The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-07

was referred to the North Carolina Con-
ference.
The Conference appointed a committee
to solicit subscriptions and also a COM
mittee to obtain a charter who went ac-
lively TO work and secured charter Tor
the college. The committee on raising
funds worked diligently and untiringly'
The work OF raising money by subscrlp-
ton is at all times hard and it was es-
pecially so in this instance
LAYING THE CORNER STONE.
The corner stone of the first building
was laid in September, 1S43, but it was
not until 1876 that the building was
completed and ready for occupancy. The
trustees did not select a faculty until the
following year, when the classes were or
ganized and went to work under the ad-
mnistration of Rev. Samuel Lea. who had
the honor Of being the first president OF
the first chartered female college in North
Carolina and the second one south of the
Potomac River.
DISTINGUISHED MEN.
From the administration of President
Solomon Lea to and including that of the
present able President, bred Peacock,
there have been seven presidents OF
Greensboro Female College. No college
has ever had ADLER or more distinguished
and scholarly presidents than the men
whose administrations have made this IN
stitution a success and pride to the people
OF North Carolina. No institution OF
learning contains brighter stars in its
diadem than those of Lea. Deems, Jones'
Dixon Reid and Peacock.
THE BUILDING BURNED.
The college building was burned in 1863
in the midst of it's greatest prosperity.
Work of rebuilding was not begun until
1871. and on August 9th, 1873, the col
lege was re-opened in its present beautl-
iul and commodious building.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING.
The college building is modern in every
particular, being heated by steam, lighted
by electricity and connected with the wa
ter works. 1t contains a spacious chapel,
dining hall, study hall. society halls, art
studio, reading room, lecture, recitation
and music rooms, parlors and dormitories
for 125 boarders. The sleeping rooms are
large, we'll ventilated and nicely furnished.
The interior is commodious and admira-
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ridors are large and in winter are kept
heated at about 20 degrees, which gives a
uniform heat throughout the building,
thereby preventing the young ladies from
taking cold when they leave their warm
rooms.
The stairways are exceedingly easy OF
ascent and descent. well located. and in
case Of any accident the occupants could
easily and quickly make their escape
through the spacious exits in the front,
center and rear of the building; these
exits are on each story. and in two min
utes' time every one in the building could
escape.
The pitch OF each story is high-that OF
the third story, the lowest, being IA feet
The young ladies' rooms are so grouped
around those OF the teachers rooms on
each story that the teachers can easily
keep an eye to the comfort and good con-
duct Of the pupils at all hours, which duty
rigid rule requires of each teacher.
Everything is arranged and located with
view TO convenience. health, study and
comfort.
The school is extraordinarily well equip
ped with the most modern apparatus re
quisite for a frst-class female college.