Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1912 — Evidently Got Their Money’s Worth. [ARTICLE]

Evidently Got Their Money’s Worth.

A visit through the fine new high school building will convince one that the school board got some building for their money. It is not only a large, handsome and well built structure, but is decidedly up-to-date and modern in every way. The rooms are well lighted, large and commodious, the assembly room being a splendid large room and will probably seat as many or more people than any other room in Rensselaer. The gymnasium in the basement is another large and well lighted room, and has dressing room and shower baths at either end, qne for boys and one for girls. The manual training room, also in the basement, is a good sized and well lighted room and is supplied with new and modern work benches, tools, etc. The toilet rooms are large and modern in equipment. Sanitary drinking fountains are provided in the hallways, where a constant supply of fresh water is continually flowing. The floors of the entire building are of hard maple and the finishing of bard pine. The heating and ventilating system is of the latest and most approved type and with the plumbing cost about SB,OOO. The heat is sup. plied from the exhaust steam from tho city light plant and is partly by direct radiation and partly hot air, which latter is forced to the rooms from a large number of steam coils. The ventilation is perfect. Cold air is taken from the outside through a huge galvanized iron in«tako and is forced to the different rooms by a large steel fan about four feet in diameter, operated by a 7 % horse power electric motor, which is running continuously when school is in session. The radiation works automatically and keeps the rooms at an even temperature. It is certainly a fine system and required an enormous amount of labor to install. The heating, plumbing and ventilating system was furnished by C. W. Eger, the hardware merchant, who has reason to feel a little chesty over the job. The entire cost of the new building, exclusive of the furniture, is about $31,000. It is a splendid structure and a credit to the city. “