Power Plant
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| 201 | College coal bill is $36,000 for winter College Eye 23:48, p.4 |
College burned 8164 tons of coal. | |
| 202 | Heating plant puzzles co-ed reporter; pleasure trip turns out to be assignment and nets this story as result College Eye 23:48, p.2 |
A look at the new Power Plant, now under construction. | |
| 203 | Installation of new piping is now in process on campus College Eye 23:48, p.1 |
Need to provide sufficient fall for sewer. | |
| 204 | Twenty-five State Teachers students climb to heights College Eye 23:48, p.4 |
A number of students have climbed the new smokestack and left their names there. | |
| 205 | Heating plant here will be finished soon; equipment installation begun, states Supt. E. E. Cole; contracts are granted for varied types of apparatus College Eye 23:33, p.1 |
Installation of technical equipment now under way; hope to be ready by October. | |
| 206 | The installation of equipment Public Relations News Release 1931:258, p.1 |
Work on boiler installation to begin March 1; conveyer and stoker work to begin March 15; alternating current to replace direct current; turbine flook work now under way; hope to have work compete by October 1932. | |
| 207 | College heating and power plant will be completed within month; smoke stack, tunnel, steel construction are now completed College Eye 23:27, p.1 |
Only a few remaining pieces of work remain to be done. | |
| 208 | Heating plant progresses Alumnus 16:1, p.17 |
Shops and garages nearing completion; smokestack completed November 27; structural steel for heating plant almost done; description of plant facilities. | |
| 209 | Engineers complete 197 foot smoke stack for new college heating plant College Eye 23:23, p.1 |
Stack is made of reinforced concrete; built by Rust Engineering; coal and ash units nearly finished; rain delays masonry work. | |
| 210 | The new smoke stack Public Relations News Release 1931:128, p.1 |
Construction of the power plant smoke stack completed by Rust Engineering; steel work on power plant building nearing completion; shops building still needs roof; steam tunnel to center of campus under construction. | |
| 211 | Work on heating plant moves rapidly; stack will be started soon College Eye 23:16, p.1 |
Structural steel now being placed; crew also works on garage and shops building. | |
| 212 | New heating and power plant Alumnus 15:4, p.7 |
Footings and foundations poured; photo. | |
| 213 | Power plant excavations are complete; all concrete footings and foundation walls will be finished within two weeks, says construction boss College Eye 23:13, p.1 |
Building will cost $90,000; Tapager Construction is general contractor; description of the building; stack will be 197 feet tall. | |
| 214 | All of the concrete has been poured Public Relations News Release 1931:5, p.1 |
Concrete footings complete; foundation walls to begin soon; steel for shops building is on site; chimney construction let as separate contract. | |
| 215 | Excavation work for the foundation of the new heating and power plant Public Relations News Release 1930:515, p.1 |
Will be finished within the next two weeks; base for smokestack (31 feet in diameter and 197 feet tall) is done; railroad siding complete; carpenters installing forms for additional foundation work. | |
| 216 | New siding speeds up work on heating plant construction; carload of cement is used in smoke stack base recently completed College Eye 23:11, p.4 |
Railroad siding makes deliveries easier; construction progress. | |
| 217 | First ground broken for new power plant College Eye 23:8, p.3 |
Tapager Construction Company begins excavation; will go down ten to twelve feet. | |
| 218 | Since all prospective "galloping ghosts" Public Relations News Release 1930:494, p.1 |
Francis Schammel and Art Olsen, football teammates, remove a tree which was in the way of construction of power plant. | |
| 219 | First ground in the excavation for the new heating and power Public Relations News Release 1930:488, p.1 |
Groundbreaking for new heating and power plant took place on July 18; Tapager Construction Company is doing work; excavation will take about ten days; then foundation work will begin. | |
| 220 | These "cloistered" halls College Eye 23:7, p.2 |
Thoughts on the factory whistle for the college workmen. | |
| 221 | Has new job College Eye 23:5, p.1 |
E. E. Cole, superintendent of buildings and grounds; photo. | |
| 222 | New heating plant Alumnus 15:3, p.9 |
