194 SCliOOI. lUlLDIXilS AND SITES. 



-t^ompartmcnt should have cross \cntilation l)y lou\ res at the ceil- 

 ing level, and the doors should ha\e a 4in. clear air space below 



.and above them. Locks should not be permitted, as latches or 

 bolts on the inside are sufficient. Liyht should be provided over 

 the door, or in back wall as circumstances may require, and 

 " hatches " should be placed below the seat to prevent draught 

 from the cleaning- area behind the range. Screens carried by 

 brackets from the wall should be fixed between each pair of urine 

 tubs to guard against indecencv, and due regard to sex and age 

 should be gi\cn in designing tlic type and height of seats to 

 pri\ies. 



ASSEMBLY HALES. 



In buildings where assembly halls for scholars arc desirable, at 

 least 6 superficial feet of floor area per scholar should be allowed 

 in this country in elementary, and 8 in secondary schools. At 

 least one side of the hall should have low ^\•indows of sufficient 

 area opening direct upon open ground, with ample clerestory 

 windows in the opposite wall. They should be capable of being 

 thrown entirely open, and therefore should be hung on centres. 

 The old system of a central assembly hall is now so generally 

 condemned, and is so unsuital:)lc for this countr\-, that I do not 

 propose to deal seriously with its merits or faults. The open 

 quadrangle with broad cloisters or coAcrcd stoeps for assembly 

 purposes is the requirement for South Africa, and the subject is 

 dealt with elsewhere in this paper. 



CORRIDORS. 



Connection class rooms should have at least one side with 

 direct light, and, if possible, cross ventilation l)y windows or 

 • double doors on both sides. If used for drilling purposes the cor- 

 ridors should not be less than 13 feet wide to enable 2 bo}s to 

 perform extended drill, side b}- side, without knocking the walls 

 or one another's knuckles. No connecting corridor should be less 

 than 8 feet wide, and no doors opening into them should be 

 directly opposite other doors; none should be less than 10 feet 

 high, and the floors and walls should be finished as the class 

 rooms, due regard being paid to the matter of noise occasioned 

 by the traffic during class changes. If deemed desirable, inspec- 

 tion hatches can be provided in the walls between corridors and 

 class rooms. 



CLASS ROOMS. 



This opens up such an important sul)ject that I ha\c found it 

 necessary to divide my remarks into sections, all of which follow- 

 ing applv generallv to class rooms : — 



DIMEXSIOXS. 



The size of class rooms must be governed to some extent by 

 the lighting requirements, also by the seating arrangements, 

 whether single or double desks, width of gangways and open 

 .area around the master's dais. 



