The course of study and rules for school district seventy-six, Cook County . Central School. Central School Annex6 Central School Building After tl e destruction of the old Central building by fire -n March, 1894,the Board of Education set about to pan the most complete building possiblefor an eight-grade school. Three months were spent in visiting other citiesand discussing plans. The heating and ventilating system vs^as decided upon first as the mostimportant part. Then a floor plan v^as devised and an architect employed tocarry out the details. The best materials were used plate glass, pres
The course of study and rules for school district seventy-six, Cook County . Central School. Central School Annex6 Central School Building After tl e destruction of the old Central building by fire -n March, 1894,the Board of Education set about to pan the most complete building possiblefor an eight-grade school. Three months were spent in visiting other citiesand discussing plans. The heating and ventilating system vs^as decided upon first as the mostimportant part. Then a floor plan v^as devised and an architect employed tocarry out the details. The best materials were used plate glass, pressed brick, red oak finish and semi-fireproof construction. The building is on a corner lot, 200 feet by i 76 feet. It faces Mainstreet, and the main entrance looks up Elmwood avenue. It is 120 feet by84 feet. The two corridors, which extend the entire length of the building,are each 2 7 feet wide. Here daily is held a complete series of physical ex-eicises with wands, dumb-bells and Indian clubs. There are an office, ateachers jest room, and twelve school rooms, each seating forty pupils
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