The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-24

number OF such visits will be made and
thorough investigation had of the
successful institutionG Whatever
seems good to the new President will
be brought back to Montevallo.
1T was intended when the Girls
School was founded that It, should be
for the girls of Alabama what both
Auburn and the University are to the
boys of the State. Our efforts will be
directed to this end. We shall labor to
have Montevallo combine for the girls
OF Alabama the benefits that Auburn
and Tuscaloosa offer the boys of Ala
bama. 1t will be our labor to make
the school equal to the best of its kind
In the entire country" said Professor
Palmer In discussing his plans In the
early hours of his presidency.
Enlargement n Certainty.
The enlargement of the school was a
fixed certainty when President Palmer
was elected The Legislature had pro-
vided way. The Legislature gave
the school building fund of 5000. 900.
me expenditure of this sum is to cover
a period of four years Each year the
school gets $4,000 for enlargement. The
plans endorsed by the Board contem-
plate the spending of $4,000 or $4,000
which Is approximately a two years
allotment of the building fund.
general harmonious scheme of ar
chitecture for the school of the future
has been adopted in the endorsement
OF the plans. In general sense the
new buildings and the old buildings
VIII be made to conform to this one
central architectural scheme The
present dormitory at Montevallo is per-
maps the largest single structure used
for educational purposes in Alabama
But 1t will be increased and that i'm
med1AtaIV only xxyiII % h.
larged. but its appearance will be al
tered so as to fit in the general archi-
tectural scheme. The architecture of
the dormitory is a bit Heterogeneous
1t is characterized by several Vene-
tfan arches, similar in a way to those
which are so prominent in the archi-
lecture of the Hotel Albert building in
Selma. The windows and their orna-
mentation were not made to conform
to one general definite plan. The
Board has approved the plans of Sphinx,
the Birmingham architect, which will
change the architectural front of the
big dormitory building. 1t will be
brought fully into line with the clas-
sic in architecture.
The chapel and the class room build
Ing will also be enlarged so that it's
front will be on line with the front
of the dormitory building. 1t. too,
classical
The principal building operation,
however, will be in the enlargement
of the dormitory. This big structure
Is Incomplete. A place was left for
the construction of a new wing on the
west side of the building The new
wing will be built Immediately to the
same height as the wing on the east
side, three stories. 1t will be larger
than IA Uf hnx nIpr
back as far as does the central portion
of the building and the wing that is to
be constructed on the west. The CEN
trail portion of the dormitory will be
raised to add dignity to the building,
and obring 1t into architectural con-
formance.
The steam laundry and electric light
plant. which has been set Immediately
behind and close up to the dormitory
building, will be moved back under the
hill.
These are the definite plans for the
schools immediate enlargement. They
will be carried into effect as soon as
the contracts can be let.
Nest Successful Year.
Not ony In the physical part of the
school, but in its intellectual and NOR
al life. is the time suspicious for the
new administration. The school has
lust CtOSSu must SucCcSSlui year. IL
had $50 students. but it would have
had many more If there had been any
room for them The Board was much
gratified at the years work done un-
der the direction of Acting President
I A. Moore.
The resume of the year Is contained
in the portion of the Presidents report
here given:
This year represents a transitional
period in the history of the school,
and we feel that in some respects the