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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1924 - Education
 

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Page 14 - ... window. 3. The window should extend to the ceiling, only leaving enough room for the casing between the opening and the ceiling. 4. The windows should be grouped. 5. Light is better from both sides than from one side and the back. The light at the back, unless high, will cast the pupil's shadow...
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