River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-08-22
NORMAL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS.
New System of Heath g-New Roof
New FIoors-The capacity of
the Building decreased.
Changes Made in Locbtion of Cloak
Rooms Gymnaf um and
Literay Sokiety.

The FAN term of sclPol at the State
Normal opens Tuesd;t, Aug. 81, I'M
der most favorable circumstances,
and larger ATTENDANCE than ever is
expected next week.
Extensive improvements throughout
the building and abJut the campus
have made the Institution scene of
unusual activity durirlg the vacation
season and as the timk approaches for
the beginning of school duties, the
work assumes that appearance of
neatness and decorut which always
characterizes tie opeIfing of this pop
ular seat of learning.
New walks have be4n laid from the
main entrance to Cascade avenue and
others are projected; HE roof has been
entirely recovered with redwood
shingles and sheet Til, the entrance
to the main hall has Ibeen remodeled
and stairway constructed leading
directly TO the basehent and hard
wood floors of Georgia pine have been
idiu III al Unc pTiHcbJdl dpdI OHlcHIS
of the first and secoAd floor. BY far
the most elaborate improvement
however is the INTRODUCTION of an eff
Gent steam heatingi plant and the
adaptation of the oil hot-air system
of flues to the fambus Stuertevant
Fan - stem of ventilation, which is
accessory to the stdam- heating sys-
tenn. The entire system is furnished
by the II. Mooers Co. df Milwaukee and
its erection is underSthe supervision
of Il. q. Kirtz who explains the work
ings of the differentsparts as follows:
The steam heating plant consists of
two large boilers enclosed in brick fur
naceS and housed in IA square annex
south of the mainI building. fifty
eight radiators distributed through
out the building an a connecting
system of pipes = ct her with an ar
rangement Of elecs. "al indicators
whereby the steam III any radiator is
automatically shut aft the moment
the local indicator registers a tenn
perature above ~ degrees. There is
also similar indicator located in the
basement which cl3ses the steam
valve of the tempeEng coils as soon
as the general system registers more
than Y degrees. THUS an even tenn
perature is mafntaised without the
constant oversight os the engineer.
The yentilating system comprises
two giant fans, one St the basement
and one at the top OF the building, an
extensive system fIflues, twenty
five horsepower engine to create the
circulation and a Gigantic coil of
steam pipes to heat. the air during
cold weather. Thesis coils are located
near the fan which Eopels the air in
to the main air chambers and forces
it to the different rooms. The fan at
the top of the building forces the air
out and generates ! current which
keeps the air in the Upper part of the
rooms constantly ia motion. Mol
draught and conseqrfnt danger TO in
mates is caused in lthe lower part of
the rooms by these fans, because the
air from the fiues enters the rooms at
the height of ten feSt from the floor
The hot air fiues of lthe old furnace
system were used TO great extent in
the construction ofsthis yentilating |
system and considerable expense was |
thus avoided. The fJm pletion of this |
extensive work of in provement will |
doubtless require tkree weeks more |
of time but will in no wise interfere
with the regular wCsk of the school, |
Two cloak rooms, gymnasium
with bathrooms in connection and a
room for the literary So |
ciety are being fitted up in the base
ment and the entire building is being |
rapidly put into proper trim for the |
reception of the incdning students.