Howe Military School - Tatler Yearbook (Howe, IN)

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HOWE SCHOOL practlcally ellmlnated, as dunng sleepmg hours the electrlc wnres are dxsused and no fires are mamtamed except nn the detached power house All dormltorles are under the constant patrol of a watchman each nxght THE UPPER SCHOOL was completed ln the fall of I907 and IS admlrably adapted to the needs of the Juniors and the seniors It comprlses three stones above basement, and the walls are of a buff pressed brlck, wlth dormered roofs stamed red The type of architecture IS French Gothlc The mterlor fimsh IS natural wood and the maple floors are stamed The entrances conduct to a large llvmg room on the first floor equlpped wxth a red brxck fire place and mgle seats and furmshed with rugs and mlssxon tables and easy chaxrs makmg an Ideal hall for boys when off duty In the base ment are the lavatones wxth shower baths The students rooms are large and well lxghted many of them bemg en suxte Three masters are ln resldence m this bulldmg The buxldmg lS a memornal to john B Howe and cost S15 000 THE MIDDLE ScHooL lS a very spacious brxck buxldmg of three stones besldes the basement It IS locally known as Howe Hall The mterlor finlsh IS of Georgla pme wlth hardwood floors On the first floor ns a large receptlon hall flanked by the Principal s office a receptlon room and the barber s shop Next comes the assembly room for the Mlddle School The second and thnrd floors have rooms for the students the majornty bemg large for two occupants and a good number bemg smgle for one occupant Each bedroom has a clothes closet and necessary furnlture Some of the masters have quarters ln thus buxldmg In the basement are the lava tones sufliclently equlpped for a hundred boys w1th mdxvxdual wash bowls havmg hot and cold water Besides several shower baths here 15 the mdoor swxmmnng pool full of fresh tepld water where a boy can take a real plunge to has hearts content m perfect safety w1thout ex posure to the weather Adjommg this buxldmg and ln effect practlcally a part of lt lS THE GYMNASIUM the glft of the late James B Howe Its spacious floor IS maple 1a1d upon cement The balcony extends entlrely around the great room and IS designed for a runnlng track Provision IS made for basket ball and other mdoor games, for exercises w1th the usual apparatus and for roller skatmg Th1s gymnaslum also serves for a dr1ll room m xnclement weather The lavatorxes open dlrectlv from lt The Mxddle School 16 1 ' - I , . - , - . . . N . . ,, 9 . . . Y - , . . . , , . . ' . . , . , . , . I ' I . . , . , , . I I I 7 ' , - ' v ! Y Y . , . . 1 - I Y

