CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4] — Page 637

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There is so for as

I know

other

site available which would be Better suited for the purpose of this Girl's School. It is a valuable site, worth $100,000. But it is not absolutely

that the whole site should. necessary be appropriated for the purposes of the Girls' School, unless it were - decided to provide the school also

with an

open playground. For the building itself,

School bu

one half of the

site would amply suffice. By providing the building with very

broad and

:: trongly built verandahs, and with

a

high basement having as few

interior arches as

covered

possible, the base_ ment would afford room for a

playground and the verandahs would give movement space for -physical drill of all the classes, and especially for the infant department. The lower half of the site would not

be

be suitable by itself for the purposes

of

the school as it would be deficient

with

to ventilation

and

regard

light. But the upper half of the site

entrance from two streets,

would be the best available situation

abounding

on

affording

Hollywood

Road and

for the proposed

new

Girls' school -

Building

6.

The

new school building

should

Accommodation required.

provide, on three floors above the!

basement, as

many class rooms

as the limit of $25,000 will admit of, making special provision for

teacher's quarters. But, until the

gradual growth of the school requires.

all the class rooms thus to he

provided, those class rooms which

first few years

rs will not-

for

the

actually be required can be temporarily utilized for quarters