The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-16
MUCH BUILDING
FIlR| THE State

HEAD TO CONE TX TX ~ x
4 BY G. G. MEREDITH.
CtIARLESTo on, w Va, May 10.
"A largo building program con.
fronts the State Board Of Control
independent OF the plans Of West
Virginia % erect a new capitol.
Advertisements have been placed
for bids for the construction OF a
law school at the West Virginia
university at Morgantown aud a
new dormitory at the Fairmont
State Normal school at Fairmont,
which are TO be opened June II. In
addition 10 the law school a new
physical education hall Is to be
built at the university which will
cost 100000 and a new chemis.
try building is to be erected there.
"A dormitory Is In course OF con.
struction ct the Concord Normal
school at Athens and another Is
building at the West Virginia Col.
legiate Institute at Institute, Kama:
wha county. "A number Of other
buildings have been provided for
and plans will be submitted as soon
US possible.
An appropriation has been made
for Central school building at
the Industrial Home for Boys at
Pruntvtown which will cost $780,.
600. It Is badly needed, according
to ). Walter Barnes. a member OF
the board of control, who made a
personal survey Of conditions there
some time ago.
The State Board Of Control han.
dies all the different institutions
OF the state, which includes three
hospitals for the insane (for the
home fjr feeble-minded at Hunting.
ton can be SO classified; three
miners hospitals, three penal In.
stitutions = the penitentiary al
Moundcville, the Industrial Home
for Boys at Pruntytown and the In.
dustrial Home for Girls at Salem,
the deaf and blind school at Rom,
ney, the University at Morgantown,
the experiment station, the six
lstate Normal schools. the New Riv.
Ter State school at Montgomery, as
1t will be known after July /, In.
stead OF the West Virginia Trade
school, the Potomac State school
at Keyser, as 1t will be known aft.
er July 1, instead OF being called
the Keyser Preparatory school. the
tuberculosis sanitarium at Terra
Alta. similar sanitarium for col.
ored folks at Denmar, Putnam
county, the children's home at Elk.
ms, the colored orphans home 10.
Gated IN Cabell county (which was
destroyed by fire a year or so ago
but will be rebuilt this summer)
the Point Pleasant Monument, the
Runseyan society. the Embalmers'
board, the Veterinary board, the
Vocational board, the Department
Of Public Safety, all the financial
affairs Of the Board Of Children's
Guardians and the Geological Sur
yey. insurance for all state insti,
tutions, tho Board of optometery,
the Board Of Pharmacy, the Berke,
lley Springs board, the Forest, Game
and Fish Warden department, the
hotel inspector, the Board OF Den.
tai examiners, the Board OF Ac,
countants' examiners and the pur.
chasing OF supplies for all state In.
stitutions which is done on the
competitive bidding basis.
DR.. E. B. Stephenson Is purchas'
ing agent OF the board. James H,
Latkin Is superintendent OF con
struction. J. Walter Barnes Ia
treasurer. Mr.. Barnes is the new
est member OF the board having as.
sumed his duties March 20. 1920.
ALI hills for state institutions
after having been duly approved
come to the State Board OF Control
! for payment and the arrangement
provides a central system that un
questionable saves the state grea,
sum5 every year. There are no pc
sitions under the state government
which are more important from {
stapdpoint OF requiring trustworth,
men and It Is a matter OF nride L
the best citizens Of West Virginia
that nothing but the right kind o.
men have ever occupied positions
on this board.
The dormitory Of the Fairmont
State Normal, ono of the new
buildings to be constructed, will
cost In the neighhorhooi OF $3.50,
900 and will adioin the present
school building facing on tho street
car line going from Falrmont tt