Our New School House. The new school house was taken possession of on Monday morning by the teachers and a throng of eager pupils. And that they were pleased with their new quarters was very apparent by a look at their bright and beaming faces. "Oh, how nice!" and "Isn’t this grand?" were expressions of satisfaction heard all around. Yes, the new building is a beautiful and substantial structure of brick and stone, supplied with all modern conveniences. The foundation walls are stone masonry as high as to the surface of the ground, where the brick work commences. The brick used is Warren brick, manufactured by Lundgren Bros. The size of the building is 56 ft. by 102 ft., two stories high, besides basement, and contains eight commodious school rooms, a laboratory, ample cloak rooms, and a large hall on each floor. All the interior wood work is in "oil pine" finish, and is superb. The wainscoting in the school rooms is of Washington cedar, and in the halls of Michigan maple. All interior doors have an opening set with plate glass. A belfry, eye-brow windows in roof, and stone window caps and sills ornament the exterior which presents a pleasing appearance.
A first class steam heating apparatus, installed by Spriggs, Black & Co., of Grand Forks, supplies the heat, and the system of ventilation is the very best. Aug. Wallentin, of St. Paul, has had the contract to build the building, and he is to receive for his work the sum of $9,362.75. The steam heating apparatus cost $1,485, making the total cost of the building and heating plant $10,847.75. The cost of supervision and a few incidental expenses of the board are not included in that amount. Four school rooms are left unfinished, and these may be finished whenever the needs of the school require it. There is ample room for growth, and that is a good thing. The new school house is a credit to the city, and looked at from a business standpoint, will prove a paying investment, saying nothing of the far greater benefits, moral and intellectual, which the community will derive from a good school. (Warren Sheaf, Thursday, November 14, 1895, Volume XV, Number 50, Page 4)