Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-06

MAY 18th last, from plans made by the Lew
lston architect, Mr.. Jefferson Coburu and
be fore giving an account of the public exer-
cises yesterday, short description of the
buildings, which the Messrs. Philbrook hav,
50 a. mirably completed and turned over to
the building committee will be given. TIL.
total length of the pile is 1925 feet and
the main Building is four stories high In
The basement is dining room i0xiO feet
Ahich will seat from 80 to 100 persons. Thu
room is well lighted and elegantly furnished
aside from this there are in the basement
d school room for the primary department,
iOx3O feet, cook room, pantry, laundry
Drcad-r0om, two large store rooms and Gel
lar G0x4o feet, in which is large coal room
In addition to the above the basement con
tains the engine and boiler room, in which IL
located the steam heating apparatus. Thu
vas furnished by Forrest & Marston, Skow'
hogan, aud works in the most perfect man
ner, all the rooms and corridors being heated
by steam.
The second floor of the north wing is pro-
vided with corridor 10 feet wide, with
stairs to the dining room below, at the left.
On this floor is room No. 2, boys sitting
room, room No. A, class room No. 3, art
room and two rooms for the principal and
his family. In the south wing on this floor
is class room No. 2, laboratory and the
main school room which is 40x50 feet and
has accommodations for one hundred
pupils This is provided with
the most approved school furniture,
has two large closets and private stairway
communicating with the primary school room
below. The corridor in the main or cen
trail building is II feet wide, and out of this
opens the office, library, reception room and
private parlor opening out of the latter. The
main stairway to the story above is in this
Corridor. On the second floor the north and
west wings are devoted to the boys depart
ment having water closets, bath room and
wash room. On this floor is the guests
rom. All the rooms throughout the build.
z are ventilated by means of the improved
lift and lock transom. On this floor are
s yenteen rooms for students, each one fur
nishing accommodations for two pupils. The
south wing is devoted to the ladies' depart
ment. Here is sitting room, wash and
bath rooms, water closets and eleven rooms
for students. On the fourth floor there are
nineteen rooms for students. Each
one of these rooms is ~ by IA feet and all
of them have pleasant outlook. They are
all furnished alike, and provided with the
best kind of hard wood sets. Ten rods from
the building, in the rear, is well 50 feet
d ep and ~ feet vide, which is now filed
with Is feet of water. A force pump driven
by wind mill sends this water into a tank
in the attic, holding eighty hogsheads, from
whence it is carried into all parts of the
building A pipe is also connected with a
hose in the main corridor for use in case of
fire. There is a stable connected, 35 by so
feet, with other outbuilIings. The main
some and substantial, and in every respect.
outside and in, is built in the most complete
and thorough manner, a credit to the enter
prising builders who have pushed forward
the work upon it in order to complete it in
season for occupancy for the fall term.
At an early hour in the morning large
numbers of visitors began TO arrive. and by
ten O'Clock some three OF four hundr were
passing from room to room on a tour of in
spection. Whom verybody had seen all
parts of the beautiful building, at II o'clock
Mr.. Charles NJ, Bailey of Winthrop, called
the large audience together in the main
srhool-room, and the
OBLIGATORY EXERCISES
Commenced by singing IAN hail the power
of Jesus name" Following this prayer
was offered by Frank A. Jones. and portion
of scripture WAS read by the principal, Rev.
Chas II. Jones. Precious name" was then
sung by the choir. MIR. Bailey then intro