The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-11-20

proofed stucco and is beautifully located on a slope in the middle of town, overlooking the bay. It contains IA class rooms and houses both the elementary and the high schools. It is large enough to com fortably accomodate a 509o in- crease in enrolment.
 Wrangell is fortunate in having such a splendid site for the new school. Part of the ground was occupied by the old high school buildings and part of it was pur- chased several years ago. When the old buildings are removed about two acres of space will be available for a play ground. It is the intention of the city council to clear, drain and surface this ground just as soon as funds are available. The location is central as well as slightly. For each of the past two years the center of the school population has been with in two blocks of the new site.
 The building is modern in every respect, particular attention having been given to light, heat, ventila- ton, sanitation and fire protection.
 Every room is well supplied with both natural light and electric light. The glass area of the win dows is about 20fo of the floor area of each class room. There is no cross lighting. When the sun shines the light is tempered by translucent blinds made of cream colored material that is waterproof and that can be washed with soap and water. The new light arrange ment will materially reduce eye strain among our school children.
 Heating and yentilating are taken care of by Heatovent units with thermostatic control, one of which serves each room. During school hours these machines draw in cold fresh air from outside the building, warm it and circulate it trough the rooms. This system provides an abundance of fresh air properly heated. As a conse-
 Iuence the pupils will enjoy bet ter health and do better work. Be- ore the exhaust air is forced out Of the building it passes through the clothes closets, drying the pupils garments.
 Four sanitary drinking fountains gre placed in the halls. Boys toilets are located in the east end of the building and the girls toilets in the west end of both floors, with the intention of mini mixing disciplinary difficulties. These rooms are well lighted with modern sanitary equipment. The floors are covered with linoleum so they can be easily cleaned. Floors throughout the building meet the baseboards with a concave metal molding instead of the usual quarter round making this point easier to keep clean. Doors and walls have a minimum of dust col lecting ledges.. Lockers for clothes and supplies are built in for sani- tary reasons.
 Fire protection involves two factors. the protection of the chil dren and the protection of the building. Two stairs, one at each extreme end of the building, and three exits make it possible for pupils to leave the building safe ly no matter where a fire may start. All the doors can be opened from the inside even when locked and of course they swing outward. Less than one minute was required for the last fire drill. The boiler room while not completely fire proof is fire resistant. The door is of metal and is self closing. Two high pressure standpipes provided with four fire hoses are so located that a fire Tn any part of the building can be immediately reach ed by at least one hose without waiting for the fire department to bring up and connect it's appara- tus. There are a number of small fire extinguishers placed about the building. The roof is Of fire resis- tant material.
 The most important part of any school building is the class rooms. These rooms have been made as efficient and cheerful as possible Each room Is about 22 27 feet and will accommodate 30 pupils. Natural slate blackboards are used throughout, placed at the right heights to fit the different sizes of pupils. Bordering the black boards are linoleum pinning strips. Cloaks are stored in closet at the back of the room with doors so arranged that the teacher can al- ways see what is going on. The equipment includes several sizes of movable chair desks. These desks make it easier to keep the room clean and make if noscib1o