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hot in summer, and should if possible be only used in schools where work 

 is not carried on in the afternoon. It is suggested that on a free site the 

 best plan will be to place the side of the hall in which the windows 

 are (in a school on the central hall plan) to the north-west, placing the 

 studio at the north end and grouping the class-rooms on the south and 

 east. 



Entrances. — In arranging the entrances regard should be had to the 

 prevailing wind in order to provide shelter ; there should be covered 

 space for early comers to wait in on wet mornings. They should not 

 open directly into the hall, nor be used for cloak-rooms. A strong draught 

 is produced when two entrances open opposite to each other with a 

 straight corridor between. In mixed schools there must be a separate 

 entrance for boys and girls. 



Cloak-rooms must be large, airy, and well lighted, and placed so 

 that they are under easy observation from outside. They should be easily 

 reached from the main entrances, and the doors so arranged as to allow 

 the various forms of cloak-room drill that are customary in the elementary 

 schools. The stands sliould be some distance apart with 12 inches 

 between tlie pegs, of which there should be only one row, so arranged 

 that the clothes can hang clear away from the wall and allow of the proper 

 circulation of air. In the case of boys' schools less space will be re- 

 quired. The best umbrella holders are the ' turnstiles.' Cloak-rooms 

 should be warmed, and special attention bo paid to their ventilation, 

 Lavatory basins should not be placed in the cloak-rooms. 



Class-roomn — 



{a) Area. The area of the floor space to be occupied by the pupils 

 should be not less than IS square feet per child. 



{h) Lighting. The main light to bo from the left, other windows 

 being subsidiary and for the purpose of ventilation. 



The transparent glass surface should be, if possible, one-quarter of the 

 floor space to allow for the dark days, and should never, even on the soutli 

 side, be less than one-sixth. 



The sill of the window should not be more than 3 feet 6 inches from 

 the floor, but if higher should be bevelled off". 



The glass should be carried as near the ceiling as may be construction- 

 ally possible. 



The piers between the windows should be as narrow as possible, and 

 splayed or bevelled off". 



The back row of desks must not be placed behind the last window. 

 Transoms or heavy mullions should not be allowed even if the requisite 

 amount of glass area is provided, as they cast shadows. The colour of 

 the walls is important with regard to lighting. The light yellows and 

 buff"s often found and recommended are not satisfactory, yellow in par- 

 ticular producing fatigue and nervousness in a marked degree as com- 

 pared with other colours. Some light shade of green or grey seems on 

 the whole the most satisfactory colour. Blackboards placed at a height 

 within easy reach of the children should run round the walls. 



Sleeping -rooms. — The most satisfactory arrangement is probably that 

 of open dormitories containing a moderate numl)er of beds. The cubicle 

 system is less to be recommended, while that of having rooms for two or 

 three should be unhesitatingly condemned. 



