THE NEW MIDDLE DISTRICT SCHOOL.

Evening Star, Issue 4237, 25 September 1876, Page 2

THE NEW MIDDLE DISTRICT SCHOOL.

For the erection of which tenders are invited, will be placed on the higher part of the ground above the junction of Arthur with Cargill street. The design is by Mr Soraerville, Provincial Inspector of Public Buildings. The elevations are plain neat, and suitable for school pnrposes! | The whole of the class-roems are on one floor, and are so arranged that they can be entered from each other, or from verandahs through separate doors, thus enabling the head-master to visit any particular class without interfering with the rest of the classes. The length of the building will be 114 feet by 56 feet wide, and the height of the rooms from the floor to the ceiling will be 16 feet. The floor plan is not, however, a rectangle of uniform width, but that of a large central building, with wings extending beyond ita side wails. These communicate with each other and the main building by means of two veraudahs, on the outer side of one of which separate from the main building, is a small private room or office for the transaction of official work connected with the school. The dimensions of the class rooms are ample There are two 30ft x 21ft, two 35ft x 21ft, and two 18ft x 21ft. The principal entrance is by a passage 7ft wide, and the boys and girls have separate entrances. Attached te each of the divisions of the scho. 1 are a lavatory and two cloak rooms. There will be two large water-tanks tor storing water from the City works. These are rendered necessary through the supply being intermittent on account of the elevation of the ground. The walls will be of bluestone rubble, and the roof is to be slated with slates from the Ballyhulish Slate Company's Quarry. Mr Somerville has carefully provided for ample ventilation on the principle introduced by Mr Bell in the Princess's Theatre, and adopted by the Education Board seme two years ago. The class-rooms will be warmed, as usual, by stoves. Room has thus been provided for 450 to 500 pupils —a number that can be educated with comfort to themselves and comparative ease to their teachers. We doubt if there is a school-house in the Colonies the design of which is in all respects equal to that of the new Middle District School.