Commentaries on the School Law; with the Elements of School Architecture. Laws Relating to the School Lands. Forms and Instructions

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 edition. Excerpt: ...and Ventilators. R--Room for recitation, library and ap-paratus, and other purposes. PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT ON SAME FLOOR. Jfo. 4. The preceding plan represents the manner of arranging a graded School--the Primary and Intermediate Departments on the first floor. Provision is also made, as shown by the flight of stairs represented in the lobbies, A and C, for a Grammar School on the second floor. If only two grades are contemplated, the building need only be one story in hight, and then the plan will answer either for Primary and Intermediate, or Primary and Grammar Departments. ARRANGEMENT OP SEATS AND DESKS. The pupils should be faced "toward a wall containing no windows, or if any, they should have close blinds or curtains. If possible, this should be the north wall. The Teacher's platform should be across the end, and not the side of the room. Seats and desks should be of different hights, for the convenience of pupils of different ages and sizes. In such cases, the smaller seats for the younger pupils should be placed in front--nearest the Teacher's desk--that he may have fhem more under his eye and control. Seats-and desks should never touch the wall, that the pupil near it may have the free use of his arm, and not come in contact with the damp, cold wall. The following plate represents a new mode of arranging seats and desks, intended to save floor space without the use of the double desk. It is the invention of Mr. "Woodcock, of New Hampshire, to whom a patent has been granted. It has the additional advantage of allowing more room for passages, and particularly for a wide middle passage and for outside passages along the walls. The dividing or partition board may either be used or not, as convenience shall...