Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-30
ECHOES FROM THE LODGE ROOM
Norwich Hepasoph Officers Were Installed - Mooseheart Has Over 1000 Acres-A. O. H. Auxilsries to Join in
 Installation Taftvle = Eastern Star Grand Chapter
 Meeting.

through the moving pictures at the Davis theatre on February 10th, which will be Moose night. Surrounding lodges are to be invited to attend the Moose night performance and a, section of the theatre is to be reserved espec- ially for all Moose.
 During the first months following the purchase of Mooseheart in March, 1913, very little was accomplished in the work of erecting permanent build ings and preparing the large farm for an institution that-was designed to ul- tilnately house from three to five thOu- sand students. It was not until the Cincinnati convention of the L. o. o. M, in July, 1913. that a permanent or ganizatio1 for Mooseheart was reach ed. Under the vigorous activity of the board of governors remarkable pro- gress has been made. Miles of under ground pipe for sewerage, drainage, water, gas, etc, have been laid.
 \ large well is sunk the distance of two thousand feet in order to secure an unlimited supply of water. At this present writing, two ,dormitories are under process of construction. one for 120 boys and the other for 50 girls. The dining hall to seat 1,4o0 students, with necessary kitchen, bakery and storage provision, is also nearing it's completion. The buildings are con- structed of granite block, mauufac- tured on the grounds, of sand, gravel and cement in molds. with 0 granite and quartz facing to give it & finished appearance. All visitors to Moose heart are unanimous in their appreci- ation of the beauty and worth of this granite block, and agree that it makes the finest building material in every way. Its durability and it's beauty are considered as the final reach of excel lence in construction work. When these buildings are completed, others will follow. of the same material, for dormitory purposes, school houses. shops and residences for officers and heads of departments. It will be a wonderfully beautiful group of build ings that will crown the uplands Of Mooseheart farm. This cluster of houses will rest CT 9 large park of over 160 acres that will form the east ern base line Of LMooseEeart.
 Moosel1oalt Park will be the product of the best thought and experience of experts, who h2v5 given much care in the tlraw;zie, Of plans and prepara- tions Of details for this innprov ernent on the Fox River, that will hold its own for beauty, grace and art in a region already 90 worid-fanous for it's splendid estates. A prominent feature of the park is Moose Lake, which is 9 large, beautiful body of water in the northwest section.
 It would weary to go into details as to the methods Of instruction in the class rooms and shops at Mooseheart. The young people at MoOseheart learn the arts of trades, farming, manufac- turies and business. All the methods of academic department are directed to giving the young man or woman a broad, sufficient knowledge that will give him st capable mental equipment for the particular vocation he chooses to follow and to enable him to take part ln the lifa of the community in which he shall live as becomes a man
 ..:f ~H .7F 7;c fal1 Mooseheart strikes out in many new lines. It has declared itself independ- ent of much traditionalism in educa- ton.
 They use few text books of the tra- ditiona1 education. For example, in