Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-11-24
The INDIAN SCHOOL
DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRST
y SERIES OF BUILDINGS WHICH
WILL ADORN 5 49,
THE BEAUTIFUL SITE ON THE
I BANKS OF THE MISSOURI !.
%s I9 RIVER. 49,; ~.

81 BANKS OF THE MISSOURI !.
&s| s3$. RIVER. Nd, ~.
The plans of the buildings for the
Indian school, which have been sent
to the Tribune office for the inspec-
ton of builders and contractors,
show a series of ornate and sub
stantial buildings such as the gov
eminent always puts up. There is
nothing cheap about any Of them, on
the contrary the plans contemplate
building that will last for great
many years.
The buildings will be located Just
north of the old brewery on a level
plateau which overlooks the river for
many miles up and down. 1t is an
ideal site for any public structure and
more especially for the temporary
home of the youthful Indians as their
native heath where roamed their
ancestors for hundreds of years lies
before their eyes. The Northern
Pacific railroad passes the site but a
few hundred feet away and travellers
will have an excellent opportunity to
see what the government is doing to
civilize. and make good citizens of
the younger generation of Indians,
many OF whose fathers were but
comparatively short time ago in
deadly array against the whites.
The buildings, that is, the main
buildings, will face the river. In
the center of the tract will be the
dormitory and on its left the en-
,ployees' quarters, while to the rear
and quite distance away will be
the warehouse and laundry, all the
buildings being of brick with stone
trimmings. ~ ~ +.
The dormitory will accommodate
sixty children. Like the other build
ings, this is also of brick, and is T
shaped. In the basement are boys
and girls playrooms, and on each
side of the building are batteries of
four bathtubs and five ring shower
baths, there being set for each sex.
The general lavatories and toilet
rooms are also located here. Back
OF them are 1.-The boiler and fuel
rooms. The entrance to the building
are on the sides and open on to large
halls which lead to the center of the
building, where there is sort of
rotunda with stairways leading up
and down. In the front part of the
building there are four sitting or
reading rooms and two school rooms,
the former being 15x18 feet in size
and the latter each 16x19 feet: IN the
rear! Of these are cloak rooms. The
dining room is 2sxs25 feet in size and
has a full complement Of china
closets and things like that. IN the
rear Of this isthe kitchen, 21x21,
equipped with every modern, APP
pliance. M -, 4. !
AS on the first floor, the second is
equally divided between the boys and
the girls, there being three dormi-.
tories for each two being %l6xls and
the other 16x43 feet in size. On this
floor there are also rooms for male
and female employees, y toilets, etc.
The building is heated by steam
and the equipment is modern IN
every way. ::s$s.
The employees quarters will be
37x44 feet in size, two stories and of
a modified colonial style Of architec-
ture which presents a solid, sub
stantial and comfortable appearance.
In the basement will be the boiler and
fuel rooms. The first story will be
ornamented with wide porch across
the entire front of the building. A
wide hall through the entire building
divides the rooms on both stories.
On the first floor there will be three
living rooms 14xl4 feet in size, on
the left side, and on the right is the
dining room, l4x25 feet, supplied
with china closets and other &C
cessories. Back of this is kitchen
1Sx14 feet. "a stairway in the back
end of the hall leads to the second
story where there are Eve bedrooms
each 14xl4 feet and two bathrooms
and toilets. a5$s i n /
The laundry is 3ox30 feet in size, ,
one me. story and has cement floor.
The interior space is divided into the
ironing wash and boiler rooms. ISL 4
81 The warehouse is 2ox5O feet large,
on story and has aScement floor.
The grounds are supplied with Ave
hydrants, the sewerage is complete
as tc detail and d fountain will play
IN front of the large dormitory.
There Will also be q stable On the
grounds 2sx32 feet in size, also built;
Of brick and containing four stalls
and carriage house etc.