The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-27
IOWA TO DEDICATE
A $330,000 BUILDING
NEW CENTRAL HALL At
AMEs, PRIDE OF STATE
It's Formal Dedication Will Be q
Feature of the Commence
ment Week.
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81 ecial to The Journal.
Anies, Iowa, May 26.-The new Gem
trail building of the Iowa State college,
which is to be dedicated commencement
week, is one Of the finest buildings in
the middle west devoted to educational
purposes. 1t has been used for classes
since the LIST of March: The building
was but recently named, the board Of
trustees deciding that Central Hall"
was more fitting than i"Beardshear
Hail." which was proposed by tho
alumni in honor of the late president.
The building is on the site of the
cold MAN, which was destroyed by
fire in December, 1900. In 1902, at
the session Of the legislature, the au-
thorities of the college asked for an
appropriation of 100000 for new
its way clear to make such large ap-
preparation, SO only $4,000 was set
aside at that time for the beginning
Of the building. The total cost Of the
building was about $3.50, 900. The struc-
ture was designed by Proudfoot & Bird
of Des Moines and built by II. W.
Schleuter Of Chicago.
Interior and It's Uses.
The whole Of the ground floor is used
by the department of English.
In the main entrance on the first floor
there is huge compass in inlaid work
of red, blue, green and white mosaics.
On this floor are four rooms for the
modern language department, with an
office for the head of the department.
The whole of the section across the
north end of the building on the main
| floor is used by the secretary of the
board of trustees, the purchasing COM
mittee rooms and the magnificent rooms
| Of ho I'd Of bo ha
west side except one on the southwest
corner, are used by the president, in
Guiding very large reception room
directly across from the main entrance.
Regular Bank Fixtures.
The department of civics has two
rooms and office directly south of the
presidents apartments. The treasurer g
office and rooms take up the southeast
section and the main room is fitted
with bank fixtures with steel cages,
marble counters and a freproof vault.
The outer floor is of mosaic work,
while the floor behind the counter is Of
rock maple. The vault is freproof as
well as burglar proof and will hold the
records of the college for years to come
1t is fitted with steel bookracks and
steel boxes for the keeping of accounts.
The outer office of the president and
I INC HILL Oluc6 Oh -Cuo secretary are MT
ted with steel racks and frames for the
keeping of records. ~ j
The second floor is turned over to the
use of the departments of mathematics,
economic science and history. The de-
partment of history has seven rooms.
The entire third floor. except four
recitation rooms and one large lecture
room, which are for the department of
oratory, are used by the department of
botany. In all, this department has
some nineteen rooms, including six lab
oratories and two artist rooms for its
own exclusive use. ~
Greenhouse in the Attic,
The whole of the attic floor is used
as large greenhouse. with all proper
appliances for making actual tests of
the growth of plants.
The dome, about which there was
SO much controversy at one time. is of
copper and covered with hard burnt,
green clay tile. There will be no means
of access to it.
/ The building presents strong elias.
sic style, with Grecian effect running
thru the exterior. It has a frontage OF
ZIG feet and is 112 feet deep and has
$4,000 square feet of floor space.
The construction is Of Bedford stone
iron framework and thoro freproofna
thruout.