The Snowflake herald., 1913-11-28
Dedicatory Services
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STANDS Cn0 OnOWLdhS oCahC ASoetOhiy
Building. 1t is large square building
except for the portico' in front and a
small promentory to the west; an d is
made of reddish brown and white sand
stone, the brown stone being used for
the greater part of the building above
ground and the white for the basement
story. The cornish, window and door
frames, and the shingled roof are pain
ted in the two colors white and grey,
the roof being painted grey and the
window and door frames, etc. white.
The most notable feature after one
has obtained a general idea of the build
ing, is the striking portico on the east.
1t is made with corner columns of the
same material as the body of the house;
and has two large round pillars on each
side of the steps in front. The roof to
the portico is finished with the same eff
feet as the roof of the building. Just
below and in front of which, in smooth
brown stone, plainly carved IN large
raised letters, are the words: Stake
Academy. To the left Of this, in small
er letters not raised, are the following
FOUNDED 1885," and to the righ t,
Dedicated 1913." The steps and the
floor of the portico are made of harden
ed cement. Down the sides of the steps
extends small stone railing, termina-
ting at the base in two large stone posts,
which are about two feet square at the
bottom and gradually grow smaller un-
til they are finished off with beautiful
marble spheres, smooth and highly
polished. These are about one and one
half feet in diameter.
Going around to the north, one will see
another main entrance to the building.
This is through a large stone archway
leading into the basement story. In the
central stone of the arch, is carved, on
a much smaller scale than the carving
on the front, hand holding book in
which are written the words: ''Self Eff
fort Educates."
The grounds around the building have
a characteristic peculiar to student life.
In front of the building is small group
of locust trees, which, in hot weather,
serve as a useful means of shade as well
as being ornamental. To the left can
be seen the large, practically smooth
field track where all athletic meets, ex-
cepting basket ball, are held. To the
south of the field are the windmill and
storing tank which supply water for the
water system. North of the building
is the basket ball court, placed in sort
of wide trench which has been dug out
and walled on the sides with stone. This
trench like arrangement not only serves
as an excellent basket ball court; but it
also is a means of admitting light and
entrance to the basement story. The
space back Of the building is used for
an academy barn and fuel storage.
Entering the building from the 4ront,
one comes into a very small hallway
from which extend doors into t h e
spacious assembly hall and the library;
and stairway leading to both the up
per and lower stories.
The assembly hall, which is fifty by
fifty-four feet, is one of the largest
rooms in town. 1t is estimated that it
will accomodate between five and six
hundred people. The walls of the room
are finished in the cement plaster with
a wainscoting of pure white hard finish.
At the top of this is small wood moul-
ding The ceiling is laid off in three
large pannels, giving the room finish
&c, and decorative appearance. A small
rostrum completes one end of the room.
Two octahedral pillars support the cell
ing. The woodwork is of the natural
pine wood, vanished and polished until
the grain shows distinctly.
The building in all contains fifteen
rooms, consisting of library, principals
Office, girls gymnasium, physics and
chemistry departments, cloak room,
music, domestic arts, and domestic sci
ence departments, assembly hall, car
penter shop and ordinary class rooms.
All the rooms are finished with cement
plaster walls, vanished woodwork and
white wainscoting, very similar to the
assembly hall only that the ceilings are
plain in all of them. All departments
are equipped with blackboard room,
new furniture, and are we'll lighted, the
windows being unusually large.
In addition to the above mentioned
rooms there are two large halls, show
er bath and an engine room. The engine
room is down below the basement story.
Although the heating system is not now
in use, preparations in the way of under
ground channels have been made so that
one can be installed in the future.
The building has also been provided
with electric light apparatus; but until
an electric plant is established, it will be