DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-03-05
NEW DORMITORY
AT STETSON

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Last year plans were adopted for
the erection of a new dor,nitory
at Stetson University, The work
OF building was at once begun.
Dean Smith, with his surveying
class staked off the ground, Pro-
fessor Cotton had already drawn
the plans of the building. Profess
or Osborne had made estimates on
the cost of it Mr. ] B. Conrad,
gave $4,000 worth of bricks for
the foundations. The University
set aside from its general fund the
amount OF money that had been
received from insurance paid after
the burning, six years ago, of Con-
rad Hall. This money and a little
more from the general funds
amounted to S546s.SS Adding
Mr.. Conrad's $4,000 makes $4,000.
and over.
Before the end of Summer the
work had to stop for lack of funds.
The foundations were in and a good
beginning had been made. The
plans and specifications called for
a good solid brick building, 1t
would not be wise to build any
more frame buildings on the Stet-
son campus. The building is
coated on the east side of the uni
versity property, on line intended
to be the cast boundary of a big
university quadrangle. In the
course of time the frame buildings
will be removed. Mr.. Stetson him
self, before his death, talked OF it,
and advised it not as an immedi-
ate necessity but as one that would
soon be upon us. 1t is not the pur-
pose to cast aside any frame build
ing at present, but in their time
they will all come out and glorl-
Gus big quadrangle for college pur-
poses will be there, bounded by the
library on the south, by the new
dormitory on the east, by the wing
of Chaudoin on the north, and by
Chaudoin, DeLand and Elizabeth
Halls on the west. 1t is often sale
that Stetson University has nc
campus, but that can no longer be
said. 1t has a big campus now.
The day after Presentation Day
Mr.. 7. B. Conrad signified his viii
lingness to contribute ST. 5000 II
cash toward the completion of th'
new building; this has already beer
paid. In a few days $1,000 hao
been raised as follows:
+ B. Conrad ... ..,.., $1,000 oc
!. Howell Cummings, 49,. 1000 OF
A Friend .,....,... 1000 .oe
John b. Stetson, Jr $500. 500 OF
E. o. Painter ,....... 500 oe
A Friend ...,........ 500 oe
Miscellaneous .... 500 Oc
The building will cost Owe
10000. How much over, NJ
one can say Every effort is being
made to build it with economy
It is necessary to raise abou
s7,ooo.oo One-third of thu
amount is promised on condition o
raising the other two-thirds. Thu
citizens of DeLand can easily raise
this amount if they will.
There are two reasons why ever.
citizen should assist, The frs
reason is selfish one: 1t is to tn
interest of every merchant and 0
every citizen to help the unlversi,.
to prosper. 1t brings students t.
Dciand. More than 200 addition
al students, many of them wit
their parents, have come TO DE
Land during the last few years
These Students spend a good man.
dollars in town They pay a goo
deal of money into the university
most of which is paid out to tn
faculty, to the laborers, and to tn
shop keepers. The second reaso'
why one should help is better rea
son, because it is unselfish. Ever
person ought to be glad that he !
invited to have a share in the ed''
cation of the young.
The new dormitory is to be tw
story brick building, The plan @
it is simple and artistic. 1t WI
accommodate seventy students, !
will add to the income of the uni
vcrsity in the way of room rents