School architecture; a handy manual for the use of architects and school authorities (1910) (14781809495)

Identifier: schoolarchitectu00bruc (find matches)
Title: School architecture; a handy manual for the use of architects and school authorities
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Bruce, William George, 1856-1949 Bruce, William Conrad, 1882- Bruce, Frank Milton, 1885- (from old catalog)
Subjects: School buildings
Publisher: Milwaukee, Johnson service company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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y washed. Manual Training-.—The installations ofmanual training departments in elementary andhigh schools have been so varied and so irregu-lar that a common understanding of the subjectis only beginning to take form. Generallymanual training departments are provided for inespecially prepared rooms on the ground floor.The only requirements are good light, the or-dinary warming and ventilation, sound proofingof walls and equipment. A high basement willcorrespond to a ground floor and is likewisedesirable. Upper floors are undesirable on ac-count of the noise, frequency of use and the de-mand for working materials. Provision for manual training will depend en-tirely upon the needs of each school system. Insmall elementary schools these will be simple asagainst a technical or manual training highschool. Ordinarily, elementary schools ought tobe provided with one manual training room inthe basement or ground floor. This will suffice,if properly equipped for limited study of joining. 123
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124 School Architecture turning and general woodworking, In largeschools or schools especially devoted to the sub-ject, a forge room, iron lathe room, mouldingroom, wood turning room, benchwork room,tool room, lumber room, teachers room and anunassigned room may be provided. In general, manual training departments mustbe equipped with good furniture, including suffi-cient benches, a teachers desk and chair, demon-stration table and rack and stools for pupils.The teacher ought to be supplied with a closetsufficiently large to warrant the storage of com-pleted work. A good bookcase, wardrobes forthe average number of pupils who will use theroom in one session, a stock room with goodshelving, and work racks to equal the numberof benches will complete the equipment. Theroom itself may resemble a classroom in thatceilings should be tinted, floors may be made ofwood, etc. The work shop idea may be readilyconveyed by glazed brick run to the height ofblackboards and replacing the ordinary wai