Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-04
WORK Will Begin TODAY
ON new COLLEGE BUILDING
DORMITORY and Dining HALL
Structure to Be Strictly Mod
Grn and Will Cost $4,000

Work will be begun today on the
modern dormitory and dining hal
combined, which will be constructed
on the campus of the Third District
Agricultural and Mechanical College
as a badly needed addition to the
equipment of the school.
Though the entire fund of $4,000
will be needed to build and com
plete the structure is not now on hand
a part of this amount has bten made
available for immediate use. The funds
now ready amount to $4,000, which
were made available yesterday by the
sale of 100 acres from the agricultural
college tract to the Country Club. The
remaining $500 will be raised by
contributions from each county in the
district.
Through the cooperation and faith
full work done by Mr.. Crawford Wheat
ley, president of the board of trus-
tees of the school, in designing the
building, the plans for strictly mod
ern and up-to-date structure have al
ready been drawn and arranged, the
technical part of the work having been
done by Architect Lockwood Every
legitimate feature that such a build
ing should have has been included in
the plans for the new structure.
The dimensions of the building as
planned are as follows; Length, 80
feet; breadth, II feet. With the space
made available upon the two floors
there will be ample room for a Capa-
cious dining hall and dormitory,
which are the two great needs of the
school at this time. 1t is planned to
have the dining hall on the first floor,
with dimensions of 81 to 20 feet. The
kitchen will be 81 feet by rs feet,
equipped in a manner that is strict
ly modern, as every desirable innova
ton will be Included.
md floor there will be the
dormitory for the young men students,
with ample sleeping quarters. Rooms
for fifty students will be included in
this part of the buildings equipment.
Bath rooms in sufficient number, as
we'll as other needed conveniences,
will be included as part of the
equipment to be supplied for the dor
mitory section. This will furnish ac>
commodations that have long been
needed and the lack of which has Sc
riously threatened the growth of the
schools sphere of usefulness.
The building will be one of distinc-
tive appearance, as well as excep-
tionally modern and we'll arranged
facilities. The design is typical of the
Italian Renaissance architecture, and
will suit admirably the needs that are
to be met. The building will be OF
brick, laid in Flemish bond, with wide
mortarage, which will lend an air OF
distinctiveness and charm. The build
ing will be ready for Occupany by
January /, 1912.
The old dormitory building will be
released for use, after the new quar-
ters are made ready, for the enlarge
ment of the shop facilities, which are
now restricted. In this way the con-
struction of the new building Will not
only afford great relief as regards the
enlarging of dining hall and dorhh-
tory equipment, but also as REGARDS
the further improvement OF the shoP
facilities, which are most important
toward the future growth OF the school
These improvements will mean more
toword the future growth OF the school
than anything that has been done le
Gently for it's growth.
An instance of the economy eAei
cised in the management OF the schoo'
is shown in the successful operaVioi
of the independent electric light plahO
the first established in any OF the us,
trict agricultural schools. This plah'
consists OF a gasoline engine "nlol
cost $235; dynamo, which cost Slo'
and the necessary wiring and nXtureS
The cost of the dynamo and engine
was all that was undergone by tn'
management, as the young men STU
dents installed the machinery ana al
ranged the necessary wiring ana nN
lures themselves. The cost Oh MAJ"
tainlDg this plant is not more ina
Ten dollars per month, whereas, u,
3>yt of lights formerly was regular
$@5 or $40 per month.
TIE addition of the new oulluin
should give to the Third District As
ricultural and Mechanical Colies
building and equipment that is con
mensurate with the splendid presus
which it HAS established as 'he @
ing school of the eleVeh ui''' =