The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-09-12
Lincoln School Opens
New $4,000 Building
Gee, this is SWELL"

Not very literary will admit. but the expires
sion comes from the heart of a Lincoln school girl
who last year learned her lessons at Turner Hall
i'll all of the confusion, the cold, the baroness o
conditions there. following the burning of the old
Lincoln
The Lincoln. though not entirely finished,
was ready for occupancy the first day of school
and already according to Miss Florence Bradley.
principal has an enrolment of more than 600
The building, ireproof structure containing 16
rooms and large auditorium, built at Sixth and
Browne was erected at cost of $125,000 II rep
resents an outlay on the part of the school board
Of just $4,000 than the insurance money
on the burning of the old school Orville G. Pratt.
superintendent of schools, states that in per room
cost it is lower than in any other building I'M the
city and is better-more artistic, better equipped.
This is due both to careful planning and excellent
supervision on the part of the architects and the
members of the school board, he believes.
The school has all of the special features OF
modern building. Large beautiful windows to the
ceiling of each room admit plenty of light Black
boards at the level of the chiid's eye and admit
of space on each side for the hanging of pictures
also at eye level Each room provides bulletin
board too low enough for the passing child to read
the messages thereon.
Each room has wealth of closet and drawer
space and every convenience that is so lacking in
the od-fashioned school building. Each room has
a metal lined drawer for clay which is in daily
use in modern teaching in grade school Open shelf
cupboards provide for books and long low window
seats are both attractive and useful in many ways
One of the features of the school is the separate
French windows opening onto il from the primary
rooms. The contract let this week for the
leveling and grading of the grounds and soon they
will be in order for the of the children. The
playground for the tiny tots is forty-tye deep and
extends the entire south side of the school. II is
sheltered both by the building and the retaining
wall and provides ample sunlight Here little tots
can not be molested by larger boys girls and the
park-like setting plans for the playground hold II
feature which makes Lincoln primary tots the
envy of their friends in the older schools, In the
rooms lovely little ivory and green painted tables
and chairs take the place of the hard oldfashioned
desks. Each primary room has its own lavatory.
Upstairs the class rooms for the Older children
are divided for platoon and departmental work.
Miss Bradley has special teachers for science. mu-
sic. drawing and arithmetic. through from the 9TH
to the Sth grades Her office and reception
that floor and adjoining il Is the suite for
the teachers where they may eat their lunches and
rest during the noon hour. Each has a balcony
opening from French windows and is beautifully
lighted.
The insurance money has also provided the
school with new piano and an orthophonic and
funds are on hand for the replacement of some
beautiful pictures destroyed in the fire.
The large hall contains series of display
which will represent historical museum time
goes
A vacuum steam heating system has been in.
stalled and there unfvents In each classroom
for ventilation The building Is faced with light,
pressed brick and has ornamental cast stone trim.
ing. The grounds for the school 1870 by 142
feet, with the building on the west half and the
remainder converted into Fairgrounds Wells and
Bertlesen the architects.
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