The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-03

science school for three years; in this
way getting those subjects that will
count directly toward the degree in
the university. Many others have gone
out to other institutions to take high
rank, many have entered business
careers after the excellent preparation
afforded by the commercial department
of the school, and it would be impos-
sible to measure the good done in the
mechanical department to the boys
who have gone back to the farm or
shop with added knowledge and in
spiration from the work done here.
In 1909 the legislature kindly decided
that the school needed and deserved
some more help to better care for the
students who wanted work of the kind
and grade offered here. and provided
means with which to build a splendid
dormitory for the ladies, in which ac-
commodations are also provided for
the department of domestic science.
A separate building for the depart
ment of chemistry was erected and a
central heating plant was installed for
all five of the buildings now on the
campus.
Buildings and Equipment.
The main or administration building
was erected for the Methodist college
in 1892. It is a handsome and i'm
posing structure of red brick with
granite foundations. In the basement
are two physics laboratories, one for
elementary and one for advanced
work, with fairly good equipment for
both grades; the electrical engineer
ing laboratory with motors and dyna-
mos and a complete set of expert
mental equipment; the toilet rooms
and storerooms.
The first floor is occupied by the
girls cloak room, the presidents Of
fees, the library, the biological labora-
tories, and three recitation rooms. The
second floor has recitation and study
rooms for the comercial department,
the typewriting room, the Office of the
principal of the department, two reci-
tation rooms, and the assembly room.
On the third floor are located the
mechanical drafting room, the business
practice room, the preceptor's suite of
rooms and a few rooms for young men.
The fourth floor has the boys parlor
and several rooms for young men.
The chemistry building is of Hebron
brick, 39x49 feet square and two stories
high. 1t has a basement storeroom
and a gas generator in the basement;
lecture and demonstration room, Of
flee and two laboratories on the first
floor; two special laboratories and a
general laboratory on the second floor
The building is supplied with both
gas and electricity, and has a special
ventilating system. The demonstra-
ton room is provided with balliopti-
con of the latest type with projection
power for Opaque, microscopic and
plate projection.
Burch Hall. the ladies' dormitory, is
a flreproof structure of Hebron brick,
44x114 feet with full basement, three
stories and attic. In the basement are
the dining room, buffers pantry,
kitchen, storerooms, refrigerator, laun-
dry, cloak and rest rooms. On the
first floor are the preceptress' suite,
the kitchen, special dining room, PAN
tries, sewing rooms, and class room
for the domestic science department,
The second and third floors are occu-
pied as the girls dormitory, with par
lor and bath rooms on each floor.
The mechanical building is a one
story building of cement blocks. This
building contains a lathe room for both
wood and iron turning, and the bench |
work must now be done in this room
also; a room for the apparatus. for
testing the strength of materials and
machines; an engine room with sew
eral kinds of gas and steam engines;
a forge room for blacksmithing equip
ped with blast and exhaust, and a |
large room built for mechanical en-
cheering and drawing, but now being
used as a gymnasium.
The power house containing the /
equipment for heating the entire insti- |
tuition makes the fifth of the buildings. |
The city water and sewer systems sup
ply all the buildings, and the electric
light and power and the telephone
service of the city is also connected
with the school.
The school now has faculty of
fourteen members and four assistants /
1t offers special courses in mechanical |
electrical engineering,
chemical engineering, steam engineer
ing, domestic science, and the COM
nercial course. In the general courses
It offers good college course for the
first two years, and sufficient electives
are offered to make three years if the Il
student wishes to devote his time to II
college work. The college course pre-