The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-08

3D. 1Ad EsF.1AsNssS "a AZ AGA9sEa
Yesterday marked a new and I'M
portant IRA in the history of Evans
VILE The magnificent High School
building just completed, was occupied
for the first tiSha hyfffe pupiHssf the
High School. fQr~wbose benefit and
convenience il was erected. 1t Is, be-
yond question, the hanasonest and
one Of the NEST SshbstaHGaK school
buildings in the State, and will, for
many generations, stand = proud and
beautiful m monument to the lfberafTty
of our citizens towards the cause Of
education, aud generatisps, YET IN
born will rise up to- bless those
through whose ,liberality. i. has been
reared to bene6tqthe children of our
city. The foundations we're laid
broad and deep. hthe walls at
each . corner,7d lisving abeeni Z ex.
tended. beyond the ! plan lines
forming a solid buttress,5 while
beneath. each opening lin the walls in
verified arches were built to modify
the settling cftb6n walls; aud now,
when. the building is completed and
occupied, it has settled but two inches,
and that so regularly,and. equally that
but one single crack can be discoy-
cred in the walls. and that so very
'diminntixe' that2it can soDly Be no
ticed BY the most careful observation.
These facts reflect the highesttcredit
on the ability Of tho Superintendent
of the work ana the honesty and
fidelity of the contractors, At the
head Of this article We give most
faithful photograph of'this massive
and beautiful temple of learning. The
view given is tho front elevation on
Seventh Streefsan the side elevation
looking toward Vine Street. The
Building has d font 81 5.Sfeet on
Seventh Street and a.alepth of. q feet.
At a distance ofi.:35 feet from the
front there is an, angle in the walls on
each aideu makiagsthe back 1aart, Of tins
building so feet vide, - -46f
Beneath is a Extraordinarily below
and partly above the ground. ten feet
seven iinehes high, The back p6rtien
of which will be uscl'fo a fuel room,
-whiie two-rcoHs rt-tsfe -frout;-cifivided
by lIanabo6ozth The front entrance,
has been fitted up for lunch rooms
for such pupils -asAniay hasieeoag
venient to take their dinners to
school. Ia the basement beneath
the center of the building viii be
situated furnace BY which the build
ing will be warmed in Winter, and
from which the heat will pass directly
into the registers on the first,sand
second floors. Four I'D { 5nfouslyecon-
trived air duets lead from the-four
points of the compass t. the. furnace,
to supply fresh air. The smoke from
the furnace will be conducted
by a smoke pipe through on interior
wall into the exhaust shaft, which
will be observed in the cut. to the
left, and which extends from thebase-
mentsseveral feet aboveethe roof of
the building, is about eight feet
square, and crowned with a zinc roof,
ending in a short spire. Through
this exhaust shaft all foul air gen.
Grated ia the Various de bArtments
of the building, is carried off by a
highly Ingenious system of ventiHa
ton, to which We shall alludo hereaf-
ter. .asHatt.
Z The Luncn Rooms are provided
with comfortable seats, and are vel
lighted aud VENTILATED These rooms
are entered by short flight of stairs,
at the'northeast side Of the building,
beneath the stairs leading to the Sec
ond floor. The fuel ana furnace
rooms are reac aed from the rear of
the building. by Short flight of stone
steps. The first fopr IS reach
ed from Eleventh. Streets by az
easy broad Cfight0of nine. steps.
leading to a portico one step below
the main floor Of the building The
portico is supported by five handsome
composite columns in font, and two
half columns Of like style resting in
the wall, forming five Ibsaghfnl Nor.
man arches with gothic pointed caps
IN front, and one on either side. The
portleo is covered with a corru gated
root, aud is handsomely finished.
From the poFtico two separated doors
lead into the main hall. 10 che right
is the Office cfi the Superintendent.
and to the left a recitation room ~
by y feet in size. with q closet IN
the rear of each, under the stairWav
leading to the second floor. The one
attached to the recitation room -is
designated as the apparatus rooms In
addition, there is a small closet in the
front of each Of these, FOoals4 for coats,
hats and .oYersheesoof the Superiirs
tendent and teachers. The main hail
is fourteen feet wide, and extends back
to the transverse hail, by which
the first floor can be reached by short
stairways from both sides OF the build
ing. AT the front entrance are inner