A Model School Building 113 



"2. Coal bin, 6 X 8 feet. 



"3. Bulb or plant room, 3X8 feet, for fall, winter, 

 and spring storage: 



" 4 . Dark room, 4X8 feet, for children's experiments 

 in photography. 



" 5. Laundry room, 5X21 feet, with tubs, drain, and 

 drying apparatus. 



"6. Gymnasium or play room, 13 X 23 feet. 



" 7. Tank room containing a 400-gallon pneumatic 

 pressure tank, storage battery for electricity, hand 

 pump for emergencies, water gauge, sewer pipes, 

 floor drain, etc. 



" 8. Engine room, containing gasoline engine, water 

 pump, electrical generator, switchboard, water tank 

 for cooling gasoline engine, weight for gas pressure, 

 gas mixer, batteries, pipes, wires, etc. 



"The pumps lift water from a well into pressure 

 tank through pipes below the frost line. Gasoline is 

 admitted through pipes below the frost line from two 

 50-gallon tanks underground, 30 feet from building. 

 All rooms are wired for electricity and plumbed for 

 gas. The basement is thoroughly ventilated. 



" The main floor contains a school room 22 X 27 feet 

 in the clear, lighted wholly from the north side. A 

 ground glass in the rear admits sunlight for sanita- 

 tion. Schoolroom has adjustable seats and desks, 

 telephone, and teachers' desk. Stereopticon is hung 

 in wall at rear. Alcove or closet on east side for 

 books, teachers' wraps, etc. Schoolroom has a 



