Evening journal., 1914-02-07
SOON TO LAY
CORNERSTONE
FOR COLLEGE
Work Progressing Rapidly On
Institution for Women
at Newark
DESCRIPTION OF
THE NEW BUILDINGS

'-~ " N~AeAAf W. is--OOnNI dClOfe lOr
the new Women's College, being
erected here that will be sfliated
with Delaware College have com
pleted all the excayating. completed
the foundation work for Residence
Hall and the foundation for Science
Hall Is more than half finished.
Should this progress continue there
Is no doubt but what the buildings
VIII be completed before the time
specined in the contract, which was
August 10.
Should this be accomplished it
would give the Affiliated College
Commission more time in which TO
furnish the buildings as they must
be ready for the first students at the
opening of the college term in Sep
temDer The work, however, has
been greatly favored to date bv
moderate weather. Announcement
of the date for the cornerstone Law
ing is expected to be made in a short
time. It Will likely be early In
March.
Mrs. Alfred d. Warner. one Of the
Affiliated College Commissioners has.
charge of the arrangements for these
D
on an interesting program.
W. ID. Haddock & Co., of Wilmington
are the general contractors and are
doing the work on five per cent. com
mission basis, the contract price being
Ss9, 600. The contract for the electric
wiring, steam heating and plumbing
was awarded to l.. B. Jacobs, of New
ark. on 10 per cent. commission basis.
the amount Of the contract being SIS
200. The sub-contractors under Had
dock & Co. are: Thomas f. Claringbold,
OF Newark, eXcavating; Joseph Hamil-
ton, Of Wilmington, brick stone and ce-
ment; William +. Linton. OF Whining
ton, painting and glazing; Charles r.
I Biggin q Co., of Philadelphia, iron work
and Brosius & Smedley, of Wilmington
the mill work. Some other sub-contracts
will be let later. B. B. Hough, formerly
with the Manufacturers Contracting
Company, represents the Affiliated Col
+ lege Commission as inspecting engineer
4 of all work tnat is done on the bui11-
! ings. The members of the commission
who are having the new college built are
Governor Charles r.. Miller. chairman:
DR.. George w. Marshall. Samuel J.
/ Wright. Mrs A. d. Warner. Chauncey
p. Holcomb and Dr. George W. Iwit
myer.
The location of the college is an
ideal one. 1t is being erected on a
plot of ground containing nineteen
acres. opposite the Red Mems Frater-
nal Home and about 400 feet back
from Depot road There are to be two
buildings. a residence and science
hall The two structures will paral-
lei each other and there will be
space of fifty feet between the two.
they both facing depot road Science
hall will be on the north side towards
Newark and residence hall. Oh the side
towards the roalroad station
The lower part of the buildings will
be stone and the remainder con-
structed OF sarah and fisher brick.
which is a dark brick with black
headers laid in cement and water
The roofs will be mansared with dor
mer windows. Residence SAIL will have
a lantern or cupola with - c ,ck, while
Science hal will have a plain Ian
tern In planning the buildings, space
has been left on the residence hall
end for another building on the same
line should it be needed in he future.
There is also large plot OF ground In
the rear Of the buildings for future
enlargements when needed. The
grounds win all be laid out in walks
shrubbery. etc.
Residence Hall.
Residence Hall is built TO accom-
modate 80 students. il being AZ by
l4O feet. It's elevation is: Base
ment. II feet; first floor, Il feet 8
4 l IN
third floor. 9 feet In the basement
OF this building will be located a
handsome dining room. kitchen, laun
dry. servants hall, store room and
trunk room. The dining-roOm VIII
be finished in beaver board. both
walls and ceiling. This work wi;i
be laid out in panels by using DARK
molding. There will lie a fire place
at each end of the room with a large
mirror over each. At one end OF
eoch fire place will be a fine china
closet. and at the other end OF each
an entrance to and from the kitchen.
There will be a terrace leading to the
entrance of Residence Hall. with steps
in the front and at both ends of the
poIchcs The latter 60 be supported by
large wooden pillars. On the first ioor
there will be large entrance hall. the
deans Office and suite OF rooms. the
matron's office and suite OF rooms. ~
library and reception room ON each side
OF the hall and in the rear large re-
ception or assembly hall. p by 60 feet.
Al one end of this floor there will also
be a number of bed rooms for students.
I All the second and third doors will be
taken up with the students bed rooms
Science Hall.
Science Hall, located on the north
end of the plot towards Newark.
while not as long as residence Hall,
will be wider the dimensions of this
building being 81 by 128 feet. At the
entrance there will be a large front
porch with steps in front and both
ends OF the porch. There will be an
entrance to the basement at each end
of the building. In the basement
will be fitted up a modern gym
nasium. 60 by 81 feet; a lunch room,
so by % feet; locker rooms. shower
baths, male teachers room and a
store room.
On the first floor will be a class
cooking room, sewing room. class
dining room and lecture room. and
three other class rooms. Located oB
/ the second floor will be a physical
laboratory, meteorological labora-
tory, lecture room. biological labora-
tory, agriculture laboratory and IL
brary.
The third floor will consist OF the
| chemical laboratory eavaral ella az