Laboratories, their planning and fittings . bench tops are i ^ inch teak, the drains glazedchannels, the reagent shelves of wood, and the fume cupboard bases ofred tiles. Draught is provided by gas jets to separate flues. Fig. 136shows a plan, elevation and section, of one of the working benches and itssurroundings, and Fig. 137 the examiners platform provided externally withshelves, and a broad desk for using works of reference. Fig. 138 shows asection through a fume cupboard, the flues to which are carried down so thatthe gas is lighted from beneath. An effort has been made to exclude wood-w
Laboratories, their planning and fittings . bench tops are i ^ inch teak, the drains glazedchannels, the reagent shelves of wood, and the fume cupboard bases ofred tiles. Draught is provided by gas jets to separate flues. Fig. 136shows a plan, elevation and section, of one of the working benches and itssurroundings, and Fig. 137 the examiners platform provided externally withshelves, and a broad desk for using works of reference. Fig. 138 shows asection through a fume cupboard, the flues to which are carried down so thatthe gas is lighted from beneath. An effort has been made to exclude wood-work from the interior of these cupboards, and in the case of those in theform of hoods having a fixed glass curtain open below, the glass to the sidesis bedded on the frames and runs right up to the front curtain and roof. The laboratory contains, in addition to the fittings described, a long tiledbench for combustions, and a chemical store arranged with a counter to actas a dispensary. Off the room, centrally situated, is a balance SCALE OF FEET [M. Choret, 139.—Science Rooms, College de Jeunes Filles, St. Germain-en-Layes. SECTION III. RECENT FOREIGN DESIGNS. Science Rooms, College de Jeunes Filles^ Si. Germain-en-Layes. This example of the arrangements for science teaching in a girls school iskindly contributed by M. Choret, the architect. The plan, Fig. 139, showsa lecture room, laboratory, and on the other side of the corridor, a long opencourt for experimental work. The lecture room has a raised staging onwhich are desks with separate seats. Behind the lecturers table, which has 192 LABORATORIES a sink and mercury bath and a 25 ampere supply, is a large opening intothe laboratory beyond, over which slides the blackboard. The laboratoryhas the usual necessary fittings for elementary work. An interesting-feature is the use of lave emaillee for the table tops ; this is shown inFig, 140, which illustrates the end of the laboratory adjoining the lecture
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