The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-12

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George w. Mcdaniel. The question
If the site had teen determined, and
I a committee, to be known as the COM
mittee on new buildings consisting OF
J Taylor ElIyson r.. W. Boatwright.
X. II. Pitt, A. w. Patterson. T. G..
| Williams, Col.i Thomas, II. McAdams
and C. r. watkins, were appointed to
| have charge of the work of the con-
struction OF the buildings and the i'm
provement of the grounds.
THE first thing the committee did
was to visit many of the leading
colleges in New England and the
| Middle States in order to famiiiarize
| themselves with the latest improve
rnents both in college architecture and
| the most modern equipment of col
/ iege buildings. We then chose as our
architects Messrs. Cram, Goodhur IL
Ferguson, of Boston, Mass. firm
the most distinguished for their sue
| cess in college work in the United
! States. If not in all the world, hav-
ing. at the time we made the contract
with them. the erection of buildings
at the military academy at West Point,
at a cost of more than three millions
! of dollars, and they were just COM
nleting important additions to Prince
ton college. of which institution they
/ have been architects for many years.
Messrs Carneal & Johnson. of this
| city. were associated with the above
! firm, and they were worthy the con-
| ftdence reposed in them. We could
give no better evidence of the thor
/ oughness OF their work than IL to be
| found in the fact that the ratio of
cost Of the buildings. as given in the
i contracts to the amount actually ex-
| pended, was less than one-tenth of one
/ per cent
"Mr Warren TT. Manning. of Boston.
| cne of the most widely known men
| in his profession. was chosen as our
| landscape gardener, and did his work
most successfully-
mo committeeman ever addressed
| themselves more earnestly TO their
task. and certainly the members of
no committee ever worked together
| more tremendously than did the
members OF the committee on new
buildings The work was varied. We
built a railroad to connect the college
with the G.. a. o. main line. to facili
! tate the delivery of the material. and
! thus hasten the completion of the
| buildings. We put down water pipes
! for "a distance Of three miles to en-
able us to connect with the city mains,
/ and thus insure an abundant supply
I Of pure water, and we are now get
ting our water from the same reser-
yoir that supplies the citizens of Rich
mond. In addition we supervised the
construction of the beautiful buildings
we now occupy, and the Improvement
Of the ground. all at g total cost OF
che million and forty thousand dol
lars.
Pays Tribute to President.
Where all did such splendid work
Il seems invldious to make particular
mention. | am sure. however, that
the other members of the committee
Will readily agree that both in the
natter OF raising an endowment, and
in the intelligent and active interest
N all the details of the work of the
committee CD nss@ buildings there
Wac 10 one who rendered such i'm
portaut service as our president, F. w.
Roatwright cannot too greatly
commend his answering loyalty and
/ devotion throughout all the years In
which we have sought to secure the
/ money and afterwards to erect the
beautiful buildings, which we now
4 occupy.
Marked a New Era.
THE appointment of the Virginia
Baptist Education commission, of
which DR.. II. II. Pitt was the able and
efficient president, marked the begin
ming Of a new era in the educational
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fer its aim tie notification of all the
educational institutions under Baptist
control for mutual protection and
help.
THE work of the commission has
4 been worthy Of all the praise given it.
1t is TO that agency that we owe the
inauguration Gf the movement for the
greater Womans college, and it was
fortunate for us that Richmond was
chosen as the home Of the college, and
that IL became our duty to have II
!ncorpora ted in and made part of
cur work. You could have no better
assurance of our high interest and
appreciation of this opportunity for
usefulness than Is to be found in the
+ fact that We have erected a building
for Westhampton college at cost.
with equipment, of nearly S25o.ooo.
which Is more than the cost of All
the buildings ever erected on the old
campus
'sThe wisdom of our change of To-
cation is already demonstrated. The
BEGINNING of the work of the first
session at Westhampton brings with
II the promise Of wide usefulness for
4 the new institution. and we now see
how much we needed the new build
incs ana ground for the proper con-
citsct Of our work. splendid com
pany OF young men ana young "oinci''
( M efficient corps OF instructors to
Guide them. gives to us me best as
surance that Greater Richmond Col
.ege wilt III a large place in the edu-
cAtional life Of the Young men and
-ounc women of Virginia and OF the
South.
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