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(2) The class-room for phthisical cases opens on three
sides, the two end class rooms for delicate and mentally
defective children respectively open on two
sides, but the class-rooms adjacent to and the drill
and dining hall itself have practically only one side
open to the air.
(3) The desks provided are movable but somewhat heavy.
The seats are separate.
(4) The heating of the class-rooms is by means of low
pressure hot water, with radiators at back and
special floor plates around front of rooms. It was
specially designed, but has little heating effect, ab
the sides of the class-rooms are always widely open,
except in wet and story weather. The children and
teachers are supplied with blankets and flannel
coats during the cold season. The children are also
supplied with felt-lined clogs.
(5) One large resting shed separate from the class-rooms
is provided. This shed has a wooden floor raised
on pillars about three feet from the ground. The
back portion of the roof is boarded and fluted with
galvanised iron, and the front portion is covered
with patent glazing. The shed is too hot in summer.
The disadvantages of the single large resting
shed are :—
(a) The larger the shed, the greater is the tendency
for the air therein to be stagnant;
(b The larger the number of children resting at
once the more difficult is it to get them off to
sleep;
(c) The difficulty of the same shed being used
by two or more different classes at once for
different forms of rest or exercise.