Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-28
Boys Dormitory, Hebron Academy
A STATEMENT AND AN APPEAL.

The new dormitory for boys at Hebron
Academy is nearing completion. In an
other week the plastering will be COM
pleted. The plumbing, electric wiring,
and piping for steam heat are all as far
along as they possibly can be at this
stage of the progress of the building.
The contracts for furnishing, for grad
ing, and for the absolute completion OF
the buildings and grounds TO the point
of readiness for occupancy are all signed.
The building is eighty feet long, forty
feet wide, three stories; contains thirty
two rooms for students; suite OF rooms
with bath for the master in charge; two
spacious recreation rooms on the first
floor with two fireplaces for the boys;
ample bath room in the basement, with
shower bath, ETC., and spacious fire
proof vault. The building is of brick,
concrete, iron, southern pine, and is
built with the same thickness of walls,
the same solidity and permanency of en-
dursnce as Sturtevsnt Home. This
building is promised by the contractors,
Smith 4 Rumery Of Portland, ready for
occupancy Nov. LIST.
Completed in every way, outside and
in, furnished and grounds graded, this
building will cost $4,000. The second
$4,000 was pledged with the condition
that the trustees should raise $4,000
also before the first of September. The
conditions Of this pledge have been kind
ly extended to Oct. 1st. 1t is thought
by the committee appointed by the
alumni and all those who advise with
them that if the alumni and friends OF
the school over the state and New Eng-
land generally knew how much was now
due and how small the amount, and that
il means that for every dollar given an
other one is given. that they would
quickly and promptly come to the res
cue and raise the required amount. To-
day y, $50. so is lacking to meet the con-
ditions.
The principal of the academy, acting
for the committee of trustees, appeals
through this article to former students,
friends of the school and friends of edu.
cation, to come to the rescue in the mex,
ten days and raise the balance that will
secure for the school the whole $50, 600
so that when the building is taken
possession of by the students Nov. 1st
lar for anything in the structure OF the
building, in the surroundings or in the
furnishings. The amount is not large
There are thirty-two student rooms to
be furnished besides the masters rooms
and the recreation rooms.
The committee appointed BY the trus
tees to have charge of this building has
contracted for furnishings that will cost
S72 a room. II thirty-two persons, for
mer students, friends of the school and
Christian education will come to the
rescue promptly with S72 each, the
amount lacking will be practically pro-
vided. To reverse this, IL seventy-twC
persons will come promptly to the res
cue with SS2 apiece, the problem will be
equally solved. This is suggestion
Any gift from one dollar up will be most
thankfully received.
The term has opened with 200 boys
and girls taking up their work with an
eagerness and earnestness characteristic
of the school. The trustees several
years ago established tie number 200 as
the desideratum of attendance here
The students Of the academy are in all
the Maine colleges, in Harvard, Smith,
Brown, Dartmouth, Technology, Wor'
cester Polytechnic, Tufts, Michigan Uni
vsrsity. Oberlin College, Leland Stan
ford University and others. The trus'
tees, faculty and the students of the
academy appeal to friends everywhere to
act promptly in this hour of need wher
the demand is not heavy upon any one
The students the more confidently ask
for this help from the fact that every
one of them has made a contribution
during the summer of sums from one
dollar up, many of them students who
are working their way through school
Faithfully,
w. Z. SARGENT.
Sept. 16, 1909.
Hebron Academy. Hebron, Me-