Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-04-17

Hall and Library of the Philanthropi6
Society, each of which has an area OF
s36x54 feet. The Committee have
already set forth, to some extent, tn.
condition of part of this edifee. Il
S apparently the most lily constructed
5of all of the buildings. Too much very
inferior mortar was used, which has
resulted, III some places hear tue base
nent where the water was thrown
against the wall by the foul pipes, in
the falling of the stucco aud the wash
1 ,ng ont of the unadhesivc mortar. -
Here, IS elsewhere. there were many
: broken window panes. One scuttle
vas open, through which the ram had
damaged the building. This and the
New West were heated by pipes
: The heating apparatus in both is i'll
bad condition, and will need repair be-
sfOre they can be used in the Indictment
months. The plastering overhead il
both needs but little work.
The 'Ban Room" or s'Smith HALF,
as it was named by the Board of Trus.
: tees, located about 120 feet south OF
the odd East" and with the base.
ment two stories high, has length OF
l22 feet and a width of 30 feet. The
walls of this buil3ing are in excellent
condition; but being denied the KEYS
to the College Library, which is sup
posed to occupy the second floor, the
COMMITTEE had no means of ascertain
: ing the condition of the roof or the
: state of preservation of the books.
! Some glass IN the basement had been
broken, through one of which were
seen some chemical instruments. IL
: the basement there appeared to be
some lumber, the purpose of which
and the propriety of this storage place
for 1t, Your Committee were at a loss
: to conjecture. The Committee learned
that it was supposed that the chemical
and philosophical apparatus and the
scablnGts OF minerals were somewhere
IN this building, but for reasons here
ztofore given, they are unable to speak
with any certainty. No estimate fo1
repairs was made.
West of this, and occupying the
! most prominent position among the
Sgroup, Is the ''South building" Its di-
smensions are 50x16 feet, and is three
stories high. with an attic and belfry.
aIt has "a dormltories lexis feet. 9
sabout 12xl5, recitation rooms 2Sx36,
land 3 20X30. One OF these rooms, on
the second floor. was open-evidently
opened by a key-and some valuable
instruments belonging to the Engineer
sing department, as well as the Philo-
ssophlcal, exposed to danger and re-
smoval. The opposite room on the
NORTH side, once used as a recitation
Groom for mathematics, was locked
sThe Committee saw, however, that the
sciocks We're standing as they formerly
ibid. This building needs extensive
repairs to the doors, windows and
splastering. The roof is i'll Il worse
condition than any of those which are
covered with tin, and will need IA con
siderable outlay to render it protective
TO the interior OF the building. The
Fold Dialectic Hall, on the third floor
lis remarkably we'll preserved, especi-
sall.y III the overhead plastering, where
! he gllded name of the Society and its
Smotto look as fresh and bright as they
sdld more than forty years ago. On the
Iwhoie, the editice presents Il SAL APP.
spearance, especially to those whose
smemories carry them back over space
sof thirty Yeas, when Swain was Pres
sdent. and Mitchell, Phillips, Green,
Hooper and Fetter occupied Profess
3sors chairs, and gave the students the
! benefits of their learning within its
snaflowed walls. Mr. Utley's estimate
liz $500.
! Tue last building which the Com
.niittee describes is "Girard Hail. or
sthe ''NeT Chapel" which stands west
sOf the ''SOuth building" ard sonth of
.thc "Old West 1t is IJxG4, with two
s,loors and a gallery. l. is covered with
which are in a state Of decay,
}bavlng been IN use for nearly or quite
forty years. This roof needs immedi
Pate attention. Here, too, some dam
sage has happened to the overhea!
spiasterinG, by defects in the covering,
sand the sash needs glazing to a consid-
scrable extent. Mr. Utlev's estimate
:inc!Uding a new roof, is 1915. All of
.the foregoing buildings are of brick
land, except Girard Hall, covered with
.til.
The estimates above, are those male
,by Mr.. Ctley, who, though Il mechanic
,of much experience, has, i'll the opin-
bon OF the committee, greatly under
'estimatcd the expense which it will be
necessary to incur to place the build !
ings III such condition as the use for
(which they were erected, should re-
4Uire. The eNtont of the error cannot
be stated with certainty, but it isl
thought by the committee, some of
whom have had much experience inl
matters Of the kind, that the cost will!
exceed the estimate by at least one
hundred per cent, especially if the!
work Is done in a neat and substantial;
way, of first class materials, and the!
window frames, doors, seats and roofs;
are painted, an expense, so far as part
is concerned, of unavoidable necessity;
and unquestionable economy
In regard to the college grounds,
proper, consisting of perhaps forty:
acres, once enclosed with stone wall,
the committee beg to say that they are!
in a state of total neglect. Once they!
were among the most lovely in theE
State. Now the wall has in one orr
more places, been allowed to go down /
the gates are rotted or kept open, al
wagon way for general uses is located, /
or at least condemned, through thes
gate near DR.. Mitchell's former resi-
dence, passing near the South build !
ing, and out III the direction of thes
cemetery, the two excellent wells ares
in ruins, the beautiful shubbery hass
been grazed and broken down by cat
tie, horses ard hogs, the well graded
walks are rugged and worn, the en-
thrown up around the base
Of the buildings are defaced and trod- +
len down, and the cid oaks, in many
places, SCARED and chopped with the :
axes of wood-poachers, all bearing un
signs of utter neglect.
There are four dwellings belongingE
% the University, once occupied by6
Professors OF the Institution. Each5
lad valuable grounds attached for
awns and gardens. These are all &C
,upied by parties under the authority
If the late Board, it is presumed. The
committee entered none of them but
riewed, from the street, the exterior
the shrubbery in one or
more of the gardens has been cut
Town and the soil devoted to the Gull
ure of cotton. The walls enclosingk
hem are somewhat dilapidated, the 4
houses have a neglected look, and the
,orticoes and piazzas are sadly decay-4
"a. The committee learned that the
loor had been partially or wholly re-
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