Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-25
SOUTH KENTUCKY COLLEGE.

ready 10 open the fall session Monday
Sept. |. 1t is a school in which our
people may feel pardonable pride
aad future prospects indicate that its
greatest success is yet to be attained.
On the first of the current year, Maj.
S. II. Crumbaugh, practical teacher
of varied experience, and a gentleman
of indefatigable energy and wonder
full executive ability, became Presi-
dent of the school and it Immediately
entered upon an era Of prosperity.
Scarcely two months had elapsed
when on a fateful Sabbath afternoon,
Feb. 2Ith, the stately old building, with
its mammoth white columns reaching
high up in front, was consumed by
fire and the session was abruptly ter
minated. 1t was partially insured
and at meeting Of the Trustees the
next day it was decided to rebuild at
once. Generous donations were made
by the friends of education and the
Board was therefore enabled to re-
build and the new building which is
just completed is far superior to the
old one in the style of architecture
and the arrangement Of the rooms
and it is finished of in much hand
somer and more imposing style.
1t stands upon hill at the head of
Nashville street, in the eastern sub
urbs Of the city, and overlooks the
entire city nesting in the valley
below. TO give the reader an idea of
its location, the foundation Of the
College is on plane with the highest
church steeple in the city and 10 feet
above the top ofthe Court house spire.
The building is situated upon this
emincnce and is surrounded by nine
acres of ground. In front is a beau
tiful grove of forest oaks and fruit
trees and the green campus gently
slopes to the streets on three sides.
The building has frontage Of los
feet, with veranda of 60 feet be-
tween the projections on each side.
The Main building is three. stories
high and on the left is a tower lob
feet from the base, with an Observa-
tory from which the country for miles |
in every direction can be viewed.
The landscape from tins elevation is
very beautiful and a fine view can be
had Of the entire city. AS this hill
is over l20 feet above the level of
Main street the temperature Of the
air is always several degrees cooler
in summer than anywhere else in the
city. But TO return to the building;
On the right is y wing two stories
high, extending l20 feet and on the
left is one 80 feet. The recitation and
study rooms are on the left. The
great chapel is nearly 100 feet long
and can be divided, if desired, by IL
folding door very conveniently ar
range ). There are seven teaching
rooms and two study rooms. The
recitation rooms are provided with
blackboards OH every side and COM
fortably and conveniently arranged
in every respect. There are Is rooms
for young ladies with capacity for
Y bOardcrs. There are in all about
10 rooms, besides family rooms and
servants quarters. The dining room
on the right has seating capacity of
50 persons. The upper stories are
reached by 3 stairways-onc in front
and one on each side from the back
porches. These porches extend |
around the side of both ellis. Every |
thing about the rooms is entirely |
new and has been arranged with an
air of comfort. The College build
ing is now one of the handsomcst in
the State and one of which our city |
should be proud. The brick and |
wood work was done by Messrs. Jno.
Orr u Co., the mansard roofing by |
Mcssrs. Rea e. johnson and the paint
ing by Messrs. Collins 81 Price, the
first named gentlemen being the con-
tractors. Prof Jas. e. Scobey has
moved into the college and, will have
charge of the boarding department.
The military feature for young men
will be made specially and the north
west corner of the grounds is being
leveled andarranged for drillground.
The school will open with glowing
prospects and we are confident that
it will flourish "as green bay tree"
under Maj. Crumbaugh's administra-
ton. The advertisement of the COM
ing session appears elsewhere
and we append the following notes
concerning the members of the
faculty:
N.Y.