The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-13
NEW BUILDINGS AT ATHENS.
WINNIE DAVIS MEMORIAL AND THE
PEABODY STRUCTURE.

Plans for Both Prepared by Mr.. Cho-
nte of Augusta, and Work VIII
Begin shOrtIy-One VIII BE Colo
nfnI style and the other Semi
CIassic-The University Purchases
Printing Press and Will Conduct
Its own job Office.
Athens, Ga, July 1.-THE State Nor
NAL School is not only increasing its
attendance and building up It's facili-
ties in added departments. equipment
and teachers, but it is to have two
handsome new buildings within the
next few months.
Work will begin in a few days upon
the new practice and model school
building. for which Mr.. George Foster
Peabody recently gave $4,000, with an
additional $1,000 for equipment.
The plans for the building. as drawn
by Mr.. Charles Edward Choate OF Au-
gusta, call for very handsome struc-
ture. The exterior will be of red brick
and mortar with stone and terra Gotta
trimmings, with details in a measure
classic, there being two columns
forming the entrance, which is
to be reached by a flight Of stone steps
about twenty feet wide.
In addition to the ground floor or
basement, there will be two floors. The
basement will contain dressing rooms,
bath rooms and a large play room,
which is to be fitted up most COM
pletely for a gymnasium. 1t will have
all the different kinds of exercise ma
chimes and bowling alleX.
The second floor will contain nve
large class rooms, room for SICK
children and room for the principal.
The third floor will contain a kim
dergarten room, or work room, spin
ming and weaving room, kitchen. din
ing room, museum, reading room and
teachers rest room.
Fhe Winnie Davis Memorial.
The Winnie Davis Memorial Hall
plans, as drawn by Mr.. Choate, have
been accepted and work on that build
ing will soon commence. The Savan-
nah Chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy occupies the honorable
position of having contributed more to
the memorial fund than any chapter in
the state,
The Winnie Davis hall is to cost $780,
900. 1t will be located on command
ing knoll west of the old Rock Col
lege building. 1t will face the Sloun-
tains and the view will be lovely. Work
on the grounds will be commenced in
few weeks and the cornerstone will
be laid in October.
1t viii be constructed of gray brick
with limestone trimmings and viii be
after the Southern colonial style of
architecture. 1t will be three stories
high and will be surrounded on three
sides by beautiful colonnade. z'here
will be an upper balcony, extending
around three sides, very much like
roof garden.
The lower floor will have a large re-
ception hall with handsome stairway
leading to the second floor On one
side will be the Young Mems Chris
tian Association room and on the other
a large reading room. The remaining
rooms will be bedrooms for two, we'll
lighted and we'll ventilated. There
will be bath rooms, lavatories, etc. on
all floors.
There will be on the second floor in
addition to bed rooms. an infirmary
and matron's room. The third floor
will contain only bed rooms. The
building will be heated by steam and
lighted by electricity.
The University of Alabama has con-
ferred upon Prof r. E. Park. of the
University of Georgia, the degree of
l.. H, ID. Chancellor Hill has gone to
Clarkesville, Ca, where he will spend
the summer.
The university has purchased splen-
did printing press and will equip thor
ough job printing office. 1t will do
all its own printing work in the flu
ture. Students are to be employed as
printers and thus enabled to help pay
their expenses while in college.
There is some talk among colored ed
ucators here of starting a movement to
establish here an institution similar to
Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee In
stitute.
Work has been started on the new
cotton compress here, which is to re-
place the Rucker press. which was de-
stroyed by fire last March. The new
press will be larger than the old one,
and will be ready for use by the open
ing of the cotton season. 1t is being
built by Athens capital
The City Council will probably call
for an issue of $4,000 of bonds with
which to erect a new city hall.