The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-21

the vision in all of its magnificent SYM
metry. When you come to see it, open
ing day, before you can consent to enter,
you will stand and never weary looking
at the two superb buildings. On the
left is the large dormitory building. 1t
is of brick, painted a deep red, penciled
in white. In the center a tower rises
beyond the height of turrets and battle
ments, holding in its strong masonry
the clock that will strike the hours as
they pass on busy wings. On either
side of the tower, graceful galleries run
from the floor to the top story, the rail- i
ings of whose banisters are in the shape /
of upright and inverted rs. This gives /
the building an ornamental look, which /
on account of its massiveness, would be |
lacking without. The chapel building |
stands on the right. and is connected |
with the dormitory building with pas
sage-ways leading from each story. |
These have the same ornamental ratings
of the galleries in front. The chapel !
building is large, elegant edifce, built
in all the beauty of modern architecture.
The gothic windows, the fancy mould
ing in terra Gotta, the cappings of white
stone, the interlinings of fancy brick
give the building finish complete in
every detail. Viewing it critically there
is no fault you can find in proportion or
in manner of execution. There the two
buildings stand, more extensive than
you thought, more superb than you ever
imagined. Entering the dormitory build
| ing you come to hall which runs facing
| the dining hall. On either side are the
| parlors, library and matron's rooms.
Running parallel with the length of the
| building are long, wide, high pitched
| corridors, as well lit as the light of day
| can render. The first floor contains sleep
| ing rooms as well as the dining hall,
pantries and kitchens. The dining hall
| will seat two hundred girls. The ceiling
is beautifully finished in panelings of
native woods, divided by dark mahogany
colored strips. Tables large enough to
seat ten girls each will be used instead
of several long, uncomfortable boards as
is usual in most institutions of this
kind. The girls will attend to the dining
room duties, such as laying of the cloths,
bringing in the meals, washing and
wiping the dishes. Weekly detachments
will be assigned these duties. Weekly,
too, some girl will be commissioned to
play the part of hostess at each table,
seeing to the serving of the meals, etc.
Between the dining hall and kitchen are
the china presses, and pantries. They
are now fully supplied with plain white
: stone china, all neatly placed in readi
ness for use. The kitchen is furnished
with splendid range large enough te
do the cooking for the entire establish
ment. Joining the kitchen is the room
where the girls who wish, will taxi
lessons in the culinary art under tn,
|. teaching of Mrs. Edwards, the excellen
! housekeeper. The basement or celia
rooms all have their important usages-
the laundry with its improved washini
+ machines, the air-tight drying rooms
are models of usefulness. The stean
generators are in remote room, fir
proof, the walls being of brick and tn
}. roof metallic. Therefore accident b
!, fire is almost impossible. This dormi
u tory building has capacity for tw
e hundred. The rooms the girls wi
Is occupy are neatly furnished-insid
blinds, gas, etc. The bath rooms ar
u convenient and supplied with hot an
II cold water. A careful examination {
the entire building shows that the grea
Is est regard for convenience and healt
lie has been observed throughout. We b.
lieve this to be the best ventilated built
III ing in the State and the most healthfu
~ ON account of its many superior adval
~ tages in pipes so arranged as to maE
70 the sewerage complete, and absolute
ie proof against sewer gas. All visitors
VI this building are impressed with its loo
III of home-l like comfort and convenienc
al The chapel building has nine elegan
- ly finished lecture rooms; two of the
are for scientific instruction and are pr
81 vided with all the fixtures for teachiI
III chemistry and the kindred science
ay There are working tables furnished wi
-, water pressure, gas, apparatus for rap
III filtration, hoods and hues, rotor
pumps, heliostat, solar microscope, ei
Girls will readily take in all the difficu
oy things of scientific instruction taught
:, we'll by the use of these instrumen
!. Just here we want to say, that t
10 I q splendid equipment of this College
'h- all the things necessary to successful
D" teach analytical chemistry, is owing
the wonderful knowledge of DR.. R.
my Jones in this department. In this,
well as other things, DIR. Jones has saw
sn the people much costly experience
hs finding out Just what to prepare a
what was needed.
His complete mastery of the scienti
oW branches of learning, and his being flu
up in the rapid advance of scienti
'no thought and research, gave him
Wy ability to direct the mechanic just b
our to arrange all the things needed in tn
rooms where practical lessons are to
ack given. The recitation rooms in
out building have blackboards extend
Tor across two sides of the wall, with
windows at the back of the seats for
pay class thus the glrls do not face the lig
which falls pleasantly upon the bli
our surface without disagreeable glare. J
hall in this building is beautiful in
ood design, two archways cross in the c
'uid tire, from which will hang an cleo
y light, for in connection with the ste
=. heating, is q beautiful twelve-he
power engine, first-class Dynamo v
all the wires, lamps and globes
~ lighting the corrindors and rooms
VIII this chapel hall. The stairways
and broad, easy of assent, Queen Ann,
the style. Going up the first fight
lade reach the auditorium room and
buy galleries, which have the capacity
'and seating one thousand persons
I OF settees in this room are of ash
1red cherry. 1t is the most beautiful a.
cost ence room we ever saw, its gu,
used Windows with the colored glasses
isky lovely paneIed roof so full of arches
1t angles, its wide rostrum, its exqui
day finish, are worthy of enthusiastic q
X ton. So much now for the build
SIX which we realize our pen to be too '
'nsas to adequately picture to your imsg
lars ton, but you must come and see {
for yourself, and then you viii IN
'end, stand why We could only tell you