. School buildings, school grounds, and their improvement. Kansas, 1911. should be so constructed. In the past there has been some excuse for disastrous calamities throughfires. But in the future we should have none, because we know now howto provide against them with fireproof buildings, and every representa-tive of the people should make it his business to see that laws are enactedto prohibit any more combustible material from being used in publicbuildings. The high roofs and towers on public buildings are seldom, if ever, School Buildings and Grounds. 93 used now on any work of consequence.
. School buildings, school grounds, and their improvement. Kansas, 1911. should be so constructed. In the past there has been some excuse for disastrous calamities throughfires. But in the future we should have none, because we know now howto provide against them with fireproof buildings, and every representa-tive of the people should make it his business to see that laws are enactedto prohibit any more combustible material from being used in publicbuildings. The high roofs and towers on public buildings are seldom, if ever, School Buildings and Grounds. 93 used now on any work of consequence. A high roof is more expensive,harder to maintain and harder on the building on account of increasedwind pressure. Towers are but a source of expense and seldom add any beauty to thebuilding. The original purpose of the school bell in the community is athing of the past, as everyone to-day can afford a dollar watch. At theschool the large bell is superseded by the hand bell and the clock having to depend on themselves for time are taught In the heating and ventilation of modern buildings there is no systemquite so efficient as the steam-blast system. Radiators are placed on theexposed sides of rooms and operated in connection with a ventilationsystem. The air is heated in passing over steam coils in cold weatherand forced into rooms by an electric fan, or one otherwise operated. Thisair always enters on the opposite side of the room from the radiators,about eight feet above the floor, and the outlet is located at the floor lineon the side of the room on which the air enters. A circuit is createdthat distributes the radiator heat uniformly over the room and at thesame time the foul air is expelled. The entire heating and ventilationsystem should be regulated by an automatic system regulated by airpressure. Otherwise, certain parts of the building will become overheatedand part of the windows will be thrown open, while the janitor is stillshoveling
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