▁the ▁room , ▁a ▁huge ▁vent il ator ▁pier ced ▁the ▁roof ▁and ▁ce iling , ▁which ▁must ▁have ▁made ▁the ▁temperature ▁around ▁the ▁teachers ▁des k ▁a ▁bit ▁more ▁comfortable ▁than ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁before ▁its ▁installation . ▁This ▁school ▁was ▁originally ▁built , ▁according ▁to ▁school ▁records , ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 8 , ▁although ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 7 1 3 ▁permission ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁south ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁to ▁build ▁themselves ▁a ▁school ▁house . ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 8 , ▁help ▁in ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁offered ▁and ▁a ▁teacher ▁assigned . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁en larg ed . ▁For ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁I ▁find ▁this ▁paragraph : ▁' The ▁Newton ▁street ▁house ▁is ▁large ▁enough ▁for ▁the ▁very ▁small ▁school ▁it ▁now ▁contains ; ▁but ▁the ▁ce iling ▁is ▁so ▁low , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁so ▁ill ▁vent il ated , ▁that ▁it ▁Is ▁un he alth y ▁even ▁for ▁that ▁small ▁number . ▁Justice ▁to ▁that ▁district ▁requires ▁that ▁an ▁appropri ation ▁should ▁be ▁voted , ▁sufficient ▁to ▁def ray ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁raising ▁the ▁roof , ▁and ▁also ▁of ▁providing ▁it ▁with ▁comfortable ▁modern ▁des ks ▁and ▁ch airs , ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁une asy ▁pl ank ▁structures ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁children ▁now ▁sit ." ▁ ▁" This ▁suggested ▁work ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁done , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁we ▁read : ▁' The ▁ce