St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19

SIIiS,Ol our HIGH SCHOOL WOrk UORcCu6r
side by side, and will without doubt
make admirable men and women. Let
us then try to prepare ourselves for the
future by taking advantage Of the pres
ent.
1.-THE question of the. High school from
citizens point of view is of para
mount interest to the community at
large" said Hon. Ii. F. Stevens, s.and
upon the solution of that problem de-
ponds the future of our country. Some
Hien believe that every dollar expended
on the public schools is so much money
wasted, or at BEST can be counted but as
AN ACT OF CHARITY.
The old common schools of New Eng
land were admirable Institutions in their
day. but are not to be compared with
the modern schools but as the old ferry
boat is comparable to the floating
palaces which cross the ocean. We are
/ all proud of the work of tonight, and if
t years ago the men and women were all
lowed the privileges of such an inStitu-
tion, who knows but that an Edison or
Morse would have appeared in those
early ages to shed the light OF his intel
lect over the civilized world"
f, Superintendent S. S. Taylor followed
Representative Stevens, and spoke in an
| interesting manner of the growth of the
educational system OF the city, with
particular reference to the school Of
manual training, and outlined the his
tory of the fOrty-four training schools
of the country.
BIZ. Wright, chairman of the manual
committee; Supt. John Bradley. of Min
neapolis, and l.. A. Maxfield, chairman
of the board of education. favored the
audience with supplementary remarks,
and the latter gentleman made witty
closing address.
After which song by the High
School Glee club brought the happy af-
fair to conclusion.
The contract for building the annex
was awarded July 5, 1887, and it is esti-
mated that the cost will aggregate $780,
QUO. The addition should have been
completed year ago. but there were
many delays. owing to defective mate
rial used in construction, which deferred
the completion of the structure until
now. The newlbuifding. is four stories
high, covers an area 133 feet long by as
wide,a land is of pressed brick with Kasota
stone trimmings.
The basement contains large chem
zeal laboratory. which is we'll supplied
with chemicals and apparatus, and fur
niSheS an incentive to all the uninitiated
to search after natures hidden truths.
A weighing room Just off the laboratory
is stocked with delicately poised scales
which would f1uctuate with the weight
of hair. The offices of the assistant
superintendent and the manager of the
manual training school are also on this
floor, and the pattern and carpenter
shops of the latter are cOmmOdiouS,
light and airy. The second floor. is de-
voted to recitation and study rooms,
while on the floor above is the large
which is filled with drawing desks,
casts, mechanical designs, and all tine
accessories OF an
THE DRAUGHTSMAN'S ART.
The top floor is devoted to the. COM
mercial department, and this useful
branch OF the educational system is
given due and just prominence.
The tower of the addition will be used
fol-, astronomical purposes, and a Steel
observatory dome seventeen feet in its
outside diameter will be. used with that
end in view. The wall plate. or track,
will be made of cast iron in six sections,
! accurately fit d together. the tracks for
the conical wheels to be turned On the
proper cone, so that the wheels will run
without friction. The two outer wheels of
the cone run on the lower track or wall
plate. while the center wheel supports
the iron wall plate or base ring of the
dome. These conical wheels are kept
imtheir exact theoretical positions by
means of improved lateral guide
wheels, and the dome is kept central in
position by means, of ant-fricti0n
wheels held by armatures, reaching
down from the base ring or sole plate of
the dome. The shutter opening will be
two feet. in width. and will extend one
j foot beyond theizenith. besides sliding
sideways OH anti-fricti0n rolls, and may
be opened or closed by pulling cord
within easy So
} 70 REACH OF THE OBSERVER.
gsA Weather guards will prevent snow or
sieet from drifting into the dome, which
will revolve by direct pressure of
fifteen pounds, and will work easily
after years of use. as the principles of
construction are such that it will COLI
tinue to rim true. c7
A similar dome ornaments Carleton
college at Northfield. MIMI, and has
been very satisfactory to faculty and
students.
The ventilation of the annex is abso-
lutely perfect, the air being taken from
the basement by blast fan, and is
warmed by passing over coil pipes
heated by steam. An exhaust fan in
the roof expels the vitiated air, and it
is estimated that each occupant of the
building will be supplied with from
1.500 to 1900 cubic feet of fresh air
aynry hour