ILLUSTRATIONS. FIGURES. Page. FIGURE 1. Section of foundation_ 7 FIGURE 2. A schoolroom 22 by 30 feet, showing position of windows and desks, width of aisles, etc.. FIGURE 3. Section of floor, showing the use of deadening quilt. FIGURE 4. Floor with wooden joists and a thin layer of cement_. FIGURE 5. Septic tank___‒‒ FIGURE 6. A plan for chemical and physical laboratories__. FIGURE 7. Plan for a village high school, so arranged that the hall may serve as an assembly room, with the main office as the stage_ 88 PLATES (FOLLOWING PAGE 100). PLATE 1. Elementary school, Lawrence, Mass.: A, Perspective; B, Clinic. PLATE 2. Elementary school, Lawrence, Mass.: 4, Kindergarten; B, Groundfloor plan. PLATE 3. Elementary school, Lawrence, Mass.: A, First-floor plan; B, Secondfloor plan. PLATE 4. Oliver School, Lawrence, Mass. (first-floor plan). PLATE 5. Oliver School, Lawrence, Mass. (second-floor plan). PLATE 7. General view, Greenfield (Ohio) complete school. PLATE 8. Creston Junior High School, Grand Rapids, Mich.: A, Perspective; B, Ground-floor plan. PLATE 9. Benjamin Franklin Junior High School, Newcastle, Pa.: A, Perspective; B, First-floor plan. PLATE 10. Benjamin Franklin Junior High School, Newcastle, Pa.: A, Second floor plan; B, Elmhurst Junior High School, Oakland, Calif. PLATE 11. Elmhurst Junior High School, Oakland, Calif. (first-floor plan). PLATE 12. Elmhurst Junior High School, Oakland, Calif. (second-floor plan). PLATE 13. Lafayette Bloom Junior High School, Cincinnati, Ohio: A, Perspective; B, Basement plan. PLATE 14. Lafayette Bloom Junior High School, Cincinnati, Ohio: A, Firstfloor plan; B, Second-floor plan. PLATE 15. Junior High School, Adams, Mass.: A, Perspective; B, First-floor plan. PLATE 16. Junior High School, Adams, Mass. (second-floor plan). PLATE 18. A, Owensboro High School, Owensboro, Ky.; B, Thomas Snell Weaver PLATE 19. Thomas Snell Weaver Memorial High School, Hartford, Conn.: A, First-floor plan; B, Second-floor plan; C, Third-floor plan. PLATE 20. Nicholas Senn High School, Chicago, Ill.: A, Perspective; B, Grounds. PLATE 21. Nicholas Senn High School, Chicago, Ill.: A, First-floor plan; B, Second-floor plan. PLATE 22. Nicholas Senn High School, Chicago, Ill. (third-floor plan). PLATE 23. High School, Meadville, Pa.: A, Perspective; B, Ground-floor plan. PLATE 24. High School, Meadville, Pa.: A, First-floor plan; B, Second-floor plan. PLATE 25. High School, Waterloo, Iowa: A, Gymnasium (view of stage from auditorium); B, Gymnasium (view of auditorium from stage). PLATE 26. High School, Waterloo, Iowa: A, Swimming pool; B, View of proscenium opening. PLATE 27. Evanston Township High School, Evanston, Ill. PLATE 28. Evanston Township High School, Evanston, Ill. (general plan). PLATE 29. North Dallas High School, Texas: A, Perspective; B, Auditorium with spectators. PLATE 30. North Dallas High School, Texas: A, Cooking room; B, Chemistry laboratory. PLATE 31. North Dallas High School, Texas: A, Boys' locker room; B, Block plan. PLATE 32. North Dallas High School (ground-floor plan). PLATE 33. North Dallas High School (first-floor plan). PLATE 34. North Dallas High School (second-floor plan). PLATE 35. University High School, Oakland, Calif.: A, Front view; B, Bird'seye perspective. PLATE 36. University High School, Oakland, Calif. (first-floor plan). PLATE 37. University High School, Oakland, Calif. (second-floor plan). PLATE 38. Senior High School, Bay City, Mich. PLATE 39. Senior High School, Bay City, Mich. (first-floor plan). PLATE 41. Senior High School, Bay City, Mich. (third-floor plan). PLATE 42. Junior College, Wichita Falls, Tex.: A, Perspective; B, Gymnasium and boiler-room plans. PLATE 43. Junior College, Wichita Falls, Tex. (ground-floor plan). PLATE 44. Junior College, Wichita Falls, Tex. (first-floor plan). LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF EDUCATION, SIR: During the period of years since the World War there has been an unprecedented school building program undertaken to relieve congestion which developed under war-time conditions. This congestion is only partly relieved and schools will be built in increasing numbers during the next few years. More than a billion dollars will be expended for this purpose in the next half decade. It is highly important that these buildings should be constructed to meet the best requirements of instruction, health, and sanitation, with some regard for architectural appearance but imperative that economy should be used so far as is consistent with efficiency. Those who are responsible for this program are turning to the Bureau of Education for advice and assistance. I have, therefore, asked Fletcher B. Dresslar, special agent of the Bureau of Education, to prepare this exhaustive study of American school buildings, and I ask that it be printed as a bulletin of the Bureau of Education. It will be of immense value at this time to State departments, county boards of education, city boards of education, and all those who are responsible for the building of schools. Respectfully submitted. The SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. JNO. J. TIGERT, Commissioner. VII |