The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-12
SEVANEE PLANS
new BUILDINGS
.,x NEW HALLS ARE TO BE
'HeEcTED, EACH TO COST $4o.-
nm OR MoRE-WoRK NOW IN
PROGRESS.

r-v.ension building plans for the
..1I,,orsitv of the South are now un-
nov At least six living nails,
o0l ,,t,, Of 40 each will be built: each
0sp ..o halls will have different names,
W. TO maintain the democracy OF the
1,-'dont body, and to preserve Its
",idaritv. a common refectory Will
:. nrovided. The lower classmen Will
ee a,,ired to eat there and all gowns
nav do so at their pleasure. In
W. Of the halls, however, the ma
.~on,s own parlor will be opened to the
Us for social enjoyment. The s. M.
'horracks, destroyed by fire in Oc-
- -. will be rebuilt and the Sewanee
IN Is included in the plans. AS soon
- is practicable a system of fire.
,ofinq will be installing, at a cost
- shont s75.0O0.00. The six halls will
Vet from $4,000 to 100000 each. A
s,o,rificent gymnasium will be pro-
..:sod az a gift to the university.
The announcement that the Univer-
sitv of the South will welcome women
N the coming summer school has
has aroused storm of queries as to
whether or not Sewanee is to be re-
constructed along educational lines.
lofficials refuse, however, to make
ilefinite answer to these queries, since
the decision as to a permanent course
NJ action has not yet been made.
warnings have been sounded by
friendly institutions which have adj
United women during recent years and
are now protesting that they press the
boys too closely for their honors.
Officials Of the Sewanee endowment
compaign believe that success is in
sight. The dioceses which have been
consciously inactive are now con-
spicously busy, and the campaign has
been vigorously revived in the dioceses
which were at work in the early part
of the undertaking.
Bishop Edwin G. Weed of Florida,
announces that his diocese will raise
the maximum quota of $4,000, and
Bishop F. F. Reese. is personally head.
ing the drive in the diocese Of Geor-
gia, aided by Col. A. r. Lawton, Jr.
The Atlanta diocese is working en-
Enthusiastically under the direction of
Rev. C. B. Wilmer, D. D., and Milton
Dargan, who have the close co-opera-
ton of Bishop Mikell.
In South Carolina Bishop William
A. Query is making use of the forces
of the nationwide campaign in behalf
Of the Sewanee campaign. The New
Orleans forces are headed by Warren
Kearny.
Bishop Thomas F. Gailor, recently
elected executive head Of the Episco-
pal church in America recently spoke
in Memphis to a meeting of SO leading
clergy and laynlen. Enthusiasm ran
high at the meeting and a completion
Of the quota was assured. Knoxville,
Tenn. one of the two cities which :sas
as yet contributed nothing, lately an
nounced to headquarters that the drive
would be begun there Immediately and
that Sewanee's cause would be preach
ed from the pulpits April 18th.
Prominent clergymen are lending
assistance to various dioceses at large.
Rev. Israel H. Noe, of Atlanta and
Rev. w. Amison Jonnard, Johnson
City, Tenn. are on their way to the
diocese OF Dallas, in the state of
Texas. Rev. William S. Cox, of Rich
mond, and Rev. Newton Middleton, of
Portsmouth are enroute to the dioceses
of Lexington and Asheville and Arch
deacon E. Cecil Seaman, Of Amarillo.
Texas, has gone to Oklahoma. All
these men are Sewanee Alumni.