About $7,500 was expended on these ward buildings about five years ago. Both ward buildings are entirely of frame construction, have poor ventilation, bilateral lighting, and insanitary toilets. Neither is equipped with artificial lighting.

To secure a centrally located site for a new elementary building, it would be necessary to buy a block of ground adjacent to the central building. This block contains six dwelling houses and would cost about $25,000. The superintendent estimates that the saving effected in erecting one building instead of two, together with the proceeds from the sale of the present ward sites, would practically cover the cost of this new site.

Assignment

1. What are the arguments in favor of two elementary schools? One elementary school? Bear in mind the size of community and the attitudes of parents toward education, the railroad, the distances traveled by children, and the like. 2. What program would you, as superintendent of schools, favor?

3. What steps would you take to make your program successful?

4. Present your solution of this problem in terms of the financial costs involved.

5. How will you meet the argument that the railroad presents too great a hazard?

6. What data would you present to the Board of Education to prove your case?

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ENGELHARDT, F. Survey Report of the Crystal Lake Public Schools, Crystal Lake, Minn. University of Minnesota, 1926.

Survey Report of the Robbinsdale Public Schools, Robbinsdale, Minn. University of Minnesota, 1925.

ENGELHARDT, N. L. A School Building Program for Solvay, N. Y. Board of Education, Solvay, 1923.

HART, F. W. AND PETERSON, L. H. A School Building Survey and Schoolhousing Program for Eureka, Calif. Board of Education, Eureka, 1924.

A School Building Survey and Schoolhousing Program for Napa, Calif. University of California, 1921.

PACKER, P. C., GREENE, H. A. AND CLINE, E. D. Marshalltown, Iowa, School Building Program. State University of Iowa, 1925.

STRAYER, G. D., MORT, P. R., HART, F. W. and McGaughY, J. R. Report of the Survey of the Schools of the Township of Cranford, N. J., 1924–25. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1925.

STRAYER, G. D., Engelhardt, N. L. et al. A School Building Program for Ashland, Ky. Board of Education, Ashland, 1926.

PROBLEM 54

PLANNING A LARGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Problem: A sloping site of adequate size has been selected by a Board of Education for elementary school purposes. The architect has submitted plans in conformity with the program of needs submitted to him by the superintendent of schools.

The architect's floor plans are reproduced in Diagrams 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 on the following pages.

Assignment

1. As superintendent of schools, submit a detailed criticism of these plans.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

DONOVAN, J. J. ET AL. School Architecture-Principles and Practices. Macmillan, 1921.

DRESSLAR, F. B. American School Buildings. U. S. Bureau of Education, Bulletin, 1924, No. 17, Washington, D. C.

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. Report of Committee on School House Planning. National Education Association, Washington, D. C., 1925.

STRAYER, G. D. AND ENGELHARDT, N. L. Standards for Elementary School Buildings. Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1923.