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SCHOOL PREMISES.
Alterations and Additions.—I am indebted to the Director
of Education for the following list of the chief alterations and
additions to school premises during the past year:—
Connaught Road School.—A new school has been erected
on this site, on three floors, the two upper floors for Senior Girls,
the lower floor for a Junior Mixed School. For the Senior School
domestic science, science and practical rooms are provided, and
provision made to use the hall for gymnasium.
Shower baths and dressing room are provided for the general
use of the school, and everything has been done to secure light and
ventilation in every part of the school. The lavatories and sanitary
accommodation are up to the best modern standard. Hot and
cold water is provided to the children's lavatories, which are fitted
with circular spray wash fountains. The rails holding the hat and
coat hooks in the cloak rooms are heated, and, in addition, there
is a drying room for clothes on each floor. A room for medical
inspection, fitted with sinks, etc., is also provided and is large enough
for eye testing, etc. A library is provided on the ground floor.
The domestic science room is fitted for coal, gas and electric
cooking, with coppers and electric ironing points. A small flat
consisting of sitting room, bedroom, bathroom and w.c., adjoins
the domestic science room.
The w.c.'s are all lined with white glazed bricks or tiles 5 feet
high, the Senior Girls having w.c. accommodation in the building,
whilst the Junior Boys adjoin the entrance at the east, and the
Junior Girls adjoin the entrance at the west end of the school.
Each w.c. has a separate flushing arrangement from a gravity tank
and can be flushed 3 or 4 times in 5 minutes. Drinking fountains
are provided both inside and outside the schools, the drinking
water being taken direct from the mains.
The floors throughout are either wood block or granolithic
with special skirtings to make sweeping easy, and are fireproof
throughout, whilst every care has been taken to reduce the number
of ledges, etc., that might hold dust.