Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-25
Building and Equipment,

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Building and Equipment. g 4
The plant of the State Normal and
Industrial school consiste Of five main
buildings and .poWcr plant and en-
sine laboratory. s&t
Carnegie hall: This isratiour story
pressed brick structure, beautiful and
commodiOus. In 1t are found the nor,
nal departments. departments of sci
emce, Sslish, athsatycs,- raumercial
arts, fine arts, insfrumentul music and
he library. In each department the
equipment is such that students may
cap the most generous returns from
heir efforts. Physics, cheistry, biol
ogy and physiography are taught in
Ia laboratories in the most approved
manner; the department OF English
has access to abundant literature, the
commercial department is provided
With typeWriters, sduplica'ors, Edison
'ictation phonograph recorders, etc:
he department Of music owns eight
Ugh grade pianos and supplements
hese with rented Instruments; the
'epar.ment OF fine arts is equipped
With easels. drawing desSs, tables. a
'arge number of casts, lockers, kiln
or burning china, etc: the library is
generously provided With fiction, his.
! DRY, biography s~seieaatific works, ref tf
renee texts. etc. is eqnippel with o
'abipet finding LIST and POole's index
and is gradually accommodating bound
volumes Of the standard magazines.
Home Economics Building.
This Is a three-story red brick
huild:ng iii which is housed the de-
nartment OF domestic science. and art.
The department occupies the entire
upper floor and the lower floor In
'art, and is equipped with sewing ma
hines, charts. lockers, tables, desks
,:6okligt Utensils range individual gas
~toves and ovens and with the neces-
sary demonstration table. dishes, sill.
"nrware. linen, glassware, etc., for a
lining room, . b.,
Mechanics Arts.
The mechanic arts building lis a
two-spry red brick structure 70 feet
wide by 14O fee! long. The depart
ment of mechauica! ,d'11Wing,, car
reutry and turnerv occupy the upper
floor and are equipped with drafting
benches, lathes. ,benchesi individual
md special tools. Fox trimmer, NOR
user, tenoning machine, band saw,
etc. The lower floor is, occupied bv
the machine shop and the department
If steam and gas engines. The ma
chine shop is equipped wis., engine
'athes, ,shaper. rIaner. milling ma.
,b;ne, hack saw. grinder. etc.
The department of steam and gas
engines, is. equipped with a thirty-tive
horse power Ideal engine; a twenty.
horse power. horizontal side crank
Howell engine, " Gaar Scott disn"unt
ed traction engine; tWentyIllorse
power %autonatic gasoline engine; a
Case traction engine; International
psrtab le. a engine: o. four-horse DOW
er Reliable gasoline engine; a Gray
Marine motor: a six-hOrse power Free.
port gasoline engine, calorimeters;
Crosby steam engine indicator; Ans
Ter planimeter; friction brake; water
meter; injector; pumps; traps; boiler
attachments, etc. .1 "
The Armory.
The Armory is a tWo-story red brick
uilding. The first floor is occupied by
the classesi in forging, and is equipped
with doWn-draft FORCES, anvils, ham
mers vises, etc. The second floor
constitutes the gymnasium and arm
ory proper, and is equipped with dumb
bells, Indian clubs, horizontal bar,
Sings, spring board, Naultina
horse, mats and the usual apparatus
for physical farming. and with shower
baths and lockers.
The Demonstration Farm.
Thirty. acres adjacent to the build
-inRS- haNe-been reserved for a demon
straticn farm. One section has been
fenced for cultivation. The demon
~stration strips will average one.tenth
acre each in area. are careSsN cul-
tivated and the results used in classes
in agriculture.
Athletic Field.
The NJ athletic field is 2SS feet by
1886 feet long. enclosed. and in It are
found the baseball diamond. football
field, outdoor. basketball field, rifle
range AND grand stand. Here are held
the out.of.door meets and the target
practice OF Company A.
Literary Activities.
There are. two literary societies, one
for young women and another for
young msn. The Alphian is the or
~ganizat!on Of the young women, and