The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-02

eleven sleeping rooms. This cottage is,
! occupied by the younger men and some
of the most advanced students who at
tend the school. BY this arrangement
/ and the care of experienced teachers
the conditions most favorable to prog
res;s are believed to have been realized.
The Ladies' Institute.
| The Ladies' Institute or Thomas
| Moore Memorial Building, is building
! of Gothic architecture of brick, 44x105
fleet with three stories, besides the
ground floor, and was dedicated in
June, 1855. On the ground floor of this
building are the ladies' gymnasium and
| the domestic department. On the first
floor arc the ladies' chapel and the
music room, the parlor, the main dining
nall and the apartments for the Princi-
pals family. The second and third
floors have private rooms for the ac-
Commodation of teachers and fifty
young women. There are also on the
second floor music, art and toilet rooms:
and on the third floor bath rooms and
| the RIyant Literary Society's room.
From the second floor an iron bridge,
covered and enclosed. leads to the reci-
tation rooms and chapel in the Main
Hall. The doors opening to the bridge
are closed except during school hours.
The buildings are warmed throughout
by steam.
The Campus.
The campus consists of twenty acres.
mostly covered with a fine growth Of
native trees and sheltered from the
Winds. The Ladies' Institute is kocated
at about the center of the grounds, the
Main Hall stands thirty-five feet west
Of this building, and the Cottage six
teen rods to the northwest of the Main
Hall. The grounds slope in every di-
rection from the buildings, giving the
most perfect natural drainage. The
campus Is watered on the south side,
in the rear, for half it's circuit. by No
komis Creek. The stream affords good
skating in winter and excellent fishing
and boating in summer. Three tennis
courts in the shade and croquet
ground are also provided, which are al
most in constant use.
The trees have been removed from the
flats and the plot graded for base ball
and foot ball grounds. The amphi-
theatre-lilie banks adjoining the
grounds furnish IA desirable place for
Spectato
Water Supply and Plumbing System.
keystone's water supply comes from
large mountain spring on one of the
neiGhboring hills. The water is per-
fectly pure and soft and the spring so
located that it runs by natural pres
sure on all the floors of the Ladies' In
slitute and Keystone Cottage and on
two floors of the Main Hall.
Bath and toilet rooms, with hot and
cold water, have been provided in each
building. The plumbing work was done
by Leonard ID. Hosford, one of the most
skilfull and scientific of New York's
sanitary engineers, The best materials
were used throughout, the most ap-
proved system OF ventilation introduced,
and the whole system thoroughly test
ed strictly in accordance with the New
York city health rules. The fixtures
are porcelain, standing clear from
walls. Cement floors and polished slate
Wainscoting were used and everything
possible done to secure perfectly satis-
factory conditions. This Improvement
cost over $4,000 and is of inestimable
value to every person connected with
the institution.
Domestic Department.
The trustees of keystone Academy
believe In a generously nourished and
well-developed body as well as a thor
oughly disciplined mind. Located in
the midst of fruitful agricultural
region, all farm products can be had
fresh and at first hand. The tables are
bountfully supplied with wholesome,
well-cooked food. Care is also taken to
provide as great a variety as possible.
Teachers and matrOn cooperate to
make for the students pleasant home.
Pure drinking water is an important
feature, and the baths and toilet con-
veniences add much to the home COM
forts of all.
Sanitation.
DR.. George G.. Croft, formerly Presi-
dent of the State Board of Health, Wis
tied the institution, and, after care
ful inspection, wrote, unsolicited, the
"Your plumbing Is the best
! have yet seen in a Pennsylvania
school. While in many schools / find
much TO condemn as unsanitary, at
Keystone Academy l find an ideal
water supply, absolutely free from con-
tamination. the best plumbing known,
a model kitchen, good ventilation, de-