Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . 217 The attic contains two recitation rooms, each 27 by 33^ feet, and anassembly room capable of accommodating the entire school. The ingress and egress are rendered safe and convenient by means offour spacious doorways, one in front and three in the rear; the interioris well lighted and ventilated throughout. Fresh air is introduced through apertures near the floor, and regulatedby registers, while the vitiated air is allowed to escape through ventila-tors near the ceiling. Al
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . 217 The attic contains two recitation rooms, each 27 by 33^ feet, and anassembly room capable of accommodating the entire school. The ingress and egress are rendered safe and convenient by means offour spacious doorways, one in front and three in the rear; the interioris well lighted and ventilated throughout. Fresh air is introduced through apertures near the floor, and regulatedby registers, while the vitiated air is allowed to escape through ventila-tors near the ceiling. All the wardrobe rooms are supplied with marble-top washstands andwater; the windows have inside folding blinds. The exterior has anexpressive, pleasing, and ornamental appearance. It is finished withcement, painted, and sanded to a light color, which gives it an air ATTIC. A A—Gymnasiums. D—Assembly Hall. B B—Clothes rooms. C—Closet 28 218 THE TEHAMA PRIMARY SCHOOLHOUSE is situated on Tehama street, between First and Second streets. Workwas commenced on it in July, 1866, and it was completed January 1st,1867. The building is arranged in the form of a cross ; the main bodyis 52 feet front by 75 feet deep, the wings on either side being 29^ by 33feet; the entire frontage is 111 feet. There is a basement under theentire building, divided in the centre, forming two wet weather play-rooms for bo3s and girls. The entrances are in the angles of Ihe wings ;two on the front and two in the rear, approached by flights of granitesteps. The principal story is 15 feet high in the clear, with four roomsin the main building 24 by 31 feet, and one in each wing 18 by 30 halls containing the stairways are in the wings, extending throughfrom front to rear, 91 feet wide by 30 feet, with a corridor through thecentre from one to the other 8 feet wide.
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