of the floors is allowed
for lighting, and all the light enter
ing the rooms will pass over the left
shoulder of the children. The floors
are of composition instead of ce-
ment-this will add to the warmth
of the building and diminish the
noise of hundreds of children NOV
ing about in the building. A library
room and plenty of space for stor-
age have been provided for in the
fire proof building. /.
The yard about the school build
ing will be graded down to level and
a part Of it sown to grass for lawn
Z while part will be fashioned into
a level playground.