Excavation begins on $365,000 heating plant; hope to be ready by fall 1932; shops, garage buildings, and railroad siding will also be built; building specifications. | |
| 223 | The alumnus returns Alumnus 15:3, p.17 |
Points out changes to returning alumni. | |
| 224 | Work on power plant will begin July 6 College Eye 23:4, p.1 |
Laying of water pipes complete; will begin excavation soon. | |
| 225 | Tapager Construction Company gets general heating plant contract with bid of $88,666 College Eye 23:3, p.1 |
Will house power plant, garages, and physical plant facilities; parts to be complete by January 1932; other parts will be ready in fall 1932; designed by E. E. Cole. | |
| 226 | Board of Education approves heating plant for college; new unit includes heating and power plant, shops, and garage buildings College Eye 22:32, p.1 |
$365,000 appropriated; will supply heat and power to campus; to be equipped with stoker; description of the boilers. | |
| 227 | One of the most familiar landmarks Public Relations News Release 1930:399, p.1 |
Construction of new Power Plant begins around July 1; lengthy description of the new plant and the shops building. | |
| 228 | Opening of bids for the new heating and power plant. Public Relations News Release 1930:400, p.1 |
Bids for new power plant will be opened on June 15. | |
| 229 | Construction of the new $365,000 service unit Public Relations News Release 1930:397, p.1 |
Work will begin July 1 on a new power and heating plant as well as a shops and garage building; E. E. Cole is architect. | |
| 230 | College officials and students use new blueprint machine College Eye 22:7, p.4 |
Description of the new machine; will be used by students and E. E. Cole. | |
| 231 | What is a little thing like 100 degrees in the shade College Eye 21:39, p.1 |
Temperature in boiler room is 120 degrees. | |
| 232 | Women's Gymnasium Old Gold 0:0, p.15 |
Photo. | |
| 233 | Students save eyes by use of new lights College Eye 21:14, p.1 |
Brighter lights installed in classrooms and halls of Auditorium Building; brief history of electrical power on campus. | |
| 234 | New eight foot candle power lights Public Relations News Release 1929:113, p.1 |
The auditorium is getting newer and brighter lights. | |
| 235 | Looking at "The Man Behind the Screens" College Eye 21:12, p.8 |
A look at the men who tend the campus heating plant furnaces. | |
| 236 | Plans for heating plant being drawn College Eye 20:41, p.1 |
B. P. Fleming is drawing up plans; bid may be let in winter. | |
| 237 | Legislature votes heating plant for I. S. T. C. College Eye 20:29, p.1 |
Will receive $288,000; plant will have four 400 horsepower boilers; will make switch from 220 volt direct current to 110 volt alternating current; should be ready for use by September 1931. | |
| 238 | I. S. T. C. may soon have new heating equipment College Eye 20:22, p.1 |
General Assembly will consider $350,000 capital request; new plant would be located in southwest corner of campus. |
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| 239 | Governor approves following askings for 1929-31 biennium College Eye 20:15, p.1 |
Includes $350,000 for new Power Plant. |
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| 240 | Asking total $680,000 for 1929-31 biennium College Eye 20:3, p.1 |
Seeking capital appropriation for new Power Plant. | |
| 241 | I. S. T. C. may soon have new heating plant; state legislature will decide at next session College Eye 19:43, p.1 |
Board of Education recommends $350,000 for new plant; similar plan rejected two years ago; need for steam increased with the new buildings; will be built southwest of campus and include smoke control. |
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| 242 | Mr. J. E. Robinson tells of campus improvements College Eye 19:35, p.7 |
Recounts many repairs and upgrades during his time here. | |
| 243 | Senator Hogue visits campus; compliments T. C. for superior service College Eye 19:20, p.1 |
Conferred with President Seerley and with members of the Cedar Falls Commercial Club. | |
| 244 | Growth of I. S. T. C. represents many years of planning; started as an orphans home back in 1868 College Eye 17:16, p.1 |
Brief institutional history. |
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| 245 | Electric Plant Old Gold 0:0, p.47 |
Photos of the current staff members; photo. | |
| 246 | Readers will note College Eye 14:25, p.4 |
Viggo Justesen and Frances Wheeler will continue on staff. | |
| 247 | Did you know that? College Eye 17:40, p.5 |
Facts about campus. | |
| 248 | New buildings for Teachers College College Eye 14:11, p.7 |
