History of Cerro Gordo County, IowaFrom materials in the public archives, the Iowa Historical Society's collection, the newspapers and data of personal interviews; also containing sketches of representative citizens . y. It is three stories high and has a basement besides, andis one hundred and ten feet long by sixty feet In thecenter of the main building towards the back is a wing thirty-threeby thirty-eight feet, with an eighteen foot ceiling, which is to beused as a chapel. Toward the extreme outer ends are two stair-ways, each seventeen by fifteen feet. The height of the basement is
History of Cerro Gordo County, IowaFrom materials in the public archives, the Iowa Historical Society's collection, the newspapers and data of personal interviews; also containing sketches of representative citizens . y. It is three stories high and has a basement besides, andis one hundred and ten feet long by sixty feet In thecenter of the main building towards the back is a wing thirty-threeby thirty-eight feet, with an eighteen foot ceiling, which is to beused as a chapel. Toward the extreme outer ends are two stair-ways, each seventeen by fifteen feet. The height of the basement is eight feet; the firet story twelvefeet; the second story eleven feet; and the third story ten basement is used for fuel, boiler and storage rooms and alsofor the kitchen, dining room, laundry, pantry and so forth. Thefirst floor is used exclusively for school purposes, here being foundthe school and music rooms and the living rooms for the the second floor are to be found the quarters of the sisters,the dormitories and the like. The third story is a large hall,supplied with numerous dormer windows and suitable for entertain-ments and exercises of various sorts and also as dormitories for. c/r/0^u^^ HISTORY OF CERRO GORDO COUNTY 457 pupils. In frout of the building is a tower surmounted by across, from the top of which to the ground is a distance of eight}feet. The academy was built at a cost of twenty-five thousand dol-lars and presents a handsome and imposing appearance and willbe an enduring monument to the courage and persistent energyof Rev. Father Lawrence H. Burns and to the self-sacrificing devo-tion of the many members of the parish who contributed so liberallytowards the funds which made it possible. The Sacred Heart Academy enjoys a wide reputation andstudents are enrolled from various sections of the United curriculum qualifies a graduate to enter the freshman classof the state university. The sisters who constitute the teachingforce
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