The Fremont County record., 1882-08-26
Our Military College.

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nience aud finish of the new. military
college building. 1t is q just source
of pride and congratulation that the
energy and benevolcnce of some Of
Cnnon's best citizens have worked
surh resnlts--a substantial monu-
mcnL to their faith In the good that
educational privileges ensure to the
town in which they live and have
built their homes
.Apportiouinents have been made
| BY the state to establish = State Uni
vcrsity at Bonlder. a School Of Mines
at Golden. am nsAgricultural School at
Fort Collins. a School Of Refi5fp =
Golden. school for tl,c Deaf aud
Dumb at Colorado Springs. but thus
far the Military College Of Canon
/ City has mol been built nor founded
by auy but the liberal giycrs Of means
and the earnest purposes aud hard
work of a few Of our people. The
I first stepping stone in this direction
was our public school bni,ding which
is an honor and credit to Canon, and
second TO none OF its sizr in the state
i'll its arrangeinents and appoint
mcnis. The next and second stepis
the Military College, which is now
50 rapidly beng pushed TO compile
ton. Its location is excellent, sight
iy aud pleasant. In the basement
you enter hall from which opens
ON the oue side large room Il He'd up
Us. an arinory with a turning or GYM
nastic bar in the centre, it is large
enough to drill ami exercise in. From
/ this hall you also enter bath room
with hot and cold water faucets, q
servants room and au ample dining
room, kitchen with range, reser-
voir, sink and pantry occupy the bal
ance of the Easements, The ceilings
+, high aud all the rooms pleasant. The
! irst floor is furnished for the PreSi-
I dent and his family ON one side, the
| main hall aud two school rooms on
+. the other, comprising a study for the
young ladies and primary or pre-
paratory room. Broad stairs, broken
by landing half way up, lead to the
/ second 1oor, here Il halfway leadk
/ ON one side to a genera! school room,
occupying the entire width of the
building, the ceuter room is il the
tower andis the Presidents Office and
siady, the other side i, divided into
:, l.rte SPAR tinen = 70 be ssssd as music.
I ing the winding stairway we reach
the upper rooms which consist of
! ten dormitories and an Adjutaats
( room, stationary basins in this hall
are Supplied with hydrant water.
This l. but hasty sketch of what
I we saw in few minutes visit one
day last week. Our people wonld be
graiiiici and well paid if they would
walk through this structure and see
its thoroughness and compaciness,
its neatness aud convenience. They
( would then better realize the worth
of the enterprise. The water pipes
are being laid on Seventh Street to
connect with tile pipes of the college
The grounds graded. leveled and
sanded, and il is iuos, sincerely TO be
hoped that those having these i'm
provements in charge will see that
the house is secured against auy un-
expected or possible rush OF water
, from any and every direction. Meu
of the eommoncst experience with
adobe soil in Colorado ought not 10
lose sight of this Que moment, nor al
low good building to he twenty
four hours without sure aud suf-
licieni banking aboutit. From what
we hear and can learn we feel sure
that the venture of Incorporating,
supporting and building the Military
College IN Canon City is success.
We hope tho end. of September
viii prove a iete day indeed, in which
every subscription shall be mct-
scholarships shall be tcndered-bc-
nevolent souls shall be plentiful
pocket books fat, and in fiac that
the fourth of September shall see this
Young college free from every in
debtednsss, opening its doors to all
who may come, untranmelsd and
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