Plans include an addition to Bartlett Hall, a men's dormitory, a natural science building, a new power plant, tennis courts, and an athletic field. | |
| 249 | An ode to the smokestack Old Gold 0:0, p.234 |
Humorous poem about the smokestack; photo. | |
| 250 | Many improvements planned College Eye 12:22, p.7 |
College wants to buy land south of Library for a steam plant, a men's dormitory, addition to women's dormitory, and a home economics laboratory. | |
| 251 | Editorially Speaking College Eye 11:9, p.4 |
Praises Clarence Brown's performance on the football field; suggests needed building improvements at I. S. T. C. | |
| 252 | Photos Old Gold 0:0, p.73 |
Photos of the President's House, the College Hospital, and other campus scenes. | |
| 253 | Power house Old Gold 0:0, p.332 |
Photo of the power house, greenhouse, home economics kitchen, and Gymnasium. | |
| 254 | Science Hall and Gymnasium Old Gold 0:0, p.13 |
Photo. | |
| 255 | Interesting relic uncovered College Eye 3:9, p.153 |
Orphans Home well discovered in excavation for new power plant building; well is 132 feet deep and contains 36 feet of water; sides lined with sandstone. | |
| 256 | Construction of new power house will soon begin College Eye 3:5, p.88 |
Estimated expenditure will be $12,000; will double size of current structure; will include 300 horsepower Corliss engine; will power electrical system. | |
| 257 | Official Notes College Eye 3:3, p.53 |
Faculty added; power plant will be improved; looking forward to alumni meeting at ISTA convention. | |
| 258 | Official Notes College Eye 1:4, p.3 |
News of alumni, faculty, the Board of Education, and possible job opportunities in the Philippines for I. S. T. C. graduates. |
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| 259 | State board will meet; governing board of Teachers College plans to meet here some time in May Normal Eyte 20:30, p.494 |
Will be first time Board of Education has met in Cedar Falls; will look at ISTC needs, including buildings for manual arts, training school, fine arts, college hospital, power house, greenhouse, tennis courts, and athletics seating. | |
| 260 | Official Normal Eyte 18:29, p.452 |
Bruce Francis will be superintendent in Washington, Iowa; Clarence Steele doing well in Montana; Trustees make decisions on Library and President's House; adopt plan to determine rank and salaries of faculty. | |
| 261 | Official Normal Eyte 18:4, p.51 |
Faculty considering the role of Latin in the curriculum; debaters will receive college credit; physical examinations of students about done; ISNS infrastructure in good shape; band being reorganized; considering recognition of work done at ISNS. | |
| 262 | Boiler room Pedagog 0:0, p.143 |
Photo with boiler fireman. | |
| 263 | Engine room Pedagog 0:0, p.144 |
View of the turbine; photo. | |
| 264 | Our new gym; bricklayers will soon be here again Normal Eyte 14:26, p.412 |
Will used glazed brick on interiors; swimming pool completion date unclear; heating and ventilation contracts let; two new boilers will be added; hope that most of the facility will be available for fall 1904. | |
| 265 | Official notes Normal Eyte 14:11, p.172 |
Roster of those completing degrees; transition from military training to sports is going well; smokestack nearly done; Trustees select brick for Gymnasium; Alison Aitchison will replace Bertha Marsh; Professor Fitzgerald granted leave. | |
| 266 | The new smoke stack has reached the height of 110 feet Normal Eyte 14:8, p.126 |
The smoke stack will be 130 feet high. | |
| 267 | Official notes Normal Eyte 14:4, p.51 |
Training department enrollment growing; Science Hall construction halted to concentrate on the Gymnasium and smokestack; heating system installed in Gymnasium; leave of absence granted to Henrietta Thornton. | |
| 268 | The highest structure in Cedar Falls; five counties will be visible from the top of Normal's new smoke stack Normal Eyte 14:3, p.45 |
The smoke stack will be 130 feet tall; hope that it will be ready for this heating season; detailed description of the stack.. | |
| 269 | The building committee Normal Eyte 13:26, p.402 |
Will meet to arrange excavation and foundation for Gymnasium; will also build smokestack and power plant. | |
| 270 | Notes by the way Normal Eyte 13:11, p.162 |
Letter from President Seerley on other schools' gymnasium buildings and plans. | |
| 271 | The new steam plant Normal Eyte 13:1, p.2 |
New plant doubles capacity of old plant and can be expanded further; system ready for use. | |
