7 ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL-HOUSES, TO WHICH WAS AWARDED THE PRIZE OFFERED BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INSTRUCTION, AUGUST, 1831. BY WILLIAM A. ALCOTT. WITH AN APPENDIX. BOSTON: HILLIARD, GRAY, LITTLE AND WILKINS, AND RICHARDSON, LORD AND HOLBROOK, ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL-HOUSES, TO WHICH WAS AWARDED THE PRIZE OFFERED BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INSTRUCTION, AUGUST, 1831. BY WILLIAM A. ALCOTT. WITH AN APPENDIX. BOSTON: HILLIARD, GRAY, LITTLE and wilkins, AND RICHARDSON, LORD AND HOLBROOK. Special collections L33221 MARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Gentlemen who may receive this pamphlet, are respectfully requested to let teachers, school-committees, and others of their acquaintance, that take an interest in the subject of education, have an opportunity to become acquainted with its contents. REPORT. THE Committee, appointed by the Directors of the American Institute of Instruction, to examine the several Essays which have been offered "On the Construction of School-Houses," and to award the Society's premium to the author of the best one, respectfully ask leave to REPORT: That they have given the subject committed to them, that deliberate consideration which its practical importance to the great cause of common education seemed to them to require. They have carefully examined five Essays, with their accompanying plans; some of them being of considerable length, and all of them containing valuable suggestions upon the several topics discussed in them. And while the Committee would not be understood to predicate absolute perfection of any of them, they have unanimously agreed that the one offered by WILLIAM A. ALCOTT, of Hartford, Ct., is decidedly the best. And they do hereby award to him the premium of TWENTY DOLLARS, appropriated by the proper authorities of the Institute for that purpose. The Committee ask leave further to report, that pending their deliberations, they received a scientific and valuable communication from Mr. WOODBRIDGE, of Hartford, Ct., upon the "Size of School-Rooms ;"-a topic intimately connected |