Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-11-28
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II, FRONT ',h',n
TRAINING School Building About Gem
oIeted Give Added Facilities.


The new Training School building
provided for the Lewiston State Nor
NAL bv the last legislature is nearing
completion ana will be available for the
work of the department by January L.
1906
The addition is being erected as an
east wing to the present main building
and has been fitted to the original
building that the convenience is the
same as though both buildings had
been originally erected together. Inc
ground area of the new structure is
about 100 by 1O5 feet practically the
same ground area as that covered by
the original building. The structure
is built substantially Of brick and is
trimed with granite. the external ap-
pearance beng that of solidity and
beauty On the ground floor there are
spacious halls leading into suites Of
class rooms. one kindergarten room'
together with offices for the primary
and intermediate teachers. Each class
room has unilateral lighting and is
sufficiently large to accommodate from
25 to 80 grade children.
The second floor has two class
| rooms, a supervisors room. offices for
the supervisor and grammar grade
training teacher, together with an au-
ditorium room so by 60 feet. The au-
| l,ac trI, t,n nod L.
ing and a large stage with dressing
rooms. This auditorium room is easily
accessible from the old building as vel
as the new, and will be used for all as
sembly purposes connected with all de
partments Of the school. The base
ment is used for cloak rooms ant
toilets. The whole building Is auto
matically ventilated and has direct
, indirect steam heating system. Fire
. places in the kindergarten room an
: Effectiveness to the interior. Through
. out, the building Is Of the best con
\ struction and has every convenience
which the most up-to-date schot
a buildings afford. The inspection of tn
y whole building cannot but impress tn
/" visitor with the fact that much ha
r been obtained from a small expend
e ture.
: The new structure places the schc
+ in the first rank and the instruction #
q training teachers affords the scho
'r facilities for this work not exceled,
l. indeed equalled. by any similar inst
n tuition in the northwest.
The erection of the new building r:
enabled the science department t,
I. move into new and more commodiol
rooms. The entire third floor is no
given over to the work of the depar
III ment. AS now arranged it consis
ed of a large classroom. Il large labor;
es tory for elementary botany and 20
an logy, y second laboratory for cher
It. istry and third laboratory for a
ny Nanced biology and advanced Physi,
ty Each laboratory is equipped for inc
ch vidual laboratory work by the st
nd dents in all departments. In fact, I
c. equipment and general arrangeme
OF tOr the WORK are ABOVE the StanOa
cir found in schools for secondary educ
IN. ton. The effect of such a method
d. study has been to secure much high
nd standard of work.
IT. The course in science includes
"a present courses in botany zoology, a
he yanced biology, physics. chemist
IN physology and photography. The nu
zee Der Of students in these courses il
till pecially large. there being at prese
|ty 50 students in the class In zoology.
lpt I'VE hope the people throughe
Ole Idaho may feel and realize that I
Ike policy Of this institution is against
n being known as an institution serv
only oe section OF the state" ga
It. President George H. Black I'VE ha
students from the majority OF
= counties-both north and south"