Show STUDENT LIFE As this part of the country is comparatively new no distinct style as yet can be distinguished and perhaps there never will be for happily the extreme seasons will not mould their inevitable style upon 11s and consequently we are free to adopt any or all styles with all their conceivable varieties There should not be two houses exactly alike anywhere and in this we have a good example in the infinite variety in nature Let me here point out an error — since it may be classed under style — an error too often made even today When an addition to the old or house is necessary a lean-t- o is room as commonly called a back tacked on to the house The only excuse for this abomination is that it is cheaper It may perhaps be dollars a matter of twentv-fiv- e more for a decent room but what of that? The lean-t- o is the most detestable freak of circumstances a deformed child of scarcity that should not be tolerated Another style 1 would advise against is the “story and a half” lhiild either one story or two The second story is both healthful and convenient Again the location of the land that you build on has much to do 49 For instance a with the style house that looks well on level ground would look altogether out of place on a side hill This however the architect will understand This is another good reason why you should have liis services A house is not built only for shelter but for comfort as well And here lies the secret of a house We are told that “a thing of beauty is a joy forever” so also with a comfortable house It is a daily blessing that adds much to the serenity of the household Have the rooms suitable in size for the purpose intended For example do not squeeze up the bedroom in order that tne parlor may be extra large that we spend about of our lives in the Why should that be the poorest room in the house? sevDo not build in the fall It will cost more eral reasons because of the busv season and because of the rush the work generally is poor The frequent storms are injurious to the materials parIt is not ticularly to the wood healthful to move into a finished building in the late fall start your building in the early spring and you will never H it well-arrang- ed Pe-memb- er ore-thir- d bed-roo- m h-- r Th-'-fo- re -r- egret |