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St. Vincent's R.C. School is also rather cramped in
accommodation, and has a small and steeply sloping
playground which is not very suitable for games.
Ventilation.—
Four schools have the plenum system, others have
ventilation by windows on one side of the classrooms, roof
ventilators and ventilating shafts, while several have excellent
cross-ventilation by means of windows on two sides
of the classrooms. On the whole, the plenum system
is the least satisfactory, but all the schools may be said
to be well-ventilated.
Lighting.—
Provided Schools:
Both natural and artificial satisfactory. I he artificial
lighting is by electricity.
Non-provided Schools:
Natural lighting generally good; in the case of certain
schools some of the rooms are scarcely sufficiently
lighted.
The artificial lighting is by gas and not very satisfactory.
It appears to be little used and not very often
required.
Warming.—
In the schools on the plenum system, there is difficulty
in getting a sufficient temperature in certain of the
rooms in cold weather. Those heated by radiators and
hot-water pipes are satisfactory. In the case of 6 nonprovided
schools, the classrooms are warmed by open
fires or stoves only. In any but a small classroom this
cannot be considered a satisfactory method of heating,
since the heat is not sufficiently evenly distributed.
Equipment and Sanitation.—
In all the provided schools this is good and requires
no special comment. In the non-provided schools it
varies considerably. In some the class-rooms are