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Show be made for the employee force at the school, either in the main build-ings or a separate one. These schools are also located at a greater or less distance from other habitations, and hence the employees are oE necessity conlpelled to remain on the school grounds. Therefore proper quarters must be provided for them. I t is customary in devising the later school plants to accommodate a limited number of employees in the dormitories: and also give a separate building for those whose duties are not immediately connected with the discipline and nightly care of the children. That the rooms of these employees should be comfbrtable and attractive as object lessons to the pupils goes without saying. It is considered a grave breach of good discipline for employees to keep their rooms in a disorderly condition, as such conduct can only raise doubts in the mind of the Indian pupil as to the efficienci of the white man's instruction. Bxperience has further demonstrated that the best results in working up an interest in the school are obtained where the employees are required to board in a school mess. There-fore such a building for the accommodation of the mess is required, the members of which employ their own cook and are compelled to furnish their own subsistence. Adequate water and sewer systems are being introduced at all new school sites and at many of the older ones. Due consideration to fire protection is always given, and with this in view pipes of not less than 4-inch caliber are provided for all fire hydrants, thelatter beingof similar diameter. Steam and gasoline engines are also being substituted for the old-time windmill of uncertain energy. Tanks on steel towers, or reservoirs at proper heights, to supply the requisite bead of water to throw a stream over the highest bnilding on the site, form a part of all water systems. It is borne in mind that in case of a fire inadequate storage capacity of the tanks or of engines is worse than no protection at all, for the reason that the authorities, feeling that they have a sys-tem of fire protection, are not so vigilant in providing means forextin-guishing the same. Much difficulty is frcqnently encountered in the construction of sewers incident to the limited grade that is available betweeo the site and out-fall, chiefly attributable to the ineligibility of the site selected. This has naturally directed the attention of this office to the absolute ueces. sity of securing technical knowledge in the location of the new school sites, and to that end at all such places the services of a civil engineer are secured to establish practical lines for both water and sewer sys-tems by preliminary instrumental survey and at the same time prepare a topographical map of the proposed site, giving the elevation and contour. Owing to the unavoidable delays incident to correspondence and other matters, considerable time was consumed between the eomple-tion of the plans and specificatious and the advertising for the same. This has beel: the cause of grave embarrassment in a number of new |
