The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-21
n0RMITORY FOR COLLEGE.
Will BE BUILT BY COLORED STU
DENTS AT THUNDERBOLT.

,,-.lI-Denned Plans for the Building
Lurnished by Mr.. III. w. WitcOVcr,
who VIII Direct the WOrk-The
Studcnts VIII Be Un'ier the super
iutendence of Prof. Thompson
uho Teaches Carpentry-Instruc-
lion in BrickIayinS VIII Also BE
cuincd-DormitOry VIII BE the
VAST PretentiOus Building on the
9rnunds-IDstructiOn for the Stu
dents VIII BE Valuable.
NV dormitory is in course of erection
i, the grounds of the State Industrial
College for Colored Youth at Thunderbolt
rbe buiIding, when completed viii be the
largest and most pretentous on the
c,nfus and will stand as a monument to
the skill and ingenuity of the students of
tbe institution and the professor under
Who's instruction they erect it.
Last Tuesday ground for the building
WIS broken, ten of The students going to
work upon it, Plans were furnished by
Mr. f. w. Witcover. architect, who will
aso direct the work, Col. p W. Meldrim
and the ether commissioners of the college
having agreed to have the construction
TAX an unusual form. They secured Mr.
Njtcover's services, desiring him, not only
10 design the building, but to draw plans
50 comrllte that they might be carried
o,t nv the Students of the institution I'M
der the superintendent of Prof. Thomp-
son. who is In charge of instruction in
carpentry and building.
The plans were drawn as wished, and
Prof Thompson and his force have made
good progress thus far, their work having
been found accurate when verified by Mr.
Whoever. From time to time it is ex-
uected that other students will join in the
work. for which they receive modest re-
compense, so that, though many months
will be required for the completion of the
building. it will not be through few of the
colored young men taking part in the la
Dor
Sash, DOORS blinds, everything, in fact,
that is usually made at factories, will be
constructed on the grounds, thereby con-
tributing to the delay that will be expert
enced before the completion of the struc-
ture. but carrying out the wishes of the
commissioners in giving experience to the
builders in all forms of carpentry. 1t was
In order that this instruction might be Sc
cured in connection with other daily du-
ties that the plan for the erection of the
building was decided upon. The commits
sioners are agreed that the colored youth
OF the state can best be aided education
ally by practical information along various
lines of industry, and carpenters and
brick masons, full-hedged, may be found
among the students who worked on the
building, when it has been completed.
The dOrmitory is to be of brick, three
stories high. It's ground measurements
will be 10 by 127 feet. On the two upper
floors will be sleeping quarters, on the
barracks plan, cots being placed in large
rooms in numbers rather than having
small rooms for single students. The
sleeping quarters will be for the male
students, though on the floor below,
where class rooms will be established,
Instruction will be given girls in sewing,
cooking and laundry work. Complete Law
atores will be on the dormitory floors, as
well as a separate guard room on each,
where teachers will sleep for the preser-
walton of order and discipline among the
students. Besides the class rooms. on the
first floor there will be a kitchen and
dining room, where meals for the students
will ha sprVad