Fig. 14.—The model rural school building, as constructed for practice and demonstration work at the Kirkville (Missouri) Normal School.
“1. Furnace room, containing furnace inclosed by galvanized iron, also double cold air duct with electric fan, also gas water heater.
“3. Bulb or plant room, 3 × 8 feet, for fall, winter, and spring storage.
“4. Darkroom, 4 × 8 feet, for children’s experiments in photography.
“5. Laundry room, 5 × 21 feet, with tubs, drain, and drying apparatus.
“6. Gymnasium or play room, 13 × 23 feet.
“7. Tank room containing a 400-gallon pneumatic pressure tank, storage battery for electricity, hand pump for emergencies, water gauge, sewer pipes, floor drain, etc.
“8. Engine room, containing gasoline engine, water pump, electrical generator, switchboard, water tank for cooling gasoline engine, weight for gas pressure, gas mixer, batteries, pipes, wires, etc.
“The pumps lift water from a well into pressure tank through pipes below the frost line. Gasoline is admitted through pipes below the frost line from two 50-gallon tanks underground, 30 feet from building. All rooms are wired for electricity and plumbed for gas. The basement is thoroughly ventilated.