The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-11-01
THE NEW NORMAL SCHOOL BUILD
INC

= oil the Olu one, facing inc ucau VI
Commercial street, and forms very
prominent and attractive finish to the
street. It's extreme dimensions are
12J by &c feet, four stories high, with
=. mansard roof. The design is a very
rich one, and was selected from among
ten plans presented :. to competition
E. T. Carr, OF Leayenworth, is the ar
chiteet, who deseryedly stands at the
head of his professionals the. vest
! The front Of the building presents
three square topped gables, two
/ square towers, unequal in size.
4 ethroilgh Which are the main entran-
sces9 and two Ornamental veAtilating
shafts: Each end presents one gable
and two ventilating shafts. The in
terna1 arrangement of the building is
Efhe'resuit of;tlfe combined experience
of the Faculty and Board aof Direc-
tors, modified and improved somewhat
by the skill of the architect, and Sc
1ieires the largest possible space, com
bined with convenience aud perfect
adaptation to the uses. of the building.
The basement:story, eleven feet high,
contains two cloak rooms for students,
aIarge gymnasium, two; large rooms
connected by folding doors for practi-
cal experiment in the Natural Sciences,
a boiler room, fuel room, and janitor's
room. The basement has five entran-
ces, two III front and one at each end
and one in the rear. A corridor ten
feet wide exteads the entire length of
Aite basement, intersected by two 9TH
Ter. in wfdch re.Placel tt e stairs, ex-.
ftending from the front entrances.
TINE first Or main 1loof has four entran-
ces, two in front and one.at each. end,
and is divided by Corridors the same
las the basement, and contains six large
class and lecture rooms, a reception
room, an office and three closets or
! cloak rooms, for. the use Of tine. Faculty.
This story is fourteen feet high. The
next story cQntains five recitation
looms, an apparatus room and an au-
dience room capable Of seating, at
single. desks, two hundred and fifty
students. This room. occupies the
whole center of the building, and is
~twentY-hye. feet high, with arched
ceiling extending to the roof. AN
other rooms on this floor are fourteen
feet high. The next or upper story
contains two large rooms for the use
of literary societies.. a: library and
museum. The rooms. in this story are
also'fourteen feet high.- The principal
tower contains a1drse. iron water tank
(suppiied by a pump in tire boiler
room from Which water is conducted
to- all the wash rooms and laboratory:
AboYe.the tank, in tie summit of the1
towel, is an.oafi6ok; coAHaAding a
splendid view of the country for many
miles: The basenent,is Of. cut stone,
from the Cottonwood valley, which is \
admitted by all to be the finest build
ing stone yet found in the west.
The entire stone work, including the
corners and trimmings of doors and
windows, was done by Champlin &
Hughes, of this city, and reflects great
credit on them as master mechanics
and the promptness and fidelity with
which they executed their contract
will recommend them to all who wish
good work done on time,
The balance of the building, includ-
ing nearly AL the partitions, is of
brick, manufactured at the Emporia
yards, and laid up in that careful and
workmanlike manner, for which Pope
& Keeler, who superintendent this
branch. OF. the work.
The roofing, both tin and slate, was
done by o. P. Bowman, of this city, |
which is. equivalent to. saying that it
is the very best of its Kind. Mr.. BEN |
son has had his hands full in oversees |
ing the scores of carpenters who have
been employed, and has performed his |
task to the satisfaction of all concern
ed. Frank Mccain, whom everybody |
knows as the champion plasterer," is |
now superintending.a small army of |
men in his line. Brewer, general |
manager for the contractor, has been |
untiring in his efforts to push forward |
the work, and has succeeded admirably. |
H..J. Miller & Co., of Leavenworth, |
have the contract for heating and
plumbing. They already have the |
gas, steam and water pipes all in, and
are putting in the steam coils, boiler
and cold air boxes. No delay will be
occasioned on their part, as it is we'll
known that what they promise they
perform. Chas. Wheelock,;o this city,
is employed as. supervising architect,
and lie has'tfus far. performed his duty
With a scrupulous fidelity. Every
PARTICLE or notwithstanding into the
construetion of the building passes
under his personal inspection, and
every stroke Of labor must be done
correctly ,-or he-will not approve it.
TO John Mcdonald, the contractor for
the en- tire building, great credit is due.
for his untiEing energy in completing ]
so large a contract in so short q time,
in the faceof many obstacles and en-
barrassments. He has worked day
ana night himself, and infused his in
domitabLe pluck into all his subordl-
mates. We are now safe in saying
that the entire building will be COM
pleted and ready for occupancy on the
first1day of ,Eanuarys 1873, as agreed.
The building committee of the Board
of Directors have given much of their
valuable time to the personal supervis-
lone of the work. for several months,
and the State of Kansas and city of
Emporia' owe them debt of gratitude
for demonstrating the fact that appro-
.priations for public buildings can be
honestly, faithfully and judiciously
expended.
1t is n common remark by visitors
from this and other states, that no
public huildingi 5fafhis character was
ever completed Ser so small. sum.
We venture to say that no state or
city ever made an appropriation for
which they received so large an
equivalent; and. the moderate esti-
mate which will be made next session
to defray the cxpense of q few neces-
sary alterations; and imprOyements
which naturally sugg ested themselves
in the course of construction, and for
properly furnishing and equipping the
building, will be readily met by the
REPRESENTATIVES of the people in that
spirit of wise ECONOMY which has
generally characterized them when
L,n aIFnaffnAo1 irafa
ests Of. our progressiy common
wealth. 3sE%