The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
Huge Building Program Confronts
West Virginia Board of Control
Numerous Institutions Come
In for Liberal Share of
Improvements
by z. z. MEREDITH

Charleston. w. Va, May ia large
building program Confronts the State
Borad of Control. independent OF plans
OF West Virginia to erect n new capitol.
Advertisements hav been plNcd for
bids for the construction OF law school
at the West Virginia University at Nor
gantown and u new dormitory at the
Farmont State Normal School at Fair
mont. which are to be opened June II.
In addition to the law school n new
principal education hall IS TO be built
at the University which will cost $780,
900, and a new chemistry building is to
be erected there. \ dormitory Is in
course OF construction N the Concord
Normal School At Athens and another
is building at the West Virginia COL
lcgiate Institute at Institute. Kanawha
county. 4 number of Ooher buildings
have been provided for and plans will be
submitted as soon AS possible.
An appropriation has been made for
q Central school building at the Indus
trial Home for Boys At Pruntytown.
which will cost 100000. 1t is badly
needed, according to }. Walter Barnes
4 member of the board Of control. who
hade a personal survey OF conditions
there some time ago.
The State Board Of Control handles
all of the different institutions of the
state. which include three hospitals for
the insane for tho home for feeble
minded at Huntington can be so class!-
fled three miners hospitals, three pen
al institutions - the pen!tentlary at
Moundsvile. the Industrial Home for
Boys at PruntytOwn. and the Industrial
Home for Girls at Salem, the deaf and
blind school at Romney. the University
at Morgantown. the experiment station,
the Six Normal Schools. the New River
State School at Montgomery, at 1t VIII
be- known after July /, instead OF the
West Virginia Trade School, The Potom-
&C State School. az keyser, as 1t will
be known after July |. instead Of
being called the keyser Preparatory
School, the tuberculosis Sanitarium at
Terra Alta. similar sanitarium for
colored folks at Denmar, Putnam county,
the Children'S Home at Elhins. the col
orcd orphans home located in Cabell
county (Which was destroyed by fire
year or so ago but will be rebuilt this
summary the Point Pleasant Monument,
the Runseyan Society, the Embalmers
Board. the Vetinary Board, the Vocation
al Board. the Department of Public
Safety, all the financial affairs OF the
Board of Children'S Guardians and the
Geological Survey. insurance for all
state institutions, the Board of Optomc-
terry the Beard of Pharmacy, the Berk-
ley Springs board, the Forest Game and
Fish Warden Department, the hotel in
spector, the Board Of Dental Examiners.
the Board Of Accountant Examiners and
the purCha sing of supplies for all state
institutions which is done on the COM
petitive bidding basis.
DR. Z. B. Stephenson Is purchasing
agent for the board James Fl. Lakin
Is superintendent Of construction. j.
Walter Barnes IS treasurer. Mr. Barnes
is the newest member Of the hoard har-
ing assumed his duties March %, 1920.
All bills for state institutions after
having been duly approved come to he
State Board of Control for payment and
the arrangements provides a central
system that unqucStionablc saves the
state great sums every year. There are
no positions under the state government
which are more important from 4 stand
point or requiring trustworthy men, and
it is a matter OF pride to the best Citi-
zens OF West Virginia that nothing but
the right kind OF men have ever occupied
positions on this board.
The dormitory of the Fairmonet
State Normal. one OF the new buildings
to be constructed. will cost in tho neigh
borhood Of 100000 and will adjoin the
present school building facing on the
street car line going from rAirmont 10
Warrington.