THE PRATICAL SCHOOL OF STEREOTOMY
APPLIEDTO CONSTRUCTION
Founded in1871 by
P-F GUILLON Fils
in Romanèche-Thorins ( Department of Saône-et-Loire )
APPLIEDTO CONSTRUCTION
Founded in1871 by
P-F GUILLON Fils
in Romanèche-Thorins ( Department of Saône-et-Loire )
It counts among its pupils, from all points of France and even from abroad, distinguished contractors in woodwork and public construction, well-respected foremen, and numerous craftsmen, whose gratitude and recognition were always, for me, one of the best rewards.
This Professional Element, called upon today to render so much service to industry, cultivates good design by teaching practical ways to seek all that one can give to work, to insure that the solution to each problem is rational and produces, in construction, a solid and well-thought-out execution.
The pupil at the School starts with the elementary study of assemblies, essential to any work; then he draws his first scale drawings, creates a scale model; then, with the same data, realizes the design, in life size, on a building site; thus, while working, he studies the various combinations containing all that is necessary for construction.
This teaching as just described, as per my private initiative, has been just recognized by the kind attention of Monsieur the Minister of Commerce and Industry who awarded, following a School competition, a silver and a bronze medal to my pupils; and also by the Regional Society of Architects of the Saône-et-Loire, Ain and Jura with a silver and a bronze medal.
It includes seven courses, of forty problems each:
1st Course
Elementary study of assemblies; floors; sections of wood; bridges and footbridges; stability and resistance of roofs.
2nd Course
Study of straight roof trusses in their invariability of forms, obtained by the combination of triangles and their infinity of cuts according to trigonometry, bevels and inclinations.
3rd Course
Study of the connections of irregular sections and intersections of slopes.
4th Course
Study of curved roofs, in plan and in elevation, and pierced structures.
5th Course
Study of the staircase in general, stone cutting and practical provisions for construction for dwellings of any nature; the principal subject of this course being particularly applied to meticulous studies of staircase placements and passage in rooms. Each problem will be incorporated, by reduced scale, into the interior plan of its corresponding floor.
6th Course
Study of properties of woods, roofs, inclinations of slope, trestles and various combinations, using all the general information of the Courses.
7th Course
Joinery used in construction work.
Regulation of the School
The courses as they are established, shall be followed regularly by the pupils; all the diagrams shall be carried out, to scale, in scale models; in no case is one able to make an exception to this rule, which ensures on the whole, comprehension as a result of studies supplemented by actual construction.
The passage from one course to another shall be authorized, before the end of each course, only if sufficient knowledge is recognized by the director by observing the work of each student.
IPupils shall be at the school from 7 o’clock to11 o'clock in the morning, from 1 o’clock to 5 o'clock in the afternoon and 7 o’clock to 10 o'clock for evening gathering.
The School shall take pupils of at least 15 years of age, and having already served their apprenticeship as they do not do it at the school.
The pupils shall be lodged at the school, and pay a fixed sum of 115 francs per month, this sum includes lessons, food, room, and washing; the price of the day school only is 50 francs per month.
Lighting and the supplies necessary to the course of study, shall be paid in addition and vary around a sum of 15 francs per month, the items received by each pupil determines the price.
The instruments of mathematics and drawing, the tools necessary to the construction of assemblies and scale models, shall be the property of the pupil or the School, if the pupil does not purchase them; it is preferable that each pupil provides the necessary tools according to his preference; he will be able to obtain everything from the School.
Presence at the School is voluntary; time shall be counted only day of the arrival, and the payments shall be made in any case at the end of each month.
Any pupil not studying assiduously, or with frequent and unjustified absences, missing applications, who does not provide a sufficient amount of work to ensure constant progress, or by his misconduct, his antipathy, or his remarks, would disturb the good harmony of the School; or whose payments are not made, shall be immediately expelled.
Certificates of studies to the parents of the pupils – Competition
At each end of month, the Director will address to the parents certificates of study, enumerating the problems of the coursework which has been followed and carried out with scale models, the application of the pupil to his demonstrations and progress accomplished.
The work done on scale models by the Pupils shall remain at the School for a competition, whose date will be indicated by the Director.
All the pupils without exception, shall take part in this competition, including: execution of scale models, drawings and notes on the building site.
For the attribution of awards, a special subcommittee of the Director shall thoroughly examine the appearance and value of each pupil’s work, drawings, assemblies and rate each one, then shall nominate the deserving pupils.
The best models of the competition, oneper pupil, shall remain the property of the School and will be kept in the professional museum.
Immediately after the competition, by the care of the Director, the work of each pupil shall be sent to the parents, the former having prepared before their departure any packing needed.
The director,
P-F. GUILLON
Officier de l’Instruction Publique, Professeur de Traits
Président de Conseil supérieur des Compagnons Charpentiers du Devoir de Liberté,
in ROMANECHE-THORINS (Saône-et-Loire)
F-71570 Romanèche-Thorins | Tel.: 03 85 35 22 02 | Fax: 03 85 35 86 83