The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-16
ANOTHER BUILDING
FOR OLD HOWARD
PHYSICAL and Chemical Labor
atories to be Erected
$4,000 WILL BE RAISED
Endowment Committee Meets and De-
cides Upon Pans-Dorsey L.
Lewis and DR.. Monfagus Com
mittee to Solicit Funds.

The committee on endowment for How
ard college has decided to take imme-
date steps to raise $4,000 to erect new
building to be used for physical and
chemical laboratories end a library and
make other Improvements on the old
buildings The new structure will cost
about 81 900.
Already a special committee has be-
gun the work of raising the proposed
fnLd and so far is meeting with splen-
did encouragement. The prospects are
bright for the actual work to be begun
on the building by commencement The
site of structure will be opposite Renfro
hall. the new dormitory. which was erect
ed last year at cost of $4,000.
Since DIR. A. p. Montague accepted
the presidency of Howard college that
institution has prospered and made rapid
strides along all lines of advancement.
Assisted by Dorsey L. Lewis OF Sycamore
u. success of President Montague and
his co-workers In this movement is
thought to be assured.
The Committees Action.
The committee on endowment consist
ing of the Rev. Dr. W j. E. Cox of Mo-
bile, James 3. Ellis of Selma. ]. W. Minor
of Ensey, the Rev. DR.. J. II. Foster of
Admission and G. G. Miles of Montgomery,
finding that the gravest need of the co..
lege today is for more recitation rooms
to accommodate the growing number, for
in an abanipn1 nd
physical laboratories and for commodious
quarters for library decided at re-
cent meeting upon the recommendation
of the president of the college, to pro-
coed at once to raise sufficient money
to erect on the campus a neat and hand
some structure, to be used for the pur-
poses named The results of the COM
mlttee's action was not made public until
yesterday. They appointed as a special
committee to raise the needed funds
Dorsey L. Lewis of Sycamore. Ala, and
DIR. A. p. Montague, president of the
college The appointment of Mr.. Lewis,
IT is pointed out, will commend this en-
terprise to business men over the en-
tire state in all portions of which his
marked ability as a fnancer and bus
mess man generally is known and recog-
nized.
Details of Plans.
The plans already In the hands of the
management call for a building which
OF the first floor, shall contain five
large and comfortable rooms. four OF
which shall be used for recitation and
lecture purposes and one as the head
quarters OF the ministerial students oil
the college, in which they will hold theii
meetings, hear addresses and be entirely
at home: on the second floor, one entire
side of the building will be devoted l.
the library, the other side to a chem.
ical laboratory to be thoroughly equip
ped, a storage room for chemicals, and
the writing room of the professor Of
CHI lmlstry. On this floor also will be the
presidents private office.
The building, when completed, will be
an ornament to the grounds, and viii
bear testimony to the regard In which tht
college, is held by thoughtfdl mer
throughout alabama. The architects viii
be the firm of Reamer Bros.
1t Is the intention Of the committee
also to raise several thousand dollars foi
the purpose of repairing the older build
ings and for general improvement.