Year: 1868

New School Building for the Twenty.arss


Ward.


The system of public education in this city, al.
though in many ways superior to that Of any other
city in the Unon is yet susceptible of improvement,
and the Board Of Education is making vigorous
efforts to bring the system to such q standard
that 1t may be looked up to by all
the friends Of education and taken as q
model in all its branches. The "course Of
studies in the schools is at present undergoing q
most proper revision, and the Board has shown Q
great deal Of good sense in inviting the expression
OF opinion by the teachers Of various grades In the
schools who, from extensive practical experience In
the honorable yet onerous duty Of imparting instruc
ton, are eminently qualified to determine what is
most essential both In plans and materials Tor the
foundation and erection Of solid, serviceable,
healthful and yet ornamental educational structure


With similar intent the Board has pursued sim.
liar course in regard to the school buildings and the
good results Of such procedure have already been
made manifest The buildings are now erected with


strict regard to the proprteties OF the build.
ing profession and with greater consideration for
the comfort and convenience Of both teachers and
pupils. The edlices are to be made ornamental and
substantial; and are brought into existence and
maintained with as much regard for economy as the
most captious and capricous opponent OF the school
system could reasonably desire; II indeed such
cessity or usefulness demanded. n


In certain portions of the city the growth OF the
population has been so rapid that school accommo;
younger children; and the local school officers as
wen the Board OF Education have been obliged to
witness the overcrowding OF school rooms and build
ings without being able to AFFORD any immediate
lief. Among other districts the Twentyfrst ward
school o1icers finally succeeded in procuring q
piece Of property ON the north side Of Thirtysecond
erecting Se Sy
school No. 49, The lot is 100 feet front by 9sX feet
deep and the building to be erected thereon VIII be


main building OF fifty feet front by ninety -four feet
deep, with two front wings each fifteen feet front by
thirty-one feet. The front OF the building viii be Of
Philadelphia pressed brick, trimmed with Dorchester
Tor Nova Sc0tia stone cut and polished, aud
around the doors and windows OF the principal
story vermiculated Tor wormedl The windows and
doors win be circular headed and in the CENTRE
tower, over the main entrance the windows will be
arranged In triplets. The rear OF the building Will
be niched at the junction OF the main building ana
lighting and ventilating the new class rooms. The
building is to be so constructed that the property
ings there would still be a space between them ana
the schoonouse. The upper portion will form Man
sard roof and with handsome tower IN the centre
on the front.


The cellar will be nine feet in height, and will be
devoted to the storage OF fuel and the apparatus ior
he nine feet and nine inches In height will be the
jantors rooms, the play ground and closets for the
pupils. The second and third stories will be each
fourteen feet and three inches in height, and will
each contain six class rooms two galleries for the
win be for the female department and the third for
the male department, and VIII be reached by four
sets OF stairs in addition to the main stairs In the
tower each arranged in short flights, that there
Will be little fatigue In going up or down. and


child should happen TO fall II cannot fall but Short
distance. All the Improvements which nave lately
been introduced, and which the superintendent OF
School Buildings, Mr.. James L. Miller, has planned
and placed In practical operation, Will be added 10
this building and everything will be done TO insure
pleasure and prot to the teachers and the cnldren
OF tender years to whose sole accommodation the
building IL to be devoted. In this, as In all other
school buildings the materials used In the construc-
ton are required to be OF the best quality aud such
work az will admit Of it must be guaranteed by the
contractor for length Of time sucient TO determine
Its fitness.


nth day of March last and were awarded as foows:
For mason work, to Samuel Lawrence for $S0O0Oi
for carpenter work. to James Neade for f22e00 lor
painting 10 T. 4 p. Murray for $l,050-making 70.
gether with the price OF the ground total cost o.
8g2 $50. The work has already been commenceu
and will be competed by January I, 1862