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HOWE SCHOOL I5 Equlpment LOCATION Howe 15 a pleasant vlllage ln LaGrange Counts lndxana on the Grand Raplds and lndlana Ranlw ay fifty mxles north of Fort Way ne and forty, mrles south of Kalamazoo lkllchlgan lt IS accessable by the Baltlmore Sz Ohxo Rarlwaw from Avxlla Iunctlon thxrty mlles south of Howe bv the YVabash Raxlwav from VVolcottv1lle fourteen mrles south of Howe and by the Lake Shore 8: Mxchxgan Southern Rallw av from Sturgls Mlchlgan sw mxles north or from Kendallvllle twenty five mules south LaGrange 19 a prohxhxtlon county and the sale of tobacco to mlnors IS forbldden bs law THE ES FATE Bx bequest and purchase the School has acqulred verw extenslve grounds wlth abundant shade and well kept lawns A large field athletlc Held The School also owns and operates a large farm wlth a sanltarx darn for table supplles The beautiful Prgeon Rxver flows by the e tate Wear the School are Nmnescah Lakes where opportum tres for aquatre sports are provlded The Howe estate comprlses about 160 acres The campus IS ln the extreme northwestern corner of the vnllage plat THE BUILDINGS Graduallv there have arlsen to meet the growing needs of the School elght surtable brlck bulldxngs most of whlch were desrgned and constructed especlally for their present uses The heating IS br a steam plant entrrelx separate from the dormltorxes The School uses electrxc light and has nts own new and modern plant for this purpose All the pl lmhmg follows the plans of a sanltarv englneer who made 1 careful studx of the sltuatron and requlrements of the several bulldrngs and the plant ls mspected frequentlx The lavatorxes and water closets are constructed ln the most modern and lmproved manner and haxe a complete and mno uous ssstem of sewerage YVater xs supplled from an elex ated out door tank holdlng I5 O00 gallons filled bw steam pumps The drlnkmg water IS found bx the state LhCmlSt to be of a hugh degree of purltx Flre protection IS ample However the danger of hre IS . v . C K . . 'yy . 3 . . . 7 V . Y 7 , Y . , . . . . 'Y . 5 . , . Y . Y , 1 V ,V 9 V 5 1, A . . L. V 1 , I 4 Y K A - 5 y . , 7 Y- Y L I 7 - y V- I k - 1 donated by the late Mr. S. P. Williams, of Lima, is set apart as an u Q ' K y . S 1 . l T Y' . , ' .- . K . 5 I I l ck C as 4 v C K V I , v. . 5 V ,C Y . s s su K - .L 1' K I . D' 5 K K ' . ss A - s ' , 4 4. ' Y z 1 . . . . . , ' 1 - - , ' vv . . . . 5 v y 1 . .

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HOWE SCHOOL 7 has three rndependent starrways one rn the tower another rn the gym naslum the other rn the mrddle hall commumcatmg wrth all floors thus rnsurmg safe and raprd egress when necessary The cost of the burldmg was about Szoooo KN ICKERBACKER HALL lres ln right angles wlth Howe Hall to whrch It rs attached It IS of brrck constructron and has two storres The upper floor formerly the chapel rs a large hall wrth Gothxc cerlmg The lower Hoor has the busmess offices Upstarrs there are rooms for masters and the muslc department St Mark s Clolster runs alongsrde facmg the mner court or quadrangle formed by Howe Hall Knlckerbacker Hall and Blake Hall permrttrng access to all three BLAKE HALL IS the gxft of Dr Clarence John Blake of Boston as a memorral to three deceased relatrves john J Blake h1s wrfe Sarah A Blake and daughter Agnes A E Blake Orlglnally used as a dmmg hall and afterwards as an assembly room lt has been wholly remodeled and converted 1nto a handsome audxtorrum seatmg five hundred for the proper presentation of amateur plays concerts illustrated lectures and other entertamments The parquette and balcony are supplled wxth foldmg chairs The wall tmt rs bnght green except for Ivory rn the proscemum arch The stage IS completely appolnted havmg full sets of new scenery a beautiful curtam of crrmson plush and electrrc border lrghts and footllghts Before the mam entrance rs a masslve porte cochere approached by drlveway and a cement walk The total outlay for Blake Hall has been about S10 000 MCKELZIE HAI L was bunlt rn 1903 reburlt m 1911 at a cost of 520000 one half of whrch w as donated by Mrs Howe and Dr Blake and named by them rn honor of the present Rector lt rs the refectory for the entire School and suggests the dmmg halls of Enghsh colleges The maternal IS buff bruck the nnterlor woodwork bemg stalned a weathered oak and showmg heavy cerlmg beams The plaster IS tmted a lxght green The pantrxes and krtchen are fitted up with all the convemences found m the best hotels The spac1ous dmmg hall contalns twenty tables THE CHAPEL IS dedrtated to St James and rn 1ts pre emmence rn desxgn and sxtuatron testlfies to the rmportance of Rellgton as the foundatlon of true educa I 1 1 ' 1 1 1 , . , . - 1 , . , . . . . . . , 1 , . - 1 1 - ' 1 1 - 1 , . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . , 1 - - 1 1 1 , . , . 1- 1 1 1 1 1 ' . Y . . , ' l . I . . Y v . . U ,, 1 1 a y -