| 272 | Official Normal Eyte 12:28, p.435 |
Board met and adopted a plan of tenure for the faculty; legislature makes summer session permanent; streetcar track to be installed; boiler house to be re-built; alumni Commencement reunion permanent. | |
| 273 | By the action of both houses of the General Assembly Normal Eyte 12:27, p.417 |
General Assembly enacts millage tax; ISNS will receive one tenth of a mill of real estate tax beginning in 1903 and continuing through 1908; will use money to erect buildings. | |
| 274 | Aristo Normal Eyte 12:4, p.60 |
Getting organized for the year; lack of heat has hampered work. | |
| 275 | The heating plant Normal Eyte 12:4, p.57 |
Partially completed; heat turned on. | |
| 276 | The Clios Normal Eyte 12:3, p.41 |
Presented program at McCaffree house. | |
| 277 | The gentlemen's societies Normal Eyte 12:3, p.41 |
Did not meet because of the cold rooms. | |
| 278 | Because of the cold weather Normal Eyte 12:2, p.18 |
School cancelled due to cold weather; heating plant was not ready for operation. | |
| 279 | Beginnings of the Iowa State Normal School Normal Eyte 11:27, p.663 |
Professor Wright recalls the first day of class at the Normal School. |
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| 280 | It is reported Normal Eyte 8:22, p.310 |
School consumed one hundred tons of coal during cold week. | |
| 281 | Expressions of disgust Normal Eyte 8:17, p.239 |
Heating system in Gilchrist Hall fails. | |
| 282 | Hon. I. J. McDuffie and Hon. E. Townsend Normal Eyte 6:4, p.39 |
Attending to business of new heating system. | |
| 283 | The new boiler house Normal Eyte 6:2, p.14 |
Contains three boilers; built behind buildings at a cost of $3000. | |
| 284 | The contract for the new boilers Normal Eyte 5:35, p.348 |
New boiler house will be great improvement. | |
| 285 | Legislature notes Normal Eyte 5:26, p.238 |
Itemized appropriations for ISNS total $48,000 in addition to the $41,000 endowment; a look back at earlier appropriations. | |
| 286 | The new engine room Normal Eyte 5:4, p.29 |
Nearing completion. | |
| 287 | The opening week of school Normal Eyte 5:1, p.1 |
Enrollment approaching one thousand; Administration Building should be ready by January 1, 1896; landscaping and drives modified on campus front lawn; steps removed from Central Hall; power plant under construction; teachers deal with crowded classrooms. | |
| 288 | Monday afternoon Normal Eyte 21:25, p.442 |
President Seerley and board members meet to decide on heating system for Administration Building. | |
| 289 | On account of some defect Normal Eyte 4:19, p.299 |
Boiler needed repair; classes rearranged. | |
| 290 | Eulogy to the Class '93 Normal Eyte 2:37, p.18 |
Commencement oration; humorous look at achievements of the class. |
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| 291 | Prof. Jameson of Iowa City Normal Eyte 2:13, p.104 |
Had contract for new steam plant chimney; work found satisfactory. | |
| 292 | The monumental chimney Normal Eyte 2:3, p.23 |
Chimney completed; will be a Normal monument. | |
| 293 | The new chimney just completed Normal Eyte 2:3, p.19 |
New chimney is seventy feet tall with a ten foot deep foundation; octagonal shape rises to ornamental head with iron cap; connected to steam room via horizontal flue; dimensions of $2600 structure. | |
| 294 | The new Normal monument Normal Eyte 2:2, p.6 |
Chimney nearing completion. |
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| 295 | Some changes Normal Eyte 2:1, p.9 |
Changes come from closing of boarding department; three levels of Central Hall remodeled; North Hall remodeled into home for Custodian; smokestack torn down and replaced by new one. | |
| 296 | The work on the new building Students' Offering 7:29, p.5 |
Steam heat is on; plaster being applied; speaking tubes installed; pipes for gas lighting inserted. |
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| 297 | The music of the hammer Students' Offering 7:28, p.5 |
Lathing is about half done in new building; prepare to put in steam pipes linked to present system. |
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| 298 | The change to low pressure steam pipes Students' Offering 7:26, p.5 |
Rooms now heated independently with much lower steam pressure. |
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| 299 | Mr. Martz Students' Offering 4:12, p.6 |
Sends up full head of steam. |
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| 300 | Our accommodating engineer Students' Offering 3:9, p.7 |
Mr. Martz is back at work on the steam plant. |