School Buildings Code (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 Excerpt: ... FORMULATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2, CHAPTER 94, LAWS OF UTAH PASSED AT THE FOURTEENTH REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE, A. D. 1921 PROMULGATED BY DR. C. N. JENSEN STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AND EX OFFICIO The State School Buildings Commissioner JOSEPH MONSON ADVISORY ARCHITECT "Neglect of anything essential for health in construction, mate-. rials, arrangement, and equipment of the country school building is an educational sin of omission, if not a social and civic crime." "The expense of the things which really affect the health of the pupil in school should be estimated in terms of child life, child health, and human efficiency, and only for convenience be reduced to dollars and cents."--United States Bureau of Education, 1914. THE PARAGON PRINTING CO. SALT LAKE CITY 1922 The purpose of that provision of law requiring the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to formulate a code or schedule of standardized requirements is to acquaint the architect with certain features which are considered essential to the proper construction and administration of the modern school building as an aid to him in determining the 'general arrangement and character of the building and to guide him towards a standardization of plan and construction without in any way limiting his architectural expression or individuality. If the experience, research or special knowledge of the architect has placed him in possession of facts concerning materials or methods differing from and in his judgment more desirable than those set forth in this code, such information should be transmitted promptly to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for his consideration and action. While it is required that the building shall be dignified and architecturally correct in ...