The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-12-23
SIO|lRE';Rl. COLLEGE;
MAKES. MANY ENTENsdyE AND
MCCHfNEGEDED IMPROVEMENTS
DURING PAST YEAR. =
And Located on Campus to Form
Nucleus Of a Museum. Presidents
House Completed, and Boys Dor
Ditory Expected to be Ready In the
=, Spring. a.. 80 !

Mit0ry Expected to be Ready In the
Spring. ~ So, 81 -, ~. =,
1 'Harpers Ferry, Dec. 21.-During
NO preceding year Of our =" history
I;have so many improvements been
made at the college. Myrtle Hall has
been greatly changed for the better
byi the. installment, Of a new steam
heating plant. For this a large
chimney had to be built The base
ment OF the hall was entirely over
hanled. What for many years was
called the baking room was united
with the Old Demonstration kitchen
! to- form new dining room. The old
kitchen was partitioned off to form
laundry and new kitchen. In these
rooms conerete floors was laid. A
hne new range has been installed in
! the kitchen. New, water connections
have, been laid from the Anthony Me-
mortal Hall cistern and a. large sup
ply tank has been placed on the third
floor Of the hall. Three; paatries and
store rooms have been fitted UP for
ASoStS noVf's'
As q result of these improvements
the girls board In the hall, the direc-
ton of all, Of which domestic affairs
Is under the supervision of Miss
Smith. Miss Hester Parker, 10, is
assistant In charge Of the kitchen.
AT this time there are about 7O|
boarders and the club is as large as
1t we'll can be.
The Presidents house, the corner
stone which was laid last commence
ment, is completed and occupied. 1t
| ID a substantial twelve-room building
excluding a roomy basement and at
tic. The house Is steam heated and
electric. lighted with other modern
improvements. Being located opo-
site the entrance to the grounds it Isl
very accessible and Is a needed and
decided addition" growing to the.
| group of school buildings. .:'I
| i. The new, dormitory-it is still I'M,
fnamed--ig craving. yBefore. this
reaches the reader most of thea mason
woSky Will have been completed. 1t
fis: AtHatAdT eroas the road, south
from Old Lincoln. ! Built III the form
of q T. it faces north with a. frontage
OF SO feet 9'inches, and a. depth of
~. feet 5 inches; the stem of. the r
stands southwark and is 80 feet g.
inches by 81 feet 10 inches. It may
seem over enthusiastic. to say but 1t ia
no oVerstatelnent of the truth. to de.
clare that this hall has one of the
most magnificent locations of any
school dormitory in the world. When
| completed it will be the finest build,
ing we have, In the basement will
be boiler and coal rooms, g. supply
room, kitchen, dining room. The
gymnasium will be IA feet in the
clear and will be fine room. The
dining room will be about IL feet in
| the clear and light and cheerful. The
building is three stories above the
basement. On the first floor will
be suite Of rooms for the superin-
tendent Of the hall and family,2a fine
| large reading room, an, office, students
rooms and packing rooms The sec
, ond and third floors will be used for
! regular dormft4ry purposes. There
will be Accommodations In the dorn1t
j tory for about 95 students. " The
building Is built Of native stone and
Will be beautiful VIXEN pointed and
completed. (, ... >.,': ~.
Not enough funds are on hand to
continue the building to completion.
We hope that friends will come to our
rescue and. make 1t possible for us
! to carry the work along to an early
completion. Under no circumstances
Will: work be suspended till the roof
is on.
John Browns fort Is being brought
TO the campus and form the necIeus
, Tor museum. 1t will be erected q,
the east OF the new hall and at the
end of the brick walk. In bringine
this famous building back to Harpers,
Ferry and preserving it for all time.
the college is performing distinct
lively valuable work and contributing
as ought all schools, to the preserva
ton Of landmarks and buildings
which have had an increasing value
as years pass and men come to Judge
less passionately because Of the per
,spect1ve offered by receding time.
CONTINUED ON PACE SEvEN
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