Location:
T171 .G42 G49x 1888-1899

Title:
View from the east-Knowles Dormitory in the foreground, Textile Building on the right

Date:
1899?

Content:
View of Georgia Tech campus from the East with Knowles dorm in the foreground and the textile building on the right.

History:
From Warren Drury's Thesis: When the Georgia School of Technology first opened, students found lodging and board in the surrounding area because no dormitory or dining hall was available on campus. One of Hall's actions was to erect at a cost of $4000 two frame buildings to house students. Students called these buildings the "shacks." Representative Clarence Knowles of Fulton County was a tireless supporter of Hall's plan to build a dormitory, arguing that dormitories would make the school accessible to the poorer students of Georgia. Knowles even took his fellow legislators to the school to see for themselves the need for a dormitory. In 1897, the legislature provided funds to build the dormitory. Bruce and Morgan, architects of the two previous buildings on campus, won the architectural commission for the dormitory in 1897. The dormitory, which opened in September 1897, was named for Clarence Knowles. Like "the shacks," Knowles Dormitory had neither electricity nor steam heat. It did have 36 rooms housing two students each, a gymnasium, shower facilities and a dining room. In January 1897, 175 students were enrolled. Within a year of the dormitory's opening, enrollment had jumped to 267, requiring that three students share a room instead of two. From the Georgia School of Technology Announcement: Of the A. French Textile School Lyman Hall writes May 15, 1900 : "In (sic) behalf of the people of the State of Georgia and the Local Board of Trustees of the Georgia School of Technology, I extend to Mr. French our thanks and appreciation for his continued aid to this institution. His benefactions to the school have been $13,100. Aaron Samuel French, a wealthy industrialist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania provided $2,500 unconditionally and $3,000 conditional upon the city of Atlanta providing a matching amount. Aaron Samuel French, of Pittsburg, Pa., has given two scholarships to the Georgia School of Technology, which are self-perpetuating, in monthly notes without interest. The winner of the scholarship will be furnished funds at such times as the President may think necessary for expenses, books, fee, etc, but not over $125 will be furnished each year. The Announcement for 1898-99 notes: In December, 1898, the Legislature appropriated $10,000 per annum for two consecutive years for the support of the Textile Department. The establishment of this department is an entirely new feature in education in the State of Georgia, and the superior equipment for instruction in the manufacture of all grades of cotton goods is expected to bring a material increase in the wealth and prosperity of our p construction, its The department offers unexcelled advantages to the young man who intends to enter the textile industry. as in the branches relating directly to the textile trade. Besides the usual subjects given in the textile f lectures, recitations, demonstrations, and practice on the splendid equipment of the loom. ssion reflected the Bostonian Lockwood Greene's experience in mill

Location:
T171 .G42 G49x 1888-1899

Title:
Office of the professor in charge

Date:
1899?

Content:
View of the office of the Professor in Charge.

History:
From p.46 Images and Memories, "The professor in charge had general oversight of student rules and regulations." This office was located in the Academic Building, now the Administration Building. Among other responsibilities, the Announcement for 1898-99 noted that the Professor in Charge was largely responsible for granting leaves of absence to allow students to leave the campus.