The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-16
GOOO MANS WORK
HARD TO DOWN
TOWER or OLD TRINITY. BUILT
Under cox HICKS SUFFER
VISION RESISTED DYNAMITE.
NEW COLLEGE BUILDING
DESCRIPTION OF NEW EAST DOR
ssrToRY WHICH - NOW Raj
IDLY APPROACHING COM
PLETIoN.

Especial to The Richmond Nirgfniaa.)
TRINITY COLLEGE. DURHAM, y.
c, March fs.--Trinity College Is now
the scene Of busy activities. Insurance
on the building and furniture destroy
ed by fire January !. having been re-
covered in full. there Was Immediate
ip begun the task Of throwing the
tower and some Of the walls OF the
old main building, which remained
standing The tower has been espe-
rtaiiy difficult to throw. The tower
fell ''efore the building was complet-
ed. and 1t vas rebuilt under The ST.
perTision OF the late Colonel W. J.
Hicks, who for so many years. with
aUs compensation. supervised the
buildings Mt Trinity College This
tower. resisting dynamite and every
ether destructive agency that could
he devised, has for weeks stood be-
fore our eyes as a reminder to US Of
the thoroughness with which Colonel
Hicks did all his work and OF our
lasting gratitude to this noble man.
The tower has at last been thrown;
the walls are down, and the debris
is being carried away preparatory to
the erection OF the new administration
building. which IL TO be "a precise
counterpart 10 the academic building
completed and occupied since the first
of January.
Work on the new east dormitory lis
progressing rapidly. This building lie
three stories high, 20s feet in length.
and will accommodate l24 men, 1t is
supplied with heat. electric lights,
baths and other modern conveniences.
In outward appearance II Will con-
form closely TO the front buildings
tho academic building now In use and
the administration building TO be at
cnce erected. The residence OF Bishop
kilgo is nearing completion. 1t will
probably be ready for occupancy be-
fore com mencement. It will give him
home so placed and so elevated as TO
enable him to overlook the entire In
stitution. which he has had so much
10 do in building. He not only has Il
beautiful outlook from the front. but
on the rear three or four acres OF
pine trees, and altogether II will be
one of the most attractive places to
livn to be found anywhere.
Arrangements are being made TO
hold a Sunday school institute at Trim
ity College sometime during the sum-
mer. The institute viii probably be-
gin on July A. II had been arranged
to hold tho institute earlier in the
summer. but the date decided upon
conf1icted with the date of the Inter-
national Sunday School Convention,
which meets at Los Angeles. and sew
eral prominent Sunday school workers
who are expected TO take part IN the
institute wished to attend this con-
yention, \ most interesting program
Is being arranged, and the institute
viii bring together some OF the most
noted Sunday school officials and
workers in the country This insti'
tute is under the auspices of the sun
day School Board of the North Caro-
lima Conference. The committee hav-
ing the matter in charge is composed
~ Mr.. w. r. Cooper. g. prominent
banker and business man of Whining
ton; Hon. G. s. Wallace. of Morehead
CITY, member of the Legislature
from Carteret county, and Rev. ]. l.
Cuningim, a member of the North
Carolina Conference, and director OF
the Correspondence School OF the Bib
Heal Department OF Vanderbilt Uni
versity. A committee from the faculty
of Trinity College has been appointed
To cooperate with the committee from
the Sunday School Board. This com
mittee is composed of Professors
Flowers, Merritt and Brooks
Mr.. Daniel c. Roper, a graduate OF
Trinity College. "A member of the=eiass
Of 1888. has been appointed clerk OF
the ways and means committee oil
Congress. MIR. Roper's son. j. ii. Ro-
per, is member OF the freshman
class at Trinity.