The colored American., 1901-04-06

or lis more In D0rtauC buildings Uu-
der his ge leral direction the piaus for
the Tuskegee Institute Chapel. mag
nltlceut drawing IN which President
Mckinney srOze while here in 1898,
costing $40 0OO; the new Siater-Arm
strong Memorial Trades B uIding, cost
ing S35 900; Huntington Hal, q girls
dOrmltory, given by Mr.. q. z. Hunting
ton, costing SIC, 900; me new cow barn,
costing So 600, ana the Girls Indus
trial Building, TO be dedicated April
% I'D, costing $14 600. have been drawn |
and Che buildings constructed. Mr.. lay |
lor's reputation as an architect Is now
well established, He has designed |
many Important school buildings and |
residences which nave beeu erected in |
various parts of NOrGh Carolina, Missis- |
sippi, Vlrginin, Arkansas, Al +bama |
aud Tennessee. To nave graduated |
TcOm such a school as the Massachu-
seJts ;hOOl Of Technology is an honor
and tO ave represented the Institution
as ne has since leaving 1t, Is a tribute
Ia every way TO the Lnau's efficiency
aud ability.
Associated with Mr.. Taylor in his
| work at Tuskegee are Messrs. w. A.
e ayfi sid, graO uate Of the ArchICectu
sal Department of Pratt Institute,
Brooklyn, and w. s. Pittman, gradu-
aGe Of he Tuskegee Institute and also
| of the DreX6l Institute of ART, Science
aud IndastTy, Philadelphia.
MI. r tyfi, ii graduated from Howard
University IN 1895. During the last
,wO years of his study there be mad che
OppUr. r.unity to spend One-halt OF eacn
day Ia Che Office OF Mr.. A. B NuJlet, at
that time Supervising Architect Of the
| United States Treasury. An excellent
OPP 0rtunny was afforded mere to study
the best architectural work. Mr.. Ray
field entered the Department OF ArcnI
! lecture, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.
Y, in the fail OF 1896 and gradual ed
with hOnOrs In 1899 During the sun
mer OF 1900 ne spent the time in visit
ing the Manual Training Department
Of the public schools OF Washington,
the Baltimore POIyteshnic Institute;
Baltimore; the Philadelphia Normal
training school; the New York Trade
lScuOol; aud the Archi5ectu raI EX nIbIL
OF Columbia University. New YORK;
and the Coutral PolytechnIc Institute
OF London, England. the OBJECT being
| TO gain such information and help az
J would aid htm III helping the students
al ruskegee.
MI, Putnam graduated from Tuske-
gee IN the class OF 1898 He was an apt
student under Mr.. Taylor and acung
: upon his advice, went 60 the DreXel
IIuslltute OF Art, Science and Industry
st ? Philadelphia. Nr. Ptttman Is rs
/ tive OF Montgomery, Alabama, and Is
Z graduate Of whom all connected With
, Tuskegee are proud. Mr- Pittman went
= 10 Drexel TO study architecture draw
g ing aud GRADUATED with the class OF
: 1900, receiving special honors and q
= sos,ciaI ,VOrI of commentator 40 the
= Commencement exercises at The hands
e of President McAlister. Supplement-
= syy to his work In Architectural draw
Q M at Drexel he devoted few hours
{ each week UO MT Chsnlcal drawing anO
= received diplomas from both the archl
9 recturai and mechsnlcal Department.
J. at the close Of the school term. June
r 1900 Because OF the exceptional aOlI'
t IJy and deserving worth OF this yount
4 man, he was voted free scholarship
e covering all preceding work ana ais
p he remainder Cf his BLRy at Drexe
l0urfDg Che second year there.
i Mr.. Washington feels that he hs
d been able TO secure thoroughly compe
3 tent men for this imp Jrtant DIVISION
n Tuskegee and that in establishing tC al
d ooportunity is afforded young coIore'
~ men To fit themselves JOr usefulness Il
d q line OF WORK tnaV always offers exceI
% ''--' EMMETT J. SCOTT.
. Mics Hanriarts Vinton Davis,