The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26

ei'eek Tor 800 for the lilremen's Relic
nuilu. Should objection be raised t
.nc use of college FUNDS for such
putposc, members of the finance com
} ,.'ttcc nlnde themselves personally lfa
pie ior tho Subscription. Dir. Boat
"rient stated after the fire that TIL,
'''eu mud worked under most adverse
cohnitiohs, In the finest spirit. and hat
performed a remarkable feat in check
c inE inc IRE where they did. when the
""oic pHlluing seemed doomed.
Open ms t'sunI.
me finance committee decided tc
notify all students that the college
would open as announced, after the
noiidaNs on the morning Of January
, o. only the south wing of the central
puiiding will be used, Thomas Hall
VII ne turned into u chapel and as
soilniS nail, and the museum curios
WI pc packed away aud the space cut
mo temporary lecturc-rooms, some OF
inc other larger class-rooms being also
nNioea into two, by temporary par
titions.
Ample Insurance.
II me main building, known as Ryland
] llall. was insured for $4,000, through
Williamson Talley & co. There is also
a policy Of $4,000 on furniture and fit
lungs In Ryland Hall. Except for tenn
porary embarrassment and expense Of
renting quarters, the college will not
greatly suffer-, since it had been
pianncd to abandon the present loca-
4 non within three years to move to
ne" quarters, recently secured near
! Wosthampton Park. The loss to the
colieSc ds amply covered by insurance
put the loss to individual students will
nc most embarrassing. President Boat
wright said YESTERDAY that unless they
We're aided, 1t would he impossible for
some OF them to continue their educa-
uor. Ihe loss to individual students
not covered by insurance will prob
amy aggregate $1,000. Tho fire escape,
on which three men made their escape, !
anna the flames, was only recently erect I
Cd IN compliance with an order from
Building Inspector Beck. to meet
modern building requirements. Prcsi- !
ueht Boatwrtght said. that at the time ,
some mad thought it a rather useless
expense, and certainly it had not added |
TO the appearance of the building, but |
the location of the passageways was
such that all other escape from tho
fourth floor was entirely cut off. and
inc smoke and flames would probably I
nave overcome all three of the men had
they waited until an extension ladder
could nave been reared against tho
pullhing long enough to reach tho
fourth floor. The heavy ladder truck
from Broad Street engine house was
mired repeatedly in its efforts 10 get
about the college grounds to find
point of vantage at which to convert
the ladder into water tower.
Hnstcn New buildings.
The fire will probably hasten plans
Tor the new college at Westhampton.
rs tho lack of proper facilities will be
out the moro marked, with a large part
Of the main building hopelessly In
ruins. BY a curious coincidence, the
plans for several of the
lew buildings came from the archi-
ects. Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, of
New York and Boston, on Saturday
light Thinking 1t u Christmas pack
'ge. the cxpressman delivered the plans .
t President Boatwrights house, rather
han to his Office, and so they were t
aved from the ruin that befell his j
ther papers, including many prelm- |
nary sketches for the new buildings. |
1t Is proposed to begin In the early /
pring the construction OF a group OF d
en- or twelve buildings at Wcsthamp-
on. The plan had been to arrange to
1ovc in September two years. but in
lew of cramped conditions that Will .
nsue, it Is possible that the college v
lay so hasten Its most important a
utlding as to move year from next II
eptcmber. At all events, it will re- c
lain on its present campus for an :
Their year after this one. 1t is prob- ;,
BILE that a fiat tin roof will be erected L
yer that part of the central building !,
hich can be saved. and the interior r
ut in order for immediate use, and is
TAT the tottcrins walls Of the north
ing will be RACED at once. Work Will
, begun as soon as the insurance is
ljusted. President Boatwright mailed
ON his Office last Saturday night re- =
,rts for the fall term, the best in the -
stitution's history. The college has -
Id no serious case of sickness no :
rious disorder, and the average
anding has been excellent.
Valuable Papers Lost.
Among valuable papers lost is man
script alumni register which had beer r
.epared for printing. and represented ]
any months of work.
Prompt offers of aid were received
ON several other institutions. Thet G
llway Young Mons Christian Asso-
alton offered its building The fac-t-
ty of the University College Of Med -
me- which was burned out Of its homel 4
Twelfth and Clay Streets just year.
% this week, met yesterday at
lock and passed resolutions offering
G use of its class rooms and labora-
ries, rendering its sympathy and ap-
hitting as "A committee to cO-Opcrate,H