The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-07-01
CAN START SCHOOL
IN The FALL.
Arsenal Buildings Can BE Got
i'm Shape, Says Architect
Thompson.
Makes VISIT to Buildings and In
spects Them.-TeIls of the
Changes That Will Be
Made.
(From Thursdays Daily,

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Mr.. George W. Thompson. of Nash
vile, of the firm of Thompson. Gibel
q Asmus. architects. of that city. is
in the city today, looking over the
buildings at the Columbia Arsenal.
with a view of ascertaining what
changes Will be required on the build
ings in order TO dit them for use by
tho Military Training School. He is
here at the instance of Vice Chancellor
Kirkland. and other members of the
Board of Trustees.
Mr.. Thompson expressed himself as
surprised at the beauty of the grounds
and magnificence of the buildings, and
he thought the gift of the property by
the government was most remarkable
bit of generosity. He was seen at the
Bethel House this afternoon after he
had paid visit to the property and
inspected the buildings, and was asked
if he thought il would be possible to
make the necessary improvements lin
time to permit the opening of the
school in the fall. He said that il
would be utterly impossible to make
the improvements on all the buildings
in time for opening the school in. the
fall, but he was satisfied that several
of the smaller buildings could be put
in shape 80 as to accommodate forty or
fifty boys, and permit the opening of
the school by September or October.
MI. Thompson outlined the changes
that he will recommend to be- made
In the buildings, as follows:
The main building, known as the
ordnance building, will be converted
into a dormitoIy, and all the first
floor will be made into rooms. The
second floor will be cut up into sew
eral rooms, fol an assembly hall,
library section room, and other pur-
poses The top floor viii be used for
a dining room, kitchen, gymnasium,
ball room, running gallery, and plunge
and shower baths.
Both floors of the power house will |
be converted into dormitories, and a
new power house will be built in con-
nection with the existing smoke stack,
in which dynamo large enough to
furnish every building with electric |
lights, and power sufficient to furnish |
stem heat throughout the buildings
will be put in.
The one-s.ory magazine building will
also be made into dormitory,as will the
building which has been used by the
soldiers as a dining room. The other |
small building will be used as hospit-
al.
No changes will be made 10 the Office
and residence buildings. The Principal
IF the school will occupy the main Ar
,enal home. and the small office build
ng which has been used by the army
officers as an Office building will still be
Used for that purpose by the schoo! fac
llty.
Every dormitory Will have individual
,ilet rooms
Mr.. Thompson says that no school
building in the United States, so far as
le knows, will be as safe for school pur-
,oses as the Arsenal buildings Each
me of them will carry two hundred
lines the weight that will be put upon
hem.
Mr.. Thompson will return to Nash
lille this afternoon, and as soon as pos
IDLE will submit an outline of tho
bove plans to meeting of the Board of
trustees of the Training School. He
) now awaiting the arrival from Wash
ngton of the complete plans and meas !
rements of the buildings. grounds, ,
ever pipes. etc., the possession of which ,
will save at least months work. (.