The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-11
ADMINISTRATOR
BUILDING READY
NEW BUILDING AT THE STATE
COLLEGE is NOW READY =
FOR OCCUPANCY
WAS BUILT At COST OF 100000
Is the Finest College Building in the
State-Has Been Under Construc-
ton for Past Fourteen Months

The beautiful new administration
building at the State College is prac-
tically completed and will be ready
for occupancy by the opening of col
lege next week. The new structure is
the finest college building in the
state.
This fine building has been under
construction the past fourteen months,
work having been started in July, 1912,
and the corner stone was laid in
August of the same year. The new
building will cost, without the fixtures,
500, 900, the legislature of 1911 hav-
ing appropriated this amount. We had
the pleasure Monday afternoon of go
ing over the new building, under the
guidance of Prof. Solberg.
The building is located on the south
side of the campus, between the
Engineering building and the Expert
ment station building, and facing to
the west. The plans provided for a
building with two wings, as shown in
the cut on this page, but the legisla-
ture did not appropriate sufficient
funds and the north wing could not be
built. When another appropriation is
secured the Experiment Station build
ing, which is in a sad state, will be
torn down to make room for the other
wing.
The main building is 153 feet long
and 60 feet wide, with a wing on the
east, 7Sx74 feet. 1t is three stories
high and is constructed of buff pressed
brick, trimmed with sandstone. The
corinthian style of architecture has
been followed throughout the building.
The building is heated by steam and
lighted by electricity from the main
plant, a ten thousand dollar addition
having been completed to that plant
work. The structure is of steel and
reinforced concrete construction and
is fi%re-proof, the doors and ~mop-boards
being the only wood used. The wood
work is dark oak.
The main entrance is or the west,
and this is surmounted by eight col
umns that reach to the top of the build
ing. The entrance hall is of red and
green marble, and the pillars in all the
balls ora Nf urhtfo , rh1n Ernno tho
main entrance a wide marble stair
way leads to the second floor. White
is the predominating color throughout
the building. Every room is we'll light
ed by windows and the artificial light
ing system is a splendid one. A venti-
lating system keeps a constant stream
of fresh air in all the rooms.
The first floor will be occupied prin.
cipally by the agricultural and animal
h~usbandry and agronomy departments.
Prof. Wilson's office will be located in
the northwest corner and he will oc-
cupy all Of the space in the east wing
with his class rooms and laboratories.
DR.. Hume will have the rooms on the
south side of the building for his Office
and agronomy class rooms and labora-
tory.
The second floor of the main build
ing will contain the principal execu-
tive offices of the institution. In the
northwest corner will be President
Slagle's private Office and off Of this
on the south his public Office. South
of these will be located Secretary Lar.
son, in two large rooms, and the next
office on the tier will be occupied by
the registrar. Vaults for the safe
keeping of the institutions books and
records are provided for both of these
officers. The principal of the school
of agriculture has his private Of
flee on this floor, and there are also
two large class rooms. One of these
is provided with raised seats and will
be used as a lecture room. Two large
toilet rooms are also provided for on
this floor.
The main entrance to the big audi
torium, consisting Of three large
double doors, is on the second floor.
This occupies all Of the wing on the
e which is 78x74, and is without
doubt the largest auditorium in the
state. The main floor and the gallery
above have a seating capacity Of 1850
and it is provided with opera chairs
Of the latest design. The stage 10
extra long and deep and y provided
with q full set OF curtains. The stage