The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-01-31
Large Force VIII Start This Week
al Trinity College
COMPLETED This YEAR
Work Of Laying Foundation for New
Dormiiory VIII soon be Finished
building VIII be Of White Pressed
Brick and Contain Seventy
Rooms.

A large force OF hands will be put
to work this week at Trinity college
removing the wreckage OF the burned
Washington Duke building and az soon
as the hulk Is cleared away active
work Will begin on she new admins
tration building for which the con-
tract has already been let. The out
look now is that the magnificent twin
structure 10 the one recently COM
pleted will be completed some time
this year shortly after the new dormi-
tory which will be ready for occu-
pancy at the opening OF college In
September.
The construction of the admlnistra-
ton building had been postponed by
the authorities until later period af-
ter the completion OF the dormiiory.
but the FIRE has FASTENED the work
and there is now general desire to
have the unsightly ruins OF the Duke
building removed as soon as possi-
BILE aud It's site occupied by the new
building which Is to add SO much 10
the beauty OF the college group. The
news that work Is TO commence on II
at once is exceedingly welcome 10
friends OF Trinity who are awaiting
the completion u the great plans Of
Improvement which are now well I'M
der way. The building will contain the
executive Offices and the Offices Of the
members OF the faculty and bursar.
II will contain also the halls of the
two literary societies which viii b.
provided with visitor galleries and In
fittings and appointments will hard
iy be equalcd anywhere In the soiI;h,
There viii also be halls for the war;
ious fraternal organizations and
clubs aud for the college periodicals,
II Is TO be replica Of the new build
ing on the western side Of the cam
pus and will b. connected with by a
massive eollonadc surmounted wfh a
tower. The contract for the erection
OF the tower will not be let until later
In the year.
The work OF laying the foundation
for the new dormiiory Is now on II
full swing and Il viii b. only wccl
or two before the walls will begin Y
rise from the foundations The build
Ing Will be three stories In height snt
vii BE- faced on all sides with hi
same Nhke pressed brick which ha,
been used IN the construction OF IN
academic building II will BE- roofes
with same green tile and present II
It's general lines the same style o
architecture The ultimate PLAN
contemplate the construction o. a feiI
dormliory 10 this one on the western
side Of che quadrangle which togethe
with the Craven Memorial hall vii
present magnificent group u iiy
white prpsscd-brlek buildings u m
same general plan enclosing cen
trail quadrangle or yard when this
completed the front 81 The campus vii
b. modified SO that he road httNeei
the college gates viii lead directly un
der the central lover and through "a
middle Of the quadrangle 10 the Memo
rial hall. Plans are nov under wa
Tor The reconsr uetion Of The from
part 81 the campus which Will Insuly
among other things The relocation q
the Washington Duke statue. an
there construction OF she Annie Rome
gardens. The present iron gales vi
~ removed aud replaced hy gates 3
massive granite or sandstone
The d0rmiiory now under con
slructIon will contain between siSt
and seventy rooms and Will fnrnis
accommodations for one hundred al
fifty students. aud will remove !
once the congestion with which "a
college authorities have had to dea
all the year. II will contain the lai
est eonycnicnces IN the shape q
baths. iayaiorles. aud showers. an
will be arranged ID suites.