SCFIOOL BUILDINGS AND SITES. 1 99 



WINDOWS. 



In this country I am inclined to favour the ordinary double 

 hung sash windows with the frames fixed just clear of the outside 

 plaster, so that shades or shutters can be hung- without the use 

 of double jointed hinges. The lower portion of the windows, at 

 sill level, should be fitted with an adjustable glazed "hopper," 

 the front of which could be fixed at any angle from 5 degrees to 

 20 degrees, according to circumstances, thus admitting- fresh air 

 without causing a draught upon the heads of scholars. A tran- 

 som and fanlight should also be provided above the head of top 

 sash, the latter bottom hung to fall inwards with glazed " cheeks " 

 to check side draughts and exclude driving rain. The inner jambs 

 should be splayed and plastered without linings or architraves. 

 The heads of windows should be as near the ceiling as possible 

 or even above the ceiling, if necessary, to afford sufficient light. 

 No moulding-s or harbours for dust and dirt should be upon 

 sashes or frames, and the glass should be in as large panes as is 

 practicable to facilitate complete cleansing, not forgetting, of 

 course, the extra cost of reinstating large panes when broken, 

 All fasteners and fittings should be of the simplest type but of 

 good quality, easy of lubrication, and in all cases worked by cords 

 or gear from the floor level. 



Kindergarten and manual instruction rooms should have win- 

 dows on at least two sides, to avoid unnecessary movement and 

 straining of the eyes, as well as to provide perfect cross ventila- 

 tion (see " Lighting "). 



SEATING CAPACITY. 



Not more than 40 scholars should be accommodated in one 

 class room for the higher standards or 50 in those for the lower 

 standards, and in no case should less than 24 be allotted to one 

 room. 



teachers' rooms. 



In large schools the head master and head mistress should 

 each have a retiring room or office, which should be in such a 

 position as to command the entrance to the school, and, where 

 many assistant teachers are employed, a " common room " should 

 be provided for their use. A small lavatory, with sink and chang- 

 ing room, is always convenient, especially for female teachers, 

 and it should be within easy access of the head teachers' rooms. 

 These rooms should be well' lighted and ventilated. 



store rooms. 



Store rooms for books, stationery and school material should 

 adjoin the teachers' rooms. 



library. U .0.. ..; ..r,:l-. r :,.;->,, i . ,J. 



Where necessary, the room allottecf" as 'a 'library stiootd'^fee'lfi 

 a quiet, secluded position, and where literature is circulated among 

 the scholars, it is a wise precaution to have a small disinfecting 

 Closet in connection with it. 



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