Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-09
Hardin Ladies, COLLEGE.

This College owes its existence to the liber-
ality of Ex-Governor c. II. Hardin. whose con
tributiOns TO it amount to $1,000. besides
many thousands 10 others. The follow
ing is an accurate exhibit OF the property OF
the college: Value Of grounds and buildings,
$1,000 endowment $4,000; scientific appara-
tuS. 5000; s. cam heating apparatus, $3.50: fur
nture. Sl2,UOO. Total. sl36,5.0. The property is
all III splendid condition ana IS absolutely free
from debt. BY the terms OF Governor Hardin 5
gift, 40 per cent of the income from the endow-
ment shall return to increase the endowment,
until that fund shall reach
oNE-HAiF MILLION DOLLARS.
Thus the pcrmancncy ana wealth of the insti-
tuition are aS well assured as human affairs
can be.
Since the foundation of the college, eighteen
years ago. ITS steady increase Of patronage,
year after year. from Missouri and from other
states IN the South ana West, is in the highest
degree gratifying to its friends. and furnishes
abundant evidence that the thinking public APP
preciate the great work that IS being done by
Hardin College.
The college is located at Mexico, Mo. at the
crossing Of two great trunk lines of railroad the
Chicago ard Alton and the Wabash Western.
THE COLLEGE BUILDING
is handsome structure, recently built OF solid
masonry, in the most wOrEIaan-like style. As
u specimen OF splendid architecture, arranged
with special reference 10 the safety, comfort
and convenience OF college home, 1t stands
without a rival.
THE DORMITORIES
afford room for 100 boarding pupils. They are
large. with high ceilings. and are furnished
with ample facilities for ventilation. They
handsomely equipped with new furniture. The
floors are covered with elegant Brussels or in
grain carpets. The entire building, dOrmitorieS
and halls are
HEATED BY STEAM.
so that in the coolest weather every part of the
building has d pleasant temperature. The
radiltOrS are provided with valves for regulat-
ing the heat at pleasure TO any desired temper
allure.
NEW IMPROVEMENTS
To meet the demands OF an increasing pat
r0na-c, the directors have just com Jlcted
twcuty-one new dorm tories and are erect
ing an. elegant $1,000 building for chapel
service, ana for the
Conservatory of Music.
Tie building will also CO. tain recitation
rooms diningrOom and college hall. This
building and the college will be lighted with
electricity and heated by steam. Water is con-
vcyed by pipes TO every part Of the building.
hot water ana cold water on every floor.
At AN expense of $1,000 the directors have
Just completed superb building with music
rooms. and q large concert hall furnished with
handsome opera chairs, with seating capacity
of 1900
This department will continue TO enjoy the
superior instruction of that master musician,
PROFESS tR HERMAN SCHUMACHER,
who has trained larger number OF fine muSI-
clans in the south and West than any man now
living. His six wears sojOurn with us has
been continued ovation, and the brillianCy OF
his concerts the delight of all. Professor
Schumacher Is graduate Of the Royal con-
SeryatOry OF LeipSi-. Germany. and was for
years a pupil OF he great masters, Men
delssohn. David, Richter, Flaidy and Boehmc.