agree to replace promptly at his expense any equipment found to be defective or not in accordance with contract at any time within a period of two years from date of installation.

Bedroom:

8 No. 4205 "Murphy" white enamel steel chairs for bedroom and clinic.

1 "Stanley" hospital bed, model 5, white enamel steel, with national link springs, attached adjustable back rest complete as shown, size of bed 3' x 3' 6".

1 "Waters" first-aid kit No. 2 as shown for gymnasium instructor's office.

2 No. 867 "Dawson" combination first-aid table and kit complete as shown, 16" x 20" white enameled steel, one for bedroom and one for clinic.

1 No. 30 cotton felt mattress with blue and white B. D. B. ticking plain edge for 3' bed No. 4786.

1 No. 4814 crushed hen-feather pillow, 18" x 26", 3 pound.

2 sheets, 1 spread and one pillow case for above.

Clinic:

1 "Ross" steel couch No. 5048 white enamel steel, size 22′′ x 80" x 16" high with raised head.

1 No. 5050 upholstered leatherette pad for above.

1 towel cabinet, No. 4025B, white enamel wood, size 15" x 12" x 67" high, complete, as shown, with 100 towels.

1 No. 4425 "Madison" Hospital Pattern Desk" with porcelain enameled top 20" x 48" with 3 drawers, as shown.

7 No. 3730D white enamel hampers with covers 30" high x 2134" long x 11" wide for bedroom, clinic, girls' rest room and girls' toilets and shower rooms.

1 Parker instrument cabinet, No. 3759, model No. 2, of white enamel steel, plate glass sides, door, and shelves.

The numbers used are taken from the catalogue of the H. S. C. Supply Co., 244 E. 12 Street, Norton, U. T.

Assignment

1. Develop the outline of steps to be followed in the planning of building and equipment for a new high school. Have the specifications for equipment for the Franklin High School been written sufficiently early in the development of this building project?

2. Contrast these two procedures the planning of a building around the equipment and the determination of the equip

ment after the building has been planned and is under contract.

3. Select definite illustrations from the specifications which lead to the conclusion that competitive bidding will not be secured.

4. If you can improve upon the specifications for home lockers, rewrite them completely.

5. What is the checking device to be used by the superintendent of schools and the architect to discover that all needed equipment has been included?

6. Does it appear from the description of this situation that the Board of Education has set up a budget for equipment? If not, how would you devise an equipment budget? 7. Is it the task of the architect to prepare specifications for equipment? If so, to what fee is he entitled?

8. Can you develop a better plan for securing specifications for equipment?

9. When the bids are submitted, what part should the sales agents of the various companies play in the display of samples and in selling their products.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CALVIN, H. W. Equipment and Rooms for Home Economics. Bureau of Education, Home Economics Circular, No. 11, Washington, D. C., January, 1922.

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

KINNE, H. Equipment for Teaching Domestic Science. Whitcomb and Barrows, 1911. (3rd edition)

LOOMIS, A. K. School Equipment Costs-A Method of Estimating. Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1927.

STRAYER, G. D. AND ENGELHARDT, N. L. Inventory Book for Elementary Schools. C. F. Williams & Son, Albany, N. Y., 1919.

Inventory Book for High Schools. C. F. Williams & Son, Albany, N. Y., 1920.

Twiss, G. R. A Textbook in the Principles of Science Teaching. Macmillan, 1917.

WEET, H. S. The Junior High Schools of Rochester, N. Y. Board of Education, Rochester, N. Y., 1923.

PROBLEM 90

PLAN AND EQUIPMENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM

Problem: Superintendent Winters of Trevor, N. K., has found that his ideas of the size and arrangement of classrooms do not conform to those of the architect who is planning the new high school building in Trevor. The superintendent favors a variation in room sizes to meet the variation occurring in size of classes. The architect desires to make all classrooms of one size and has presented a plan which incorporates his ideas. The superintendent and the architect agree to present at the next Board meeting their difference of opinions concerning classrooms.

Trevor is a city of 13,000 people and has a high school enrollment of 700 children. The high school provides for children of Grades 9 to 12 inclusive, and in recent years its enrollment has grown rapidly. The community has voted to spend $550,000 for a new high school building. The architect has been selected, a number of conferences have been held by the superintendent and the architect at which this question of classrooms has been discussed. Some of the differences of opinion between the superintendent and architect have to do with the amount and location of blackboards and bulletin. boards, the swing of the classroom doors and whether there should be one or two doors for each classroom. The question of whether rooms should be of three sizes has also been discussed from various angles.

The architect has drawn a typical classroom plan which he desires to use throughout for all classes. This is shown in Diagram 1. The dimensions of this classroom are 23′ x 26′ x 12. The superintendent contends that one-third of the rooms should be smaller than this typical room and another third of the rooms should be larger.

1. What should determine the size of the high school classroom?

2. Do you agree with the architect or the superintendent concerning the variation in room sizes?

3. Do you approve of the number of doors and the swing of doors, as outlined in the architect's plan?

4. What is the function of the blackboard for high school classes in English, mathematics, history, typewriting, stenography, and modern languages?

5. Can you, as superintendent of schools, recommend the expenditure of part of this building money for the blackboards as planned in this classroom?

6. Comment upon the other fixed equipment of this room, such as bookcase, clock, and base receptacle.

7. Comment upon the natural lighting of this room.

8. Would you recommend changes in the location of the doors?

9. What is the amount of artificial lighting needed for this classroom? Is the number of outlets sufficient?

10. Are there any other objectionable features of this classroom which should be presented to the architect's attention?

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ANDERSON, C. A. The Problem of Classroom Seating. American School Board Journal, pp. 87–89, January, 1925.

AYRES, M., WILLIAMS, J. F. AND WOOD, T. Healthful Schools. Houghton Mifflin, 1918.

Catalogues of School Equipment Companies.

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

DRESSLAR, F. B. School Hygiene. Macmillan, 1913.

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

Standards for High School Buildings. Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1924.