Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-03
HOUSEWARMING AT
H'BIG ACADEMY Y
Formal Opening of New Seller
Dormitory; Dedicate
Gilbert Library

The housewarming and reception
that will be given from 4 to 8 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon at the Harris
burg Academy will be the first formal
opening of the new Seller dormitory
which at present houses the boarding
students of the local institution. Co
incident with the reception for inspec-
tion of the dormitory will be the in
formal dedication of the Lyman d.
Gilbert library, located in the main
building, which was given by Mrs. Gill
bert in memory of her husband. The
board of trustees, the headmaster and
faculty and the students have issued
Invitations to the friends of the Acad-
emy to visit the grounds and inspect
the improvements tomorrow after
noon, when refreshments will be
served.
The dormitory is modernly equipped
in every way and q model of neat
ness and comfort. The rooms of the
teachers and students are unsur-
passed ny majority of the larger
preparatory schools and colleges
throughout the East, and the pool and
billiard room and the reading and
lounging room in the same building
are unusually attractive. Bathrooms
with showers are provided on each Of
the three floors. while there is run
ming water in all the rooms. on the
first floor. five single rooms. four dou-
bile rooms and a masters room, to-
Eether with the common room, take
up the floor space. ON the second
floor there are six doubles and five
singles, with one masters room. and
on the third floor four doubles and
two masters rooms.
The furniture in each room was pro-
Vided by individual donors of this city.
n number of whom gave in memory
of former alumni and friends of the
Academy. Brass nameplates have
been placed on the doors of each room
with the name of the donor or stating
in whose memory the gift was pre-
scented. These generous contri hutors
are included in the following list, with
the names of all who have at one
time or another contributed to the
upbuilding and growth of the Acad-
emy in recent years:
Miss Anne Mccormick, James Nc
Cormick. Sr. Robert Mccormick.
James NJ. Cameron, Mrs. John c.
kunkel, Ehrman Il. Mitchell. Jr, Miss
Mary c. Mitchell. Marlin f. Olmsted.
Jr., Vance c. Mccormick. +. Z. Wal
lower. James Mccormick. Jr.. Don
aid Mccormick. Spencer c. Gilbert,
Mrs. A. j. Dull. Edward Bailey, DR..
John Oenslager. George Oenslager,
Frank Oenslager. Ross Oenslager. II.
\. kelker, Jr., Mrs. John ]. Moffitt,
Mrs. 4. Boyd Hamilton. the Misses
kelker, William Jennings, F. j. Hall.
Jackson II. Boyd. Ross A. Hickok,
w O. Hickok, III, DR.. Hugh Ham
ilton, DR.. B. Wallace Hamilton. A.
Boyd Hamilton. Edward J. Stackpole. .
Edwin S Herman. Mrs. A. c. Knisely, .
Ira ROmberger. the Messrs. McCreath. .
T. T. Wierman, George f. Etter, d. /.
Bailey Brandt, j. Austin Brandt. Mrs
NJ. E. Olmsted. Wallace McCamant, f.
Augustus Wildman, Philip T. Mere
dith, Mrs. j. NJ. Wallis, Daniel NJ. /,
Dull, Mrs. Lyman d. Gilbert.
The second new dormitory, plans for +
which have not as yet been completed, I
will provide accommodations for three
teachers, twenty pupils, three recita- I
tion rooms, diningroom to seat 200 !
persons, recreation room with gym !
nasium facilities for the lower school 4
boys and a modern kitchen.