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Show COMMUMIGATiafi E litor of the Emery Counly Progress, Dear Sir: As I do not wish to seek any advertisement advertise-ment I will not sign this note, and trust ittn.iy be of some use to parties interested. inter-ested. If such is the case I will be fully repaid. I have often tried to be of use to this county, advocating ideas that were new and practicable, believing that one who has been, away from here could put knowledge picked up to advantage to the youth and those that found it im possible to leave home; thus bringing tie outside world here into this valley. In a gre?t many cases I have been derided for my pains, and very often not even thanked for the free offering. Nevertheless, as I am built that way, I continue to do, in my small way, what I can. A case in point: Some years ago in a certain town they were about to build a school house. I did my best to have them adopt a one-story one-story building, and the way some of my listeners laughed I think they have not got their faces straight yet, but I hope so. Suffice it to say my proposition proposi-tion was not adopted. I am very happy to see my proposition of then advocated now by the Deseret Evening News of May the 8th or by the School Board. I n.ight also find another advocate in the E ist, but ihe above is sjfficiont. I will try arid explain my . id a without with-out any drawings so lhat any good mechanic will i v id iy uudi iSLan.l. i The original plan of a gothic church was a long shed built on posts. As a ! roof was necessary, a pointed one was ' found best, as in the Northern countries i heavy snows would break a flat shed. ' As the spread of the posts had to be , obviated, a brace was put up on each ' side, and as that made a dark interior, : light was admitted above the brace. It ' was seen that the space occupied by : the brace could be utilized if a room 1 was made, so it was done and light ad-i ad-i mitted on the side. Thus you have the j original gothic cathedral. Not only is j that the cheapest building for floor I space you can construct, but a pattern it wonld be well for all to use in constructing con-structing churches and schools, as floor and ceiling are the principal objects sought. To make my plan for a school building build-ing clear I will explain more fully. But one will suppose that the community has not reached its limit in density, for, to build and finish a school only large I enough for the population five years I hence, when a new building would be needed, is poor policy. So we will as- sume that the building is to be finished ten years later v. hen the town or dis-! dis-! trict can afford it. The pier form of wall is the strongest for material used. You will know if you tiy and stand a board on its end it will fall at once. Split the board and form a T of the two parts and at once you have a strong post that will remain erect. Now suppose we place two rows of these pier3 40 feet apart, four of them to form a tquare of 20x40, the bottom of the T being out, you raise' them 20 or 30 feet high and throw a simple truss 40 feet long from one to the otiier you have a large room ready for a ceiling. But on each side there is a large wall space that can be utilized very cheap. An outside wall 15 leet high, and two end walls to give solidity to the T gives a good room as is thought best. But as it is for a school the outside out-side wall should be all glass above six feet, for windows lower than six feet is poor light, and any lost space above them is bad tconorny. The en I wall.; being more for braces need not be verv thick, as it'would be a lean-to roof there would be no spread. The sum total for the building 20x70 would bj t.vo thin walls, not more than 20 feet high, but as there would be only two class rooms in such a building you must add another pair of posts or so and two rooms to double the capacity. You could add as many as you pleased, stop wht-n vou have enough and finish the front. The sum total of such a building would be as many class rooms as were necessary, neces-sary, with a large hall in center, which wou.d be used fur' gymnasium, theatricals, theatri-cals, and concerts. It would be easily heateJ, have good light and comparatively noiseless. The useless front could be put on when there was monev enough to spend for it. Two or more rooms could be added to this end in similar manner as the side rooms. n. thing about flooring, I have often tiuught would be of use especially when theie is more labor than money. Instead In-stead of importing hard wood, take the j commonest wood you have and lay it in one inch tnick blocks on end. That is, square a timber 8 or 12 inches and saw off one men bi.icKs. It would be harder hard-er iind, it laid well, better than most of ii. e s.uif imported. ihc co.o; tha s oaKl be used in schools is a ifnng that does not come in for the thought lhat it should have. There is notning worse than white, and where lime is used, a good color can be made by adding Venitian red and yellow ochre, both or single, but the best is a strong warm salmon. Windows should never be lower than six feet, and the glass frosted, which if no better way, can be done with thick white lead in oil inside. One large window is better than two half the size. Nnver have a dark space over the 1 windows, never have a transom, and never have a sil where anything can lodge itself. A good door between class room and hall is one just large enough. This is a hanging door the width of the room that can be raised up six feet or more. Thus you can throw the entire building into one room. As the stage or platform is not always al-ways in use it is best to have the floor loo3e on props that can always be folded fold-ed under the floor. Scenery for theatricals theatri-cals should be of the stationary sort so as to dispense with sky curtains and other dirt that may hang overhead for a year bafore used. A good'probscenium can be made to represent a temple and folded away without much trouble. In fact almost any play or spectacle can be made without overhead scenery. A front piece can be made to slide on a ceiling made for an interior and set trees with a forest background much easier and better than the dirty drnp scenes. This idea of school or college can be made more beautiful, more convenient and safer and b.'tter in every way for one-third less cost than the brick mon-s.iosities mon-s.iosities that are seen scattered all over the country buil lings whose only claim to beauty is to the ugliest thing civilized man ever made: i. e. a square red brick. I will conclude with answering one remark that was made on the above suggestion: "Never was such a school builc." If 1 am right there was once a first sewing machine, as simple a thing as that. And if we are an original people peo-ple a little originality would not be bad now. If the foregoing is of any use to anyone any-one I am satisfied. As my feelings have been assailed so often they have lost their sensibility. No harm can come to me by adverse criticism. Respectfully yours, KRANK |