The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04

A large force of workmen started
TO tear down the old Con Methodist
Episcopal church and parsonage
Thursday morning and as soon as the
old buildings are removed ground
will be broken for the foundation OF
the new West Virginia Business Col
lege building which will be built on
that site at cost of $4,000.
Six Stories High.
The new building will have front
age of seventy-etght and one-haiH
feet on West Pike street and will be
$50 feet deep. 1t will be six stories
high and will be built OF steel.
pressed brick and stucco. S. w.
Ford and Company, architects, drew
the plans for the building and Mr..
Ford will have charge of the cor.
struction. The present plan is to
have the building finished by January
l, 1917, but on account of the search
ty of materials 1t is doubtful If it will
be finished by that time. !
When completed the building will
be one of the best looking structures
in the city and it will do much TO
improve the looks OF West Pike
street. A twenty-one foot driveway
on the west side of the building will
extend from Pike street to the rear
end of the building and there will
be ample room to take care of the
crowds that will attend athletic
events In the large gymnasium.
The building is being constructed
by the United Schools Building COM
pany, of this city for the West Vir-
ginia Business College. j. B. Cat
lett is president of the new company
and Mark Hartness is vice president.
1t Is the intention of the company
to construct another building similar
to the one which will be built on
West Pike street in the southern part
of the state after the local building
is completed.
Wed Equipped Gymnasium.
In the basement OF the building
will be located the gymnasium with
a playing floor of fifty by seventy-six
feet. swimming pool twenty by
forty feet, boys and girls lockers.
shower baths, Turkish baths. three
bowling alleys. heating plant and
an Office for the physical director OF
the gymnasium.
The gymnasium, with playing
space of fifty by seventy-six feet is to
be one of the largest in this section
of the country and when completely
equipped 1t will be the finest gym
nasium in West Virginia. The gym
nasium will extend through the first
and mezanine floors. On the first
floor gallery will be located that
will seat more than 500 spectators
and the running track on the meza-
nine floor can be used for balcony.
1t will seat at least 700 persons. This
means a seating capacity Of l,2OO per-
sons without any one being on the
playing floor except the athletes and
officials.
1t is the intention of the West
Virginia Business College when in
its new building to strive to have the
best athletic teams in the state FOR
its school classes and as the GYM
nasium is going to be operated upon
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion plan it will also have good in
dependent team.
The Main Floor.
The main floor of the building will
contain the Offices for the heads OF
the school. beautiful lobby that
will extend through the first meza-
nine floors. cafeteria. check rooms,
toilets and all other modern conven-
fences.
The boys and girls lounging
rooms, the school banking room and
office practice, the running track OF
the gymnasium and the upper part
of the lobby will take up the meza-
nine floor.
Auditorium Will Seat 1900.
One of the largest auditoriums in
West Virginia will be found on the
second and extending through the
third floor of the building. 1t will be
seventy-six feet square and with bal
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