The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-08

ments later.
G. T. Epson is no relative of FL
lott Epson, former county commits
sioner.
Mankato now has a high school
building which is as modern and
complete in every way as any high
school building in the state. The
architects have turned the building
over to the board of education and
it will be ready for occupancy Tues
day. The building which has just
been completed is connected with the
old high school building and is the
same general style of architecture.
The lot on which it is built is 80
feet by 157 feet, and space of %
feet by rs feet, between the two
buildings, which ordinarily would have
been waste space, was utilized as the
manual training department.
The architects who drew the plans
are Chandler and Park of Racine,
Wis, who make a speciality of school
buildings The contractor who erect
ed the structure is ]. B. Nielsen &
Co., of this city, and the work was
done under the supervision of archi-
tect George Pass of this city. c. M.
Masters had the contract for heating
plumbing and electric wiring. The
building committee of the school
board, who had the general super
vision of the work were George w.
Scherer, w. B. Davies and Joseph
Blissenbach. Every one of these
gentlemen has handled his partic-
ular part OF the work in the most
competent manner, and the building
is one of which any city of any size
may well be proud.
Makeup Of the Building.
The building consists Of a base.
ment, endorsement, first, second and
third floors. All of it is complete
except the third floor which will be
used as an auditorium as soon as
the board finds that it wise to go to
that extra expense. The sub-base-
ment is on the low ground back of
the old building, and contrary to
the idea of many Mankato people,
is well lighted and well ventilated
1t is almost entirely above ground
level. This space contains the ma
chine shop, store room foundry and
sand room, the boiler room, coal
bunkers and forge shop.
The gymnasium is also located
there and is a fine one. 1t has a
floor space of 81 by sc feet and as
far as structure is concerned is as
complete as gymnasium can be
made. In connection with it are
the boys dressing room and shower
baths.
In the basement proper is the
gymnasium balcony and the girls
dressing rooms and shower baths
There is also a physical instructors
room and store room. The gymnasi'
UNI has an outside entrance, so that
people using it will not have to go
through the main building. Another
feature Of the building Is lunch
room. The fan room is also in the
basement The fan has capacity
OF $4,000 cubic feet Of air per min
ute. In the southeast corner of the
basement are located the agricultural
rooms and seed room. The manual
training, draft, high school bench
and grade bench rooms occupy the
space utilized between the two build
ings. These rooms all have capa
cious store rooms off of them. A man
ual training lecture room, with raised
seats for better observation are con
nected with these. In connection
with the manual training depart
ment there are rooms for turning
lathe and machinery, lumber store
room, and the boiler room Of the
old building has been remodled into
a fine exhibit room for the products
f the manual training department
All OF these rooms have running
water and sinks, and are electric
lighted Most of them are lighted
by sky lights.
The main room Of the first f1Ool
is study room for the freshmen
and sopbomores. This occupies the
southeast corner of the building
and has splendid light. It's seating
capacity is about $50. Off of thi:
are cloak rooms for the boys ant
for the girls and also toilets. Al
eighteen foot corridor runs thu
length of the building. Across this
from the assembly room are thu
principals office and eight recita
ton rooms. A natural science lab
oratory is also on this floor. A pass
age to the old building runs from
the corridor. There are two spacious
stairways to the second floor goin
I'D. one from each end of the corr
dor.
On the second floor is a larg