The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-02-15
CONTRACT FOR $60,000.00
NEW DORfiITORY TO BEP,e
Trustees Of Grenada College Hold Important Monday
Committee Named 10 Erect New Dormitor ontan Bath
Room and Lavatory for Every Room. ts.untss Reflect
ed Liberal Donations o College

There was very important con-
vocation ut Grenada College Tuesday
afternoon when the board of trustees
of the College met to consider the
matter of erecting a new dormintory
for that now crowded institution
There were present: Judge J. G.
McGowen OF Water Valley. presi-
dent; Hon. +. II. FAINT of Holly
Springs, II. X. Barwick and Dr.. j, W.
Sharp Of Grenada and the following
divines: Res. 3. p. Jaco of Lexing-
ton, F.. S. Lewis Of Greenvillo. ". S.
Shipmen of Itta Bena and J. II. Felts
of Holly Springs. There was no de-
bate about the s.dvisabilily Of the new
/ buifdine, and accordingly il W;-s de-
termilea l., cicct same and that work
to that end should begin at very
early date. The proposed structure
is t. cost about $60,U00.00. and will
be enc Of the most modern college
dorrlitoiics in the South. 1t is to be
complete in every detail. Every room
is to have bath room and lavatory
The outlook for this old and honored
institution was never brighter. Only
recently feli agent, Rev II. NJ.
Brownlee, has secured some very
handsome donations for the college
from members of the conference, sew
eral running up as high as five thou
sand dollars. Another addition to the
college which is soon to be reality,
is library building. The following
were named as special building CON-
mittcc: DR.. ]. r. Countiss, president
of the College, Rev. r. A. Tucker,
pastor of the local church and Hon.
+. III. FAINT and Messrs. H. X. Bar
wick and T. +. Heath. Another i'm
portant action of the trustees was
the election of Pres dent Countiss foi
another term of five years. The Sent
gratifying news to the people of thi:
. vicinity and to Methodism of the en-
= tire northern part Of the state from
, whence the College draws the greater
part of its patronage. The College
: is beautifully and ideally located ant
, the property is very valuable. Thi
9 addition means much to Grenada. /
adds still further TO the already eX
r traordinary attractions of Grenada .!
!, a residence center. as place to real
= and educate family and means thai
6 the business interests of the com
munity, especially the merchants, ar,
e to be assured of an increased patron
0 age from the large number of youns
>. ladies that come here from the Var
+ Gus sections. There is no better Is
set to any place than place 90 edu
cate a family. The right sort of HON,
life is highly important. in fact ther,
: is hardly anything more important
v to any set of children and the famil!
that lives in Grenada is assured of ;
place to educate the daughters, tn,
e curriculum of which is eual to an!
college in Mississippi. The erection
{ of this proposed new dormitory means
e that other families are to come Il
+ Grenada: it means tkat the larg,
membership of the Methodist churcl
y are TO get more and more definitely
t interested in this great institution
e With the new dormitory and the Ii
brary will come other buildings il
!, their natural order and it is no Wis
V ionary statement to say that in five
c years time it is highly probable tina
+ the students enrolled shall number
somewhere around five hundred,