The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-31

stock. The demonstration room has
teachers bench, blackboard and step
ped floor, seated with tablet arm
chairs. The wood turning room has
twenty-One lathes, a band saw, ana
emery wheel The foundry, which oe-
cupies a large square room, has benches
along the walls Tor light mOldlngs ana
IN the middle a pit with dirt floor three
feet deep. In the center stands q large
crane with bucket ladle capable OF pro-
ducing a tWO-tOn casting. All the num-
erous TASKS are Of iron. The melting
is done in a room across the hall, where
is found a 22-inch COlliau cupola for
iron, Substantially set, with iron load
ing stage also in a pit beneath floor
of removable iron plates, a large brass
furnace, and an appliance for the rapid
drying of molds.
The forge shop. providing for cen
tral and important form of manual
training, is unique and especially IN
teresting. Here, besides a hand forge
for odd uses, are installed twenty-five
of the Buffalo Forge con pany's down
draft FORCES, in which, dispensing with
overhead pipings. q single fan blows
the fires and throws the smoke up the
chimney and all SO effectively, that
class of twenty-five boys may work in
a clear atmosphere. Accessory ap-
planes are an independent 12-horse-
power engine for running this shop
when more economical than the main
engine; trip hammer; power hack
saw; emery grinders; hand drill,
benches and vices.
But excellent as are the equipments
of all the shops, the machine shop IS
the elimination. 1t cannot be said Jhat
the machinery is better, for all is the
best Of its kind, except that this class
of machinery requires greater precision
of workmanship, better finish and more
thorough inStallment, and for the num-
erous processes of a, liberal machine
shop course, a large variety of machine
tools is necessary. In this shop nothing
is left to be desired. Duplication has
not been carried so far as in other
shops, but is represented ii six LIE
Blond 12-inch engine lathes and 2-speed
lathes of same size and make with hand
screw-feed rest Besides these, IN IN
dividual pieces are a 14-inch engine
lathe manufactured by the Putnam
Machine company; a 16-inch lie Blond
engine lathe, and a 26-inch Davis gan
engine lathe; a 30-inch Gray planer,
spiral geared Sellers movement;
Flather crank shaper Of 16-iDch stroke;
a 60zinch PrentiSs radial drill, with
worm geared table; a 20-inch Lands
universal grinder; a SishOlt lathe ana
planer tool grinder; a Diamond wet
universal milling-ma a Yankee
twist drill grinder; a Wilton centering
machine; a Davis Egan sensitive drill.
and a mandrel press. Benches extend
along two sides of the shop, beneath
the ample windows, supplied with II
vises, for courses in chipping and filing:
the tool gage is abundantly supplied
with the tools accessory to the ma
chimes,
The room for mechanical drawing
which is regarded as belonging to this
department, is a beautiful large room
on the second floor, with north and west
light. 1T is supplied with twenty-four
special tables, each constructed to pro-
vide for six pupils in concurrent
classes of different working periods,
with storage space for drawing board
and an individual lock drawer, while
another larger drawer is common to the
group. BY this arrangement, the sew
eral pupils of a class are located a
once upon entering the room, and con-
fusion is avoided In a vault adjoin
ing are cases for materials. finished
drawings. and models, of which a valu-
able collection is being accumulated.
Six rooms with accessories are al
lotted exclusively to this important de-
Dartment. These are the cooking room.
or school kitchen with pantry and
china closet, the dining room. lower
grade sewing room. dressmaking room.
and q room to be furnished as cham
Der for the double purpose of teaching
the care of a bed room, and the ele-
ments Of a course in home nursing
The kitchen is a well-Ighted room on
the east side o fthe building, 30x36 feet,
with recess 12Sl5 feet, wainscoted with
white enamel brick. where are located
the two ranges. The floor is of hexagonal
tile, laid with a border. Six specially de-
signed tables are distributed in the middle
space of the room. Each side of these ia
bles, in drawers and cupboards, contains
the utensils and implements needed by
two girls; hence the provision is for
MAXIMUM class of twenty-four. Two soap
stone sinks. a demonstration table, cases
along the walls for materials in store,
utensils used in connection with the ranges
and pupils lockers complete the furnish
ings. The pantry contains a large refrig-
orator, cupboards and shelving. The china
closet, in like manner, is specially fitted
up. A liberal supply of the best appli-
ances is in place every where. All furni-
ture in kitchen and china closet is in
Quarter-sawed oak
The sewing and dressmaking rooms are
furnished with cases for storage of ma
terials and finished work. and pupils
work in progress, and for exhibits. Cut
ting tables and sewing machines for the