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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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ngare not easily cleaned, and may become dirt res-ervoirs. Granite, mosaic or asphalt pavementwith base boards of marble are excellent. Theceilings need be no higher than classrooms, butshould be light and attractive. Walls should belight, and may be finished in plaster, in glazedbrick or ordinary brick coated with white enamel.A picture moulding may be placed in all corridors. The corridors on each floor ought to beequipped with a supplementary sink enclosed ina closet with double doors, swinging out. Bothhot and cold water ought to be supplied for clean-ing purposes. Wainscoting may be either ofglazed brick, tile, wood or painted burlap. Thelast two are most practical and economical.Artificial light ought to be liberally provided be-cause of the increased night use of buildings.Especially vestibules, landings and staircases needartificial light. Staircases.—Absolute utility and securitymust be guaranteed in the building of staircases.This must be ensured for normal and abnormal 39
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40 School Architecture use, and must be based on the most scientific andapproved practice. Thus, staircases must neces-sarily be well lighted, and be sufficient to accom-modate all pupils at all times. Two staircasesshould always be provided in every buildingwhich houses more than 150 pupils. These shouldadjoin an outside wall, be as widely separated aspossible, easily accessible and conspicuous. The risers of stairs should be Q)/> inches, with13-inch treads, in primary schools, and in otherschools, 7-inch risers with 13-inch treads. A min-imum of five feet is generally recognized as thecorrect width of staircases. This may be in-creased by V/2 feet per 100 additional pupils. Longflights of consecutive stairs should always bebroken by horizontal landings, which should be atleast V/z times the width of the stairs. Triangu-lar and circular stairs should give way to fire-proof box staircases or open staircases withbalustrade. Under all conditions, staircases should be ab-solutely fire

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