. American school building standards . no darkcorners. Thus it will be seen that there are some ob-jections to all lighting schemes except the one inwhich light is brought from the left of the pupils, towhich no reasonable objections can be stated. The Design of Windows.—Windows in schoolrooms should always extend as near the ceiling aspossible. It is said that actual tests show that theupper one-fourth of windows furnish one-third ofthe light coming through the entire window. It istherefore obvious that windows with transoms at thetop and windows having arches and fancy topsseriously decrease
. American school building standards . no darkcorners. Thus it will be seen that there are some ob-jections to all lighting schemes except the one inwhich light is brought from the left of the pupils, towhich no reasonable objections can be stated. The Design of Windows.—Windows in schoolrooms should always extend as near the ceiling aspossible. It is said that actual tests show that theupper one-fourth of windows furnish one-third ofthe light coming through the entire window. It istherefore obvious that windows with transoms at thetop and windows having arches and fancy topsseriously decrease the amount of light which is ad-mitted to school rooms and should never be used inschool buildings. The windows in school roomsshould also be set with the least possible space be-tween them, large mullions being carefully avoided,as these cause deep shadows producing alternatezones of light and shadow, which are annoying andinjurious to the eyes. Window sills in school roomsare usually set about 3 feet 6 inches up from thefloor. 29. Det/mi_- opOi i_i_> FIG. 2, WINDOW DETAILS30 Finish of Walls.—The walls of school roomsshould be finished smooth but without high glossand should be painted so that they may be washeddown and thoroughly cleaned as desired. There isgeneral unanimity of preference for greenish tintsin the decoration of school rooms, although otherwarm tints are used, particularly in rooms havingsunless or cold exposures. Reds, yellows, blues andgrays,—except grays of an olive tint,—should beavoided. The paint used should have no gloss butshould dry flat. The ceilings may be made white orof a lighter tint than is used for the side walls. Window Shades.—Window shades in schoolrooms should be opaque. In case it is necessary tohave the color of the shade exposed to the outsidesome particular tint to match the color of the build-ing, duplex shades should be used so that the insidesurface may be of somewhat the same tint as thatused on the walls or a trifle da
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