The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-12
MONTEVALLOSCHOOL
NEW BUILDINGS WILL BE READY
 FOR OPENING.
Large Dormitory and other Improve ments Will Give Exceptional Facilities at the GirIs' In-
 dustr1al Institution.

Montevallo. Sept. 11.-(Special. )- Preparations for the opening of the Alabama. Girls Industrial School are being pushed rapidly to a close and it is probable that in spite of the enor- mous amount of work to be done the school will be opened on time.
 Col. Sam Will John, chairman of the Building Committed. has been look ing oveu the work and seems well pleased with what has been accomp- lished.
 The large dormitory, whose size pro- hibits any attempt at fanciful adorn- ment, gives the impression of simple but real architectural beauty, and for convenience 1t could hardly be improv- ed upon. Every room Is large and airy. fitted with large windows that afford ample light. Each room has a clothes closet, allowing more space for room furnishings, and every two rooms are connected by means of a dressing room which is fitted with convenient Iavatory that brings hot and cold wa ter for the use of the occupants at any time. The radiators in each room in- sure comfortable warmth to every girl in the building ,and the electric lights have not failed one time under the present management.
 In addition the building Is fitted with convenient and frequent stair ways that will make impossible any danger from a panic or stampede in case of fire. The fire escapes fitted to each room afford easy escape to any person cut of from the stairway. The recent attacks upon the school for im- proper and poor facilities for escape from fire seem to have been without foundation.
 Tn addition to the dornItory two new aokW fad df4R- ing the summer. One of these, the power house, has been completed and Is a great improvement in the equips ment of the school. This building, con- structed for the electric power plant and engine room. will be fitted with the best of machinery that will guar antee perfection in this department of the school equipment The building is well constructed and is an ornament architecturally.
 The laundry building. which is in course of construction, will be ready for use for this session. and its ser- vice even better than in recent years. Both these buildings are a consider able distance from the main buildings and thus all danger Is escaped from any fire that might originate in either.
 The construction of the new build- ings has necessarily reduced the build- ing space of the campus and 1t was thought wise to purchase a large tract of land to the east of the campus, and this was done a few weeks ago. The purchase includes forty acres of land and a large brick residence, which 1t is understood will be used as an in- nrmary for the school.
 This property Is directly in line with the original campus and buildings and adds very much to the beauty of the college and affords unlimited space for building purposes.
 The Department of Botany and Flora tculture in the school has been under an experienced instructor. who has also had charge of the improvement of the grounds. During the past year much has been done towards improv- ing the campus by the setting out of trees and shrubs and flowers and the culture of palms and ferns. Of course 1t takes time for any impression of improvement to be made in this de. partment. but the start that has been made will in a short time make the campus of the A. c. l. s. as beautiful as could be desired.
 In the past year the school has made greater improvements in its equipment and facilities for first-class work than In any year in Its history.