The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-05-20
new BUILDING
At UNIVERSITY
viii Be Erected at Once Near the
Other, Two.
GYMNASIUM AND CONSERVATORY
viii be Two Stories Above High Base
ment, SO by 81 Feet, and will
be Constructed of
Pressed Brick.

The board of directors of the Cen
trail Holiness University meet to-day
to go over the bids for the contract
for the erection of the new Musical
Conservatory building at University
Park. The contract may be let at
/ once, or further time may be taken
to consider the matter in case the
prices are not satisfactory. The build
ing will, however, be erected this sea-
son,
The plans and specifications upon
which the estimates are being based
call for. first-class building made of
pressed brick, 80 feet long, by 80 feet
wide and about 40 feet high. The To-
cation will not be in conformity to the
| original semi-circular plan, but will be
J in the rear of the two present build
| ings facing south, ABOUT between the
| dormitory, or in the neighborhood OF
the location of the little tower, fam
iliarly known as Victory Castle. 1t
viii comprise two full stories and a
high basement, the latter accomodat-
ing first-class gymnasium with lock
ers, shower baths, etc, and the other
two floors the conservatory of music,
| For the present the, upper floor will
| be divided into two large rectal rooms
for the Theological school to temper
arily relieve the strain due to lack
of room in that department. 1t will
eventually be subdivided into smaller
1 rooms for studios and practice rooms
| for the musical department of the uni
versity. The building will be con
| structed sound-proof throughout with
the object of making it most efficient
for musical conservatory.
| At the front middle entrance the
steps will lead up to large porticO
with tall pillars on either side. Two
front doors, one on either side, will
lead directly into the gymnasium in
that department without going thrO
the main part of the building. The
| basement will be high and complete
| ly equipped with physical apparatus
| A balcony will be constructed along
the south side and on each end of the
lance OF the building, will be arrang
ed for lockers and bath roOms-one
end being reserved for ladies' and tho
other for men. the gymnasium viii
| be used by both sexes at different
| hours. The first floor will be used
| oil al I,yt NH MT
IL being divided into about twenty
rooms including the four studios OF
| instruction rooms, an Office and four
teen or fifteen practice rooms. These
| will all be well lighted and equipped
with pianos and, being constructed sc
| as to deaden the sound, will provide
| abundant facilities for the school Of
music.
The building will be constructed
more with view towards efficiency
than beauty, but will be attractive in
| appearance and durable in quality. Its
erection has been necessitated by the
remarkable growth of the musical de
partment and the consequent crowd
ing of other work in the college. The
new equipment will allow all branches
of the college work to spread out and
another building will undoubtedly soor
be required to take care of other de
partments which are now using about
all the room hat can be allotted tC
them. 1t is probable that work or
the new building will be IN progress
by the time the National Holiness
camp meeting opens next month.