The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-01

the first by a double stairway -four
feet wide, going up to a landing half
way and from there to the second
floor by a stairway six feet wide. On
this floor Is located two class rooms
OF the same size and arrangement as
on the first floor and also has a IL
brary and superintendent office lax
Is. These rooms are also provided
with ample cloak rooms and teachers
closets, as on the first floor.
The attic is reached from this floo'
by a three and q half foot stairway
and is so costructed that two rooms
can be fitted up at a later date when
the demands of the town require them.
They will make an excellent location
for the chemistry and physiology de-
partment when the high school needs
additional space for classes In these
subjects.
The planning of the heating and
ventilating system was done with a.
view to making everything handy for
the operator, the different appliances
being as nea together as possible, so
as to save the janitor or operator
many steps, for everything is within
easy reach. :
The fresh air is taken In from the
outside through two large galvanized
iron ducts run from the outside win
dows to a large box located on the
brick walls and directly under the
ventilating ducts which run through
the school rooms above. In these gall
vanized boxes Is located 185 feet
Of indirect radiation; this win heat
the air to a temperature of 20 de-
grees before being distributed into
the school looms. In the school rooms
the fresh air Is delivered eight feet
from the floor and In such a manner
that 1t makes a complete circuit of the
room before being discharged In the
foul air ducts, which are located in
each room, and carried to a lafge as
piring coil in the attic. In this as
piration coil is located a sufficient
amount Of radiation to insure a
thorough circulation all the time.
This In turn connects with. a large
v~entllator on the roof, and the sys-
tenn will work SO perfectly when
completed that II win change the air
in he school rooms under ordinary
conditions three times every hour.
The lighting system, too, is along
the line of the most approved. meth
DDS, all rooms being lighted from one
side only, this being the best accord
ing to the latest scientific ideas, and
the sanitation is perfect,
The building Is so constructed that
1t can be enlarged at some future
date without in any way detracting
from the architectural design and at
a very small additional cost.
Mr.. Gillisnie, who was here last
week, inspecting the school building,
stated that he expected to be back In
Dawson in less than five years to build
an addition to the building, all of
which it is hoped will come to pass.
Haxby & Gillespie, architects of Far
go, are the architects of this building
and are receiving many deserving
compliments In regard to the design
and general plan and convenience of
the building, and it is a credit both to
the architects and the school board,
who have devoted considerable time
to the matter OF giving Dawson an
up-to-date building.
1t should be remembered that
John G. Taylor vas president of the
school board while the plans for the
building and contracts for the work
on it were being made and is largely
responsible for Dawson having such
a. fine school house. MI. Niles and
Mr.. Devore, the other members of the
board, are more than pleased with the
efforts of the contractors and par
ticularly of w. F. Curren of Valley
City, who did all of the masonry and
carpentry work, as, well as installed
a large portion OF the ventilating sys-
tenn, which is unrivaled in any build
Ing for school or other purposes In
this section Of the country.
The work of constructing this
building has been very closely
watched by the members of the
board of education, for it has been
the pride of the board since 1t was
first planned. Everything in the
Building is OF. the best, the workman
ship will compare with any in the
country, the material that was pur-
chased was among the very best that
could be selected, and during It's con-
structfon many people from outside
the city who are interested In school
work were here to see 1t, with a view
to getting pointers to similar build
ings. 1t is honest work that was put
into the building and 1t will stand as a
monument to all that have had any
thing to do with Its construction and
viii rebound to- their credit for many
years.