Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-11
WoMAN'S COLLEGE WORK
 TO START NEXT WEEK
Contract for First Three Buildings Let to New York Firm-Must Be Com PIeted by Aug. 1, 1915.

Two dornitories. to be known as Plant and Blackstone halls, and a science hall will constitute the first group of buildings to be erected for Connecticut College for Women. An nouncenent of the award of the con- tract to the Norcross Bros. Co of New York and Boston was contained in a telegram received by Charles F. Val entine Chappell of New London from President Frederick H. Sykes late Thursday.
 The message was as follows: Con tract for group No. 1 of college build ings awarded to Norcross Bros. Co. Work will begin July 16. Buildings to be completed August l. 1915H Chairman Chappell stated Friday that while the funds in sight were more than sufficient to pay for the construc- ton of three buildings as enumerated, they were not large enough to include fourth building without mourning a deficit. While the trustees felt nor ally certain that balance sufficient to make up such deficit would be forthcoming they did not consider it good policy to begin the establishment 1 of the college on such a basis. The science hall is the largest of 1 the trio of buildings to be erected and naturally the most expensive It will l be three stories in height, 136 feet in | length and 70 feet in width. It will 1 contain lecture and recitation rooms | and laboratories. Each of the dormi- | tories will accommodate 40 students, on the basis that all room singly. As l a matter of fact numerous students l will undoubtedly share their rooms, so that the capacity of the dormitories | will be materially increased.
 l In the absence of a refectory or dining hall at the opening of the col lege, it is probable that meals will be served in rooms set apart in the dor mitories, or it is possible that tenn porary dining halls will be established in the basements of these buildings
 Many students will of course, live out 1 side the college grounds, so that the
 number of the entering class is by
 no means indicated by the dormitory
 provisions.
 - Plant and Blackstone halls will run
 due north and south. leaving an east
 and west exposure for all rooms. g1v-
 ing each one plenty of sunlight. There
 will be ample bathing accommodations i on every floor. Each dormitory will have warden, who will be an in-
 structor in the college. although not deNot1ng her entire time to that work She will act as adviser and social com panion for the young women
 SIhe building committee did not care
 to state for publication the amount of the bid of Norcross Bros. Co, nor those of the other contractors who
 
 don bidder is known to have been
 $50,00o too high on the science hall i, and another's total bid was more than , S100,000 higher than that of the Nor , cross Bros. Go. The latter company 1. built Com. Morton F. Plants Bran ! ford house at Eastern Point, Williams Memorial Institute and the New Lon- don Public library.
 , No information has yet been given out concerning the awarding of the sub-contracts. for which several New . London concerns have submitted es- , inmates. Alderman John J. Ryan fig ured with 10 of the 14 bidders on the ! stone work. The New England En.
 gineering Co. and the Hopson & Cha.
 pin Co. submitted estimates on the electrical work and the heating plant , respectively
 | No decision has yet been reached b, the building committee regarding tht heating and power system. A centra power plant is the choice, but whether
 this will be erected at present has no
 been decided. Temporary heating ar.
 arrangements may be installed in eacI 1 Of the buildings until such time as tn, finances of the college warrant tn, construction of other buildings . According to the agreement with tn. : successful bidder, work will be com menced on the buildings Thursda, : next
 Miss Elizabeth c. Wright the col
 lege registrar. stated Friday morning she could see no reason why the door 2 of the institution would not be opeI for the reception of students in Sep tember, 1915, as previously announced | Nobody. Of course. can forecast hoy | large the entering class will be. Pres ident Sykes has stated that in hi : opinion at the end of four years tn