Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-09-09
NEW SHORTER HALL TO BE
READY JUNE, 1923.
More Funds Needed to Complete
Building-First Story Finished
Costs $4,000 Per Month in Ercc-
ton.
PreSton News Scrvicc.)

Winberforcc, o., Sept. G.-Thc
contract for the erection of a new
Shorter Hall Oh the site Of the old
building erected 81 years ago and
burned down last winter has been
awarded to d. w. McGrath e. Sons.
who have been working on the new
STRUCTURE for the past three months.
The building is completed up TO
the second story, and it is expected
that the workmcn will reach the third
story by Thanksgiving, if the work is
not hlndcrcd for lack of finances.
IN a statement issued by Bishop
Joshua II. Jones, chairman of the
Trustee Board, he says: "The cree
ton OF the building will cost $500
700. II is fircproof structure, built
OF brick, stone and steel. Modern in
every respect. 1t will b n tive-storv
structure and will contain offices for
the university executives, twcnty-six
class rooms, commodious music and
science departments, dining hall with
seating capacity of 1000, an audi
forum with seating capacity Of 2 $40
and dormitory for the accommod:,-
ton of $50 girls. We expect to hold
OUT ncNt commencement exercises in
this building. u"
"To finance this great enterprise is
me biggest burden, all things con-
Sldered, that has fallen to our race.
we nave been building daily for the
paaI thrcc months, st cost Of $40
600 per month, all l&bor and mate, i'll
To this time paid for. The buildirp,
is now above the first story and nrcss,
:rHg hard in the second floor.
Bishops Coprin, Conner and
heard are my associates in this great
task. L have every reason to believe
that they will give the largest posi-
Die cooperation and sympathetic en-
enlargement. About $4,000 of the
money in hand has been raised bv
the small Third Episcopal district.
and we are neither dauntcd nor tirod
We need the SD of the wbxle con.
nectlon and ncod it immediately. The
trustees of Wilberforcc University
cover the whnlc connection, which
constitutes the controlling Marty
Control md responsibility arc cor
relatives, both morally and economi-
caily, and the exercise of enc prcdi-
Gates the exercise of the other. The
assumption and exercise ;of control,
"hlle nc9lectirlc the responsibility to
support, Is to be scorned by every
manly man. Control witlnVat rcspon-
r'iii'S SaHSciS INC flSnl OF control,
By lneXorahle law the while church
must help rebuild Wilbcrforcc. win
you DO It? Will you rcnudiate a
duty?
eve, therefore, beg ali the bish-
ops, general officers, mimstrs and
laymcn to send in their contributions
at once, SO that the work on new
Shorter Hall may not stop nor Ian
guish: We beg that you dc not wait
nor delay IN making your personal
sacrifice in helping us PROSE- cute this
work to completion.
1.-THE furnishings of the building
will require 100000 in addition to
the cost Of erection. We ar, there
fore, asking the church to loll up a
collection of half a million dollars
&sor the placing Of real old Wilber-
force at the head of the CO umn in
the educational march of the race.
We believe that all lovers of Negro
education, regardless of der omina-
ton, will help us in this enterprise.
Send us such amount as yols have
ability to contribute"