School architecture; a handy manual for the use of architects and school authorities . y arranged, may serve as a teachersmeeting room, may be used as the clerks office inlarger high schools and may, in smaller communi-ties, be used as a board of education room. It willgive absolute privacy to the principal in his con-ferences. It may contain the teachers pro-fessional library and reference books. Toilet Rooms.—The greatest care and at-tention must be given to the proper installationof sanitary toilet systems. The perfection of abuilding depends upon the successful operationof this important a
School architecture; a handy manual for the use of architects and school authorities . y arranged, may serve as a teachersmeeting room, may be used as the clerks office inlarger high schools and may, in smaller communi-ties, be used as a board of education room. It willgive absolute privacy to the principal in his con-ferences. It may contain the teachers pro-fessional library and reference books. Toilet Rooms.—The greatest care and at-tention must be given to the proper installationof sanitary toilet systems. The perfection of abuilding depends upon the successful operationof this important adjunct to every school. Moneyought never be spared to assure their ventilation,light and absolute sanitation. There are three possible places for the loca-tion of toilet rooms. The one is on the outsideof the building, the other in the basement, andthe third on each floor. When placed on theoutside, toilets must be properly heated, venti-lated, drained and connected by a covered pass-age way with the main building. The heating isdifficult because of the steam pressure needed, 131. 133 School Architecture the added exposure and the passage way. Theplumbing ventilation is difficult because it mustbe led to a point above the roof of the build-ings to avoid the possibility of odors. This en-tails an added expenditure, which, like the extradraining, is expensive. The plan theoreticallysounds well, but is practically not as good aseither of the other two systems. There is no good reason why the basementsystem in small schools and the so-called stacksystem in large schools are not best. If properlyheated and ventilated, and operated in connec-tion with a good water system, both will provesuccessful. Care must be taken to ventilate bothsystems apart from the regular ventilation systemof the school because of the danger of backdraughts, etc. Again the stack system must bearranged in towers apart from the rest of thebuilding, must be accessible and well should be taken
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