The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30
NEW DORM|TORY FOR WOMEN NSTUDENTSAT
 UNIVERSITY E READY
Handsome Structure About Completed Is CommOdi- ous and Modern in
 Every Way

University, August 29.-(Speeial) )-The new dormitory for the women students of the university has been completed and the building is practically ready to be turned over to the university authorities Most of the furniture has already been put in place, and when the next session begins on September 9, the dormitory will be in readiness for the 56 young women ho have already reserved rooms in it. The new. womens building is conl- modious and thoroughly modern in every sense The main body of the building is 1s4 feet long and 45 feet deep Across the entire front runs a l3-foot tiled ter race, above the center of which is a portico 90 feet In width. This main body of the building is three stories in height. Behind this is the dining room and kitchen a one-story structure IS feet long by 55 feet wide.
 The walls of the building are of brick. On the interior, all of the plaster is laid either on brick or on metal laths The safety of the building is ine4 4eased by fire escape equipment.
 The first floor of the building contains 1 ltle udlIOD qudi pdllDIS, OllACt ctN- l eral bedrooms, and the dining room and kitchen The second and third floors are given up entirely to dormitory purposes. | On every floor, at convenient places, arc large tiled bathrooms.
 No Crowding of Students | There will be no crowding of students I in the new building as there lIsel to be in the old annexes The rooms are of comfortable size, and many of them are arranged en suite. The suites are com posed of two sleeping rooms with d study between them. To each suite, four girls are assigned. Tn the. rooms without studies, only two young ladies will D- placed. These arrangements assure more comfort and better opportunities fol 1 study.
 | The university will furnish the building completely. The furniture will be of a simple and durable, but handsome design The sleeping rooms will be furnished throughout with single white enameled
 iron bedsteads The dressers, chairs and tables are of fumed oak.
 Building Ideally Located
 The new building is considered by many I to be the handsomest structure on the university grounds. Located in the mids of a green tract of several acres just wes | of the presidents mansion, and facing | university avenue, IL looms large m mas | sive beauty upon the sight of those pass. l ing along this thoroughfare. The build l ing is constructed along the purest col onial lines, without single feature added l for purposes of ornarnentation. In sharT l contrast with the cream color of ths other university buildings is the dark dull red of the brick of which il is built And against this dark background tn, | white portico stands out in bold relief The structure is covered with a darl green roof, which completes a colol scheme as harmonious the architec tural form Whether or not all would | agree that the building as a whole i the most beautiful at the university, ther'
 is one point about which there can be II, question. For stately grace, there is n. single architectural feature around th
 institution that is comparable to the DOT tico of this new building with it's sil Doric columns extending the full neigh
 of the three stories.