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The attic contains two recitation rooms, each 27 by 33 feet, and an assembly room capable of accommodating the entire school.

The ingress and egress are rendered safe and convenient by means of four spacious doorways, one in front and three in the rear; the interior is well lighted and ventilated throughout.

Fresh air is introduced through apertures near the floor, and regulated by registers, while the vitiated air is allowed to escape through ventilators near the ceiling.

All the wardrobe rooms are supplied with marble-top washstands and water; the windows have inside folding blinds. The exterior has an expressive, pleasing, and ornamental appearance. It is finished with cement, painted, and sanded to a light color, which gives it an air of cheerfulness.

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A A-Gymnasiums. D-Assembly Hall. B B-Clothes rooms. C-Closet.

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THE TEHAMA PRIMARY SCHOOLHOUSE

Is situated on Tehama street, between First and Second streets. Work was commenced on it in July, 1866, and it was completed January 1st, 1867. The building is arranged in the form of a cross; the main body is 52 feet front by 75 feet deep, the wings on either side being 29 by 33 feet; the entire frontage is 111 feet. There is a basement under the entire building, divided in the centre, forming two wet weather playrooms for boys and girls. The entrances are in the angles of the wings; two on the front and two in the rear, approached by flights of granite steps. The principal story is 15 feet high in the clear, with four rooms in the main building 24 by 31 feet, and one in each wing 18 by 30 feet. The halls containing the stairways are in the wings, extending through from front to rear, 9 feet wide by 30 feet, with a corridor through the centre from one to the other 8 feet wide. The second story is 15 feet

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high in the clear, arranged in the same manner as the first floor, having two teacher's rooms, 9 by 10 feet, over the front entrances. The third, or upper floor, is 13 feet high in the clear; the rooms in the front and wings are the same as below; the two rooms in rear of centre and the corridor are thrown into one large room, forming an assembly hall 41 by 49 feet, with a dome skylight in the centre. This story is built under a French or Mansard roof. The rooms are all amply lighted, and the building is thoroughly ventilated thronghout. The structure has been erected in the most substantial and workmanlike manner; the walls are heavy and strong, and the materials are of the best quality, equal to those of any schoolhouse in the city. This building is one of the largest in the city, having 16 classrooms, and the large hall will accommodate 1,000 scholars. The whole cost, including fences, outbuildings, etc., was $28,300. S. C. Bugbee & Son were the architects. Messrs. Kimball Bros. the contractors.

SACRAMENTO CITY SCHOOLS.

I am under obligations to the City Superintendent of Sacramento for the following statistics of interest relative to the Sacramento City Schools, which now rank second to none in the State for efficiency and excellence :

According to the law authorizing the establishment of public schools, passed April 26th, 1853, County Assessors were ex officio County Superintendents of Public Schools, and had the appointment of School Commissioners. H. J. Bidleman, County Assessor and ex officio County Superintendent of Public Schools, acting under this law, appointed Dr. G. J. Phelan, Dr. H. W. Harkness, and George Wiggins, School Commissioners for Sacramento.

February, 1854, the first public school in this city was opened at the corner of K and Fifth streets, George H. Peck, teacher. Soon after this the boys and girls were separated, and Miss Griswold appointed to the female school. In a short time it became necessary to open other schools. Mr. A. R. Jackson was appointed to one on I street near Tenth; Mr. Wm. A. Murray, to K street, near Seventh; Miss M. S. Corby, corner of Tenth and F streets; and Miss A. E. Roberts, Fifth street, between K and L.

It is said that in July, 1854, there were 261 pupils in the public. schools, and 250 in private schools. In the same year, E. B. Ryan, the Census Marshal, reported the number of children in the city between the ages of 4 and 18 years to be 1,218.

In October, 1854, the City Council established by ordinance and appointed a City Board of Education, thereby superseding the authority of the County Superintendent and Commissioners of Public Schools.

In June, 1855, a frame building was erected corner of Tenth and II streets, which was the first building erected for public school purposes in this city.

In March, 1855, the School Law was altered so as to give the election of the Board of Education to the people, and to increase their number to six-two to each ward. The census returns for 1855 gave the number of children in the city between the ages of 4 and 18 years as 1,263;

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