The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-09-17
WEISER ACADEM MY
Progress Of the New Buildings on the
Hill-What they Will be When
Completed.

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erected for the Welser Academy.
Others were engaged in sinking
well which is now down over 100
feet At this depth, the other day,
some pieces of bone from some pre-.
animal were dug out-an-
other molecule in the mysteries of
the geological world
The buildings are now so far along
that it is easily seen what they will
be when completed.
MIRIAM LEE HALL.
The largest of the three will be the
girls dormitory, or Miriam Lee Hall,
as it was named at the laying of the
corner stone.
This is the largest of the three
buildings and when completed will
be a very handsome and commodious
structure. The first floor will con-
tain.
Large parlor with lireplace) 1920.
Dining room, 1926.
Lady principals office, with pri-
vate parlor connected.
Matron's room.
Hospital room.
The kitchen, laundry, etc, will be
built on in the rear
The second floor will contain halls
and nine study rooms Q2xl4 each
to accommodate two young lady stu
dents. A bath room is also located
on this floor.
The third floor will contain nine
study rooms, two students each.
Above this floor will be commo-
dious attic for trunks and storage.
Under the building is large base
ment, seven feet in the clear, IL
which will be located the two fur
naces by which the whole structure
will be heated
The NJ. L. Hall is devoted entirel,
to the use of the young ladies ant
their principal and matron, excep
that the young men will take thei
meals here.
BOYS DoRMIToRY.
Forty rods west of M. j.. Hall j
located the boys building, two stor
les and half.
On the first floor are six boys
study rooms for two students each
Three of these are arranged in
suite and can be used by family
necessary.
On the second floor are six NOR
rooms the same as those below. Th
attic contains space for two MOI
rooms in addition to the trunk 70 on
The rooms are all large and pleasan
RECITATION BUILDING
t Half way between the other tw
structures is located the recltatlC
building of three stories
On the first floor are located thru
large recitation rooms.
On the second floor the president
d office, library and a recitation room
On the third floor a recitation roo
V and the ianitors room, with closet
|. etc
1t has been arranged so that evel
room in the three buildings can
heated.
With these buildings the Acaden
,, will be able to accommodate 90 st
e. dents (besides matron and lady pr
cipaD in addition to those who M
ID stay with families in town.
As soon as these buildings are II
ished, the sheds for students ponlt
coal houses, ETC., will be built.
es Athletic grounds will be prepar
this fall, and perhaps a gymnasium
" The latter will be constructed as so
is as possible, if not put up this 81
~ son.
The present buildings are on
" north line of the S0-acre grount
with the campus (on the southw
elk and southeast corners of which in
nu future may be built other structur
il such as Hall of Science, Conser'
=" tory of Music, etc. y lying IN ire
and to the south, over which a
"e lightful view is obtained of the paI
rama of Weiser valley and the tov
Ior The river looks like q picture fr
Ids the college. The view will consta
req " increase in beauty as the vac
en- >
land in the large valley is brou