Facts about KansasA book for home-seekers and home-buildersStatistics from state and national reportsFarm lands, grazing lands, fruit lands ... . el school. Ninety-three of the 105 counties in Kansas are repre-sented in the school, and there are students from nineteen otherStates and Territories. The building, recently enlarged, is a stately and beautiful edifice,admirably adapted to the purposes of the school. The main corridor isnearly 300 feet long, and the entire building contains 75 rooms, exclu-sive of closets and wardrobes, especially adapted to the wants of theschool—making it one of t
Facts about KansasA book for home-seekers and home-buildersStatistics from state and national reportsFarm lands, grazing lands, fruit lands ... . el school. Ninety-three of the 105 counties in Kansas are repre-sented in the school, and there are students from nineteen otherStates and Territories. The building, recently enlarged, is a stately and beautiful edifice,admirably adapted to the purposes of the school. The main corridor isnearly 300 feet long, and the entire building contains 75 rooms, exclu-sive of closets and wardrobes, especially adapted to the wants of theschool—making it one of the most complete and convenient buildingsof the kind in this country. The new assembly room is said to be thefinest auditorium in the State. It is supplied with water from the citywaterworks, with gas, electric bells, has telephonic connection with thecity exchange, and is heated by steam. The laboratories for theDepartments of the Natural Sciences are liberally furnished with thelatest and best appliances for illustration and experimentation. TheNatural History collection is growing rapidly, and is a valuable aidto class work. 32 KANSAS. 33 KANSAS. The library and reading room occupy a handsome suite of four roomson the second floor. The Music Department occupies four fine rooms on the third school possesses seven pianos and an organ, thus supplying asufficient number of instruments to accommodate all who may wish touse them for practice. The Department of Drawing is well equippedwith a full line of casts, reliefs, models, typical historical ornaments,illustrations of the various schools of architecture, photographs, etch-ings, engravings, stereopticon views, etc. Every year valuableadditions are made to this collection. It is conceded that no otherNormal School west of New York possesses completer facilities forinstruction in art. The department occupies two rooms on the thirdfloor. A room in the basement is furnished with tables and tools, includingturning lathe,
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