Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-30
A FINE HIGH SCHOOL.
Iowa City Completes one-Grinnel'
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Iowa City. July 30.-The new high
school building is practically completed.
While there are more expensive scnooi
buildings in the state there re none
more complete. modern and convenient.
The cost of the Iowa City structure
with furniture will be about $4,000.
There are three in the state built ex-
actly alike The other two are at OF
tumwa and Charles City. Mr.. Liebbe
states that he has repeated inquiries
about school buildings and he invari-
ably sends the parties here to inspect
this building OF the three after the
same pattern he considers the work
on the Iowa City school far the best.
The entire school board of Grinnell re-
Gently inspected the building and Will
probably build after the same plan.
The school is built of Twin City
pressed brick, the lower part of Calona
sand stone and the entrances and TRIM
mings of Bedford stone. The main en-
trance is on Johnson street, and there
are two broad entrances at the north
and south ends of the building. The
broad stair cases and landings from
basement to attic are of red oak. The
woodwork of the entire building is of
red oak. The wide window stills in the
basement are laid with green enamel
tile The floors of the vestibules and
the toilet roms are of tile. Three large
halls, 164x15 feet extend from the north
to the south end of the building, thru
the center of basement and first and
second fors From the main east en-
trance ascends a massive oak stair case
Over this first stairway is an open
apartment finished in hard wood which
is to be used as q general rest room
for visitors. The hall on the first floor
is sealed above with black oak and
huge beams extend acros at intervals
of fifteen feet. AT either end of the
building wide stair cases extend from
basement to attic.
The heating plant is said to be the
best in the state for a building of this
size. The fan system OF heating is
used. The fan ten feet in diameter and
four feet across, is located in the CEN
ter Of the building. The fan makes
100 revolutions per minute and is pro-
PEELED by Is horse power Sturtevant
engine. On either side of the fan are
the SeaISu not DIR CuaLlDGVS anu De-
low these the temperate air chambers.
Fresh air enters the sub basement thru
windows and shafts on the east side,
passes over the two temperate coils.
then to the fan, where 1t is forced over
the two coils, heated intensely hot by
steam. into the hot air chambers. and
then thru shafts all over the building.
The hot air enters the upper part of the
room and the vitiated air is forced out
shafts below.
The manual training room is located
in the west basement. 1t Is 50X10 feet
with a 13-foot ceiling. This was to
have been finished In red brick. but for
better lighting it has been all painted
white The department Will be fur
nished with an electric motor for turn
ing lathes etc. and will be the most
complete manual training department
in the state. On this floor are also To-
Gated three large class rooms. two large
wardrobes, and the superintendent's
public and private office.