Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-31

, was brought to fruition. The legisla-
ture authorized the board of education to
issue bonds to the amount Of $4,000, if
the same should be approved by vote of
the people. vote was taken at the next
municipal election and resulted IN large
majority for the issue of the bonds, and
after some delay caused by squabble as
to its site, the new High school building
was located On the corner Of Tenth and
Minnesota streets, the Adams school
which formerly occupied portion Of the
grounds having been demolished for this
purpose.
The cut presented herewith show the
perspective. The basement is ten feet in
height, the first story fifteen feet, the Sec
ond story thirteen feet and the third story
thirteen feet.
The main entrance is on Minnesota
street, the building being 156 feet on Min
nesota and 12S feet on Tenth street. 1t is
two stories high above the basement, with
an attic story above these.
The style Of architecture is what is gen
orally known as the square gothic, or East
lake gothic, but tbs style is not very
strongly marked IL this example.
The foundation is built of Kasota stone,
and the stone trim innings of the super
structure are OF the same variety. The
walls above the foundation are built Of red
brick, with cnt stone sill courses, caps and
other work.
The building is surmounted by high
Mansard roofs, dormers, lofty chimneys,
ventilators, gables, and will have a tower
and spire with inai 40 feet from street
grade.
In the basement viii be rooms for the
superintendent, with vault and store room.
Also room for the meeting of the board;
these will be on the two fronts, with out
side entrances. The basement will also
contain chemical laboratory in imme
diate connection with the lecture room
| above by stairways. At the extreme left
are rooms iot tie janitor and his family.
| In the back part Of the basement is locat-
| ed the room that will contain the heating
apparatus, which will consist of two tubu
| lar boilers, fourteen feet long and four
feet in diameter. These will be worked
on the pressure and gravity system. Near
The building has been planned with the
giene, especially IN matters of sewerage
and ventilation.
! The principal story, or first floor, is en-
j tered from three spacious doorways which
open into wide halls, making ample pro-
vision for egress IN case of panic from any
cause.
! The main stain way will be a noticeable
feature Of the building, being 24x61 feet,
! and sixty five feet high, extending to the
roof where there is skylight 1920 feet.
The first floor contains eight
school rooms, 29x39 feet,
and an Office for the principal, the second
floor contains several school and lecture
rooms, and an assembly hall 6Ox92 feet and
! twenty five feet high, with inclined floor
and an ample stage. On this floor, too,
will be room specially prepared for a
philosophical lecture room, with a room
/ for apparatus connected with it, The third,
or attic story, contains room for library,
| one for museum, and several unassigned
! rooms that can be used when needed, and
over the assembly hall is large room to
/ be used as gymnasium.
! The building is to be heated by steam,
! both direct and indirect radiation, cold air
being introduced and passed over heated
coils in the basement, and carried by hues
! to the several rooms. Alongside of
each warm air hue there will be ventila-
ting fue of sufficient capacity to take foul
! air out of each room as fast as It's place
is supplied with fresh air. The method of
displacing the foul air is that known as
the Ruttan system, that is to say, the foul
air is taken out of the room through per-
forated base close to the floor to the ven
tilating shaft to which it is drawn by the
lighter column of air in the heated shaft.
This shaft will be seven and one-half feet
square and will contain the boiler stack
which will furnish the necessary exhaustive
power. It is confidently claimed by the
architect that the circulation of AIR through
the building will be perfect and that it will
throw Off the carbonic oxide, and take in
supplies OF pure air as perfectly and sure
ly as in the case of respiration of animals
The architect has given special attention
to seating all school rooms, SO that they
will be lighted in the most approved man
ner. The cost of this building, exclusive
of site and furniture will be about S9G, 1000
The building is so far completed at the
present time that its details can be advan
tageously studied by all who will take the
trouble to visit the premises.