The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-30
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IN IT'S new /. y HOME / ! ! ! !.
Splendid New Building Of This This
Institution Opening It'll the
Sessions Work. 5
A WELL ARR ri J PLANT Il

5# Especial to The 7 lines DIS patc I1, a!s
Oh ATTAIN, Y Az, pternbcr 29.5-rhe
new building gof the chatham y DISCO
palS Institute. which has been In course
OF more I1nn = M
3on last Wednesday, thus taxing NY
ri ace 4 81 the old plant. dest royed ~ Wy
I've he 18th Of February, y w. ..6
i8-stThere are few buildings In :. s1 '
that can rank withit In 1dlsn =. ! - !,
design bsauty q Z, o n,,rn eo ao styie.
.nme \ ancient Greek temple. crown n
Ing a hill, where the ailluge is pei :.
#fect and the view one OF lun SUI pas ~ -.
beatty and exte n f !, y u
i nd the co n tour OF. hill and Svale, II
N ia intermediate Landscape. ma KIN :; !, 2
picture Of surpassing vellnessstksl ~,
heal til Of this locati ton has 9 e s.,
II ed Tor fourteen ears and and II 's -
that could be desire d. 954
$Ss!3a AZ splendid Building. {,
II II .y Al Il ent er the new C Chatham 4. pis
conal Institute through a. noble Z por.t Il
co'@sup ported by large fluted column n
thirty feet high From thi 81 point y, yoa !
pass into the main hal which e e, - -
grand b proportions, rising from .l - !,
floor to the great @ dome =. oV y r nsau;
the Openings OF the three floors.aIh e,
together with the grand win ding. STAR TAR
& 5way,SE-so easy of ascent, presents 81
most charming effect.
The building is "a paraliclos g an : !.
with spa Ct Gus halls trimmings all tine
way throu h, making every part :, Of
Il the ullding easy Of access, with y tn
& Ing 81 To rs confuse r a person n getting
& In or out. there being stalrways ~, az
3 both y ends and in the mid de ~ :. g g
Y work done on this building Is credit
10 ali con cerned. and 1T would be herd
! Is find a structure more permanent AL
" bull /, m Every precaution has been
taken to protect It from fire. "a a n
abundance Of water being a. WAYS y on
svated many feet above the highest
pinnacle Of the dome: In fact there
Z viii be no fire In the building, it be-
Ing heated by powerful steam plant
more than 100 feet from the ID main
building. This entire plant is wired
for, electric lights and also piped for
n gas. The drainage here Is perfect,
and an immense sewer about 1,2O0
4 feet long carries Oft everything cal
culated to be deleterious to health.
ton with this school lis the large
grounds around It, the institute own
Ing about 100 acres; 1 this forever Sc
cures It a from undesirable mel ghbors.
The Rev.sC. 8O.s Pruden. the president
sof the board Of trustees. has labor orr.
this plant: in fact, has given his dtfc
X to n the work. and tina S without fee
sSs or reward. except a knowledge OF duty
we'll peri ormed. x II S
The Opening. ,ys44{{3
On the morning sof the 25th Of Sep
ii tember a large assemblage Of pupils
~ and friends met in the great ASSEM-.
#8 bly, room. and Z, the VI opening exercises
commenced with prayer by the Rev
ia c. O.. 8Prud en-, followed by a beautiful
81 and encouraging address by Rev. Mr.
CASTOR, the Presbyterian minister, IN Of
this place. who was followed BY Mr.
j.. H. Hargrave, Mayor Of the town
q whose remarks were apt and to the
point This part Of the program was
closed by some remarks by. the Rev
s Chiswell &Dabney. Mrs. Willis, he pres
ident OF the school. wa s on hand with
45s her, large corps Of excellent teachers
and Stmmed lately ook charge and com
Menced the work she hi as SO well an
efficiently conducted In the past,
8sSilSS The school is about II fun. and & II.
respects are flattering for the. 8 III
IL ture, as its record has been honorabl.
and usef full in the past. I3It is t. 5,
ped tina the ma ny friends who fav,
t5S 70 literally and kindly helped ia butlt
UP this mo st excellent institution VII
continue to- give It support It is ire,
i rom al al Embarrassment. a359S