The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-10-06
The invest

rural requirements. The invest
ment, in buildings, grounds, equip
ment, and domain runs up into the
millions. These all prove a worry.
some liability, rather than an asset.
The students pay no tuition, neither
do they pay anything toward the up.
keep Of our various buildings, ex-
cepting a small share of dormitory
expense Of heating, lighting, and gen.
eral upkeep. No rental is charged
against any Of our College buildings.
and the cost of room rental and
board is purposely placed much lower
than il should be so rs to acccrL no
date the boys and girls who canrot
afford to pay more. This actual ~
keep. in reality, the students should
paw. Just this last summer we have
used approximately five tons of paint
ard have spent in minor repair S2O,-
10000. The great growth of the
school in past years has made nee
essary the building of great dam
in Pigg Hollow, impounding eight
cen million gallons Of water, at an
approximate cost of s50,000.O0. Be-
sides this, Fire Service Reservoir
has been installed near the Power
Plant. at a cost of 100000. This
holds approximately a hundred and
fifty thousand gallons of water, and
is connected with Worthington
pump-triple expansion type-which,
by actual tests, will enable our Fire
Department to throw three streams
of water three inches in diameter
over our highest buildings for a
period Of seven hours. This should
materially reduce our insurance. but
as yet has not from the fact that
we are still carrying about one mill
lion dollars on. our buildings and
equipment.
From our endowment funds, the
Finance Committee has allowed us to
build two new stores on Main street,
three flats on Jackson street, a resi-
dnece on Prospect street, and enlarge
ment to the double cottage near
Cumberland Hall. In major repairs,
Morningside cottage sitting room has
been enlarged to almost double its
capacity, and two bedrooms develop
ed where the old kitchen was; three
tennis courts developed with metal
framework; Model cottage changed
downstairs so as to accommodate
four more girls; North Carolina cot
tage given new floors turnout, newly
plastered and electric lights installed;
Blue Ridge, Cumberland, Talcott, and
Kentucky Halls, together with the
Commons, completely renovated and
painted, the walls never having been
tinted before; the Ice Plant over
hauled; Dixie Cottage painted inside
and out, and several rooms changed:
Sunshine Ballard log house started
and well under way: this to give the
much-needed room for the expansion
of the Fireside Industries; the toilets
and shower baths completely changed
in Bruce and Industrial Buildings; tie
hot water carried from Howard Hall
thru to Williams Building, so that
the Barracks will both be supplied
eventually; the old Congregational
parsonage moved down to the foot of
the hill and made into a very COM
Portable workers residence; the new
dentists Office created in the Rustic
cottage, with complete dental equip |
ment, so that all our students may
have the very best skilled treatment
at very reasonable rates; the Dairy
Barns painted; the two old Mount
Vernon cottages moved down to JEFF
ferson street, where they have been
made into most comfortable resi-
dences; much new grading done on
the campus; Jackson street filled in
almost to its proper level; the Co
operative Store greatly improved;
every building thoroly cleaned and