The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28
School
PLANS SEVERAL
NEW buildings
Morrow Hall Completed, Of:
flciaIs Consider Prospects
for Future Years.

Now that Morrow Hall, the girls
dormitory at Fairmont State Nor
/ NAL School is practically complet-
/ ed, attention has been directed TO
1.-THE future building plans OF the
school-
"A right wing for the original
} building. a large new school build:
ling, a new gymnasium to replace
j the present wooden structure a
(training school and another girls.
i dormitory when the present one
shall have been outgrown, are all
Included on the schools plans for
the next few years
The addition Of a right wing to
| the original building will probably
be the first work to be taken up,
| though no date has been set fo>
! commencing. The left wing was
| added after the building was in use
and the right wing will give bal
anced appearance to the structure.
Location Of Buildings "
Another large school building.
| which will soon become necessary
should the normal continue to
, grow at it's present rate, will lie
between the original building and
the girls dormitorS Morrow Hall.
The new gymnasium and pool
will probably lie directly back Of
the first building to the northeast
Of the present gym The training
school building will lie to the south
west of the present gym.
When it becomes necessary.
another girls dormitory will be
added to the series of building and
will lie back of the building com
pleted this summer.
The construction of these build
ings, of course. will cover a period
Of several years. In all proba bill
ties. the present gymnasium will
have to serve the school for a
number of years vet. The temper
ary building has been found serv-
iceable and will be used until other
buildings. more necessary are
erected.
LAS it is at present. the Fairmont
State Normal School campus is one
of the most beautiful in the state.
With the addition of new buildings
its beauty will be increased. Fair
mont Normal is the one state edu-
cational institution where from the
first a systematic plan of loca ting
the buildings has been carried out.
Second Unit of Plan
Morrow Hall is the second unit
o this plan. The style OF archltec-
ture is Grecian. This style was
used also in the. original building
and will be used in the constitute
tion of the other buildings which
are to become a part OF this school
in the future.
Morrow Hall is considered to be
the most modern and convenient
girls dormitory in the state. II will
accommodate seventy-five students.
in addition 10 the employees con-
pected with the management of
the hall.
The hall is not divided into
suites, but each room is conven-
iently equipped for two students.
The three large reception rooms
increase the desirable features OF
the building.
The furnishings of the hall
rooms have been carefully worked
out by committee from the fac
ulty, and a special effort has been
made. the school officials state,
to have each room appear artistic.
homelike and convenient Each
room has. hot and cold running wa.
ter; two beds and two large ward
robes, III addition to other interest
ing features.
At present the hall has much the;
appearance of a two-story building
but grading which starts neXs
week will bring out the beauty OF
the full three stories The campus
level for this part of the Normal
grounds will be brought even with
the ground floor level of Morrow
Hall.
TO. Continue Driveway
The beautiful curved driveway
the school grounds will continue
around Morrow Hall and come
back into the drive on the right
of the main building, making a
complete loop. Ample parking
spaces for AUTOMOBILES will be pro-
vided The driveway will be paved
all the way round with gravel and
asphalt.
All these improvements, of
course will tend to enhance the
splendid appearance of Morrow
Hall and the campus as whole.
The front entrance of the hall
opens either on the first or sec
ond floor. The porch is the sec
ond floor level and is reached from
either side by broad steps. Four
Ionic pillars support the porch
roof. Three large white bulb lights
hang from the porch ceiling. Brack-
ct lights adorn either side of the
entrance.
One end OF the first floor is de-
voted to an immense dining-room
which will seat 152 persons In the
center Of this room are four, large
square. white pillars, supporting
the roof The floors here, as
throughout the building, are of
hardwood Decorations in the dim
ing.room and other parts of the
first floor are done in gray and
white
Several rooms on the first floor
are devoted to the Kitchen, store
rooms for cooking materials and
supplementary rooms. AT the left
end of the floor are three large
rooms for the hall employees.
Heating System