Souvenir : 1865-1909 . opriated $50,000, and the city of Emporia added$10,000 more, to put up this building, which was occupied by the School in1873. The basement floor contained a gymnasium, physical science labora-tory, engine room and cloak rooms. In the second story were six recitationrooms, a parlor, office, and three cloak rooms. The third story containedsix recitation rooms, and an assembly room capable of seating two hundredand fifty students. The fourth floor was divided into four rooms, one forthe library, one for the museum, and two for literary societies. The oldbuilding was now tu
Souvenir : 1865-1909 . opriated $50,000, and the city of Emporia added$10,000 more, to put up this building, which was occupied by the School in1873. The basement floor contained a gymnasium, physical science labora-tory, engine room and cloak rooms. In the second story were six recitationrooms, a parlor, office, and three cloak rooms. The third story containedsix recitation rooms, and an assembly room capable of seating two hundredand fifty students. The fourth floor was divided into four rooms, one forthe library, one for the museum, and two for literary societies. The oldbuilding was now turned over to the Model School. In 1878 the build-ing was destroyed byfire, but immediatelya new building wasstarted on the samefoundation and usingpractically the sameplans. You will no-tice, however, thatthe tower rises higherto the skies. It wassupplied with waterfrom the city water-works and heated bysteam. On June 6,1880, the dedicatoryaddress was deliveredby Hon. D. J. Brewer,Associate Justice ofthe Supreme
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