Identifier: schoolarchitectu00bruc (find matches)
Title: School architecture; a handy manual for the use of architects and school authorities
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Bruce, William George, 1856-1949 Bruce, William Conrad, 1882- Bruce, Frank Milton, 1885- (from old catalog)
Subjects: School buildings
Publisher: Milwaukee, Johnson service company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ving. Itmay be found very convenient to make this roomdirectly accessible from the outside. Kindergartens.—In primary school build-ings it is very desirable to have two kinder-garten rooms, separated by sliding or foldingdoors. Kindergarten rooms are to be isolatedso that games and music will not disturb otherclasses. Floors and walls should be sound-deadened. School authorities are agreed that thekindergarten should occupy a room convenientto entrance on the first floor. A circle shouldbe painted on the floor and the room equippedwith a toilet, specially low and carefully installed. Laboratories.—Physics, chemistry, biologyand the other laboratories are usually groupedon the top floor about and adjoining the lectureroom. The lecture room which should beespecially prepared and equipped for lecturedemonstration purposes ought to be very ac-cessible to laboratories on account of the duallecture and laboratory uses of the greatest por-tion of the equipment. These rooms should al- 115
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116 School Architecture ways be specially well heated and ventilated,with the addition of a skylight where necessary.Clay tiled floor and enameled brick walls are ex-cellent. The size of laboratories will depend entirelyupon the completeness of the equipment and thenumber of pupils to be accommodated. Oneteacher can very nicely supervise the work oftwenty-five pupils, though a larger numbermight be undesirable. Rooms should not be ex-tremely large, while crowding is similarly unde-sirable. With cupboards, fume chambers, ex-periment tables, etc., a room 30 by 40 feet willaccommodate twenty-five pupils. Chemical laboratory tables should be placedat right angles to windows and equipped withsinks, gas jets, shelving and lockers. To avoidunnecessary plumbing and fittings, tables maybe arranged that pupils work opposite one an-other. The height of the table may be about 36inches, the depth for two pupils about 54 inches,and the width about 48 inches per student.Pitch-pine or well treated ba

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