The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-08
THE HOME SCHOOL
Several New Buildings are Being
Erected This Year
WORK IS PROGRESSING
Structures Rapidly Risine and Will
Be Ready for Occupancy first
of the Year

Work is progressing satisfactorily
on the new buildings at the Mime
Sofa Home School for Girls. There
are now in process of erection a SUI
perintendent's home, hospital, a
chapel, two cottages and several farm
buildings. Work was delayed for a
time for two reasons, namely the
non-arrival of material and the diff
ficulty in securing workmen. Both
these obstacles have now been over
come and the work is going along in
manner that suits all concerned.
Additional buildings are greatly
needed. The four cottages have been
crowded ever since their first occu-
pancy one year ago. The structures
now under process of erection will re-
lieye the congestion and provide
quarters and conveniences for officials
and inmates for some time to come.
The superintendent's home stands
on the highest point of the tract on
which the institution is located, oc-
cupying point of vantage at the
center of the curve laid out
by the landscape architect. A
short distance back Of it, further
north stands the chapel. The hos
pital is some rods to the southeast of
the superintendent's home, while the
two cottages are on the east side of
driveway and opposite those already
erected.
The superintendent's. home stands
65x75 on the ground and will be two
stories and basement. The founda-
tic n of concrete, is in, and the walls
will soon be rising. The exterior will
be attractive and the interior is to be
finished in marble, mahogany, birch
and other woods. On the first floor
will be located the superintendent
Office, general Office, drawing room,
living room, dining room, kitchen
and solarium. An ample hall
with tesselated floor, wide porticos
with tiled floors, ard a generally at
tractive exterior. There are to be
five bed rooms in the second story.
Six fire places and mantels will adorn
the rooms. This building will be oc.
cupied by the superintendent and hel
assistants.
The hospital, 110x9O ground dimen
sions, is to be one story high with
basement. 1t has Coon Creek red
brick foundation walls resting on
cement, with side walls of hollow tile
which is to receive rough concrete
coating, the same exterior finish as
the cottages. The walls are up tc
the roof and joists are laid for the
ceiling. This building will be a
strictly modern hospital with the
latest and best approved appliances.
1t has solarium or sun room, with
south frontage, where patients can
take sun baths and sleep in the open
air. The hospital will have accom-.
modations for fourteen patients, with
ample apartments for the physician,
the matron and the nurses. 1t is to be
equipped with full culinary depart.
ment, The exterior will be of pleas
ing appearance.
The chapel is to be a beautiful lit.
tie structure. It is now partly up,
the walls having been laid some three
feet above the floor level. The ex'
terror is Coon Creek red brick, the
ground dimensions of the structure
being 50x5O. The interior walls are
Of Twin City rough brick, Of brown.
ish green color. The surface Of the
brick furnishes the side walls, there
being no plaster. Even the mortar
between the bricks is left rough. The
finish is both unique and attractive
The building has large stained glass
windows and Is to be surmounted by