The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-19
The IL. &C. Music Hall.

Monday afternoon visited the In
dustrial Institute and College
for the purpose of inspecting
the magnificent music hall which
is rapidly nearing com pletiOn he
found President Kincannon bus
ily engaged in debating reply
letters viii h had feen received
in regard to the forthcoming
Pad IRE wski engagement Mr.
KIN cannon is one of those euthu
siastic, energetic men who
uts his whole heart aud soul
into anything which is un-
dertaken. and he is working just
as energetically to make the
Paderewski engagement a sue
&c s as he as 10 build up the
college, ard from the rapid rate
at which orders for seats are
pouring his efforts and those of
his co-workers promise to be
crowned with unqualified sue
cess.
Although very busy Mr.. Kin
cannon laid aside his work for
the time and accompanied the
reporter on a tour of inspection
of the Music Hall. The building,
which occupies Il naturally beau
tiful site IN the park just east OF
the main buildings. is most i'm
posing structure. 1t Is con-
structed of gray pressed brick,
according to the fgothic style of
architecture and the massive
columns which adorn it's front
serve to give it an appearance OF
solidity and massiveness that IS
indeed beautiful. To gain en-
trance into the building one
mounts a fight of stone steps and
crosses a tiled pOrticO to the re-
ception hall, upon either side OF
which are the offices and studios
of the heads of the departments
of vocal and instrumental music.
From this hall entrance is had
into the auditorium, where con-
certs. recitals and other musical
entertainments are to be given.
This hall is circular in shape and
is beautifully appointed. The cell
ing is supported by columns and
at the foot of each of these col
umns there is a dais upon which
are to be placed busts of Beeth-
oven, Bach, Mendelssohn and
other celebrated masters and
composers. This auditorium to-
gether with the gallery above
will seat about seven hundred
persons and it has a mOdernly
constructed stage, the dimen-
sions of which are % by ~ feet.
A magnificent Knabe piano
which was purchased at a cost
of one thousand dollars for spec
ial use in this auditorium has
been received and will be heard
for the first time when the hall
IL
The upper stories of the Music
Hall are devoted principally to
practice rooms for students,
there being 81 of these apart
ments. These rooms are each
furnished with a pianOand stove,
and each young lady is entirely
alone while engaged at practice
The department of music has
grown very rapidly during the
past few years and there are
nearly three hundred students
who are taking either piano or
voice lessons. The new music |
hall will be dedicated some time |
time during the latter part of /
February, and the initial recital
will be given by either Joseph |
Hoffman or Madame Fannie |
Bloomfield Zeigler. Negotia-
tions are pending with both of |
these artists and it is as yet un-
certain as to which will be finally
secured.
Few people in Columbus
realize the magnitude of the In.
dustrial Institute and College |
and the magnificent work which /
it is accomplishing not only in
the white girls of Mis-