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Sy-.; 8 THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
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an inviting place for exercise, for which ample provision has also  
_Y j_ been made in the rear lawn, with tennis court and croquet grounds,
_ n as well as in the large gymnasium. S
Section 4 of the act approved March 21, 1900, appropriating money c
. for the purchase of the grounds and the erection thereon of this 1*
. building, provides: v
_   "The Board of Trustees shall appoint three prudent, discreet, in- (3
I‘ telligent women; members in good standing of one of the 1·eligi0us _
it organizations recognized by the laws of the United States, who shall `  
  constitute a board of supervision or control to manage and superin— (
‘- tend, under the direction of the Board of Trustees, the do1·n1itory `
`,‘' for young wo1nen."
  The Hall is under the immediate direction and management of an (
_' A experienced and competent Matron, appointed by the Board of
  Supervision. It contains sixty-eight commodious and well furnished (
_ ` _. rooms, affording accommodation fo1· one hundred and twenty—four ‘
  persons, for whom excellent board and lodging are furnished at  
Q? three dollars ($3) per week, the occupants furnishing their own l
‘   napkins, towels, and bedding, except mattresses and pillows, and _
jE- paying for their own laundry. 1
I { U Built durably of stone, brick, wood and iron, and practically fire-
_ _" proof; with adequate provision for safety, heat, light, ventilation,
i   bathing and exercise, this Hall offers all the comforts and conveni·
1 U ences of a well—appointed home.
  County appointees are first supplied with rooms, and these, by
.   act of the Legislature, are assigned by lot.
  The ground, building and equipment cost $00,000, and the Hall
LY has been occupied since January 1004. Probably no educational
_' institution in the South affords a more attractive home for young
i· women. Those who are favored with a county appointment, the
ij inode for obtaining which is set forth elsewhere in this catalogue,
5 will find that residence at the State University is brought within the
.   means of any young woman who earnestly desires to fit herself for a
life of usefulness.
‘  Development.
; The growth of the University from year to year is shown as follows:
_ l . 1802. To establish and endow a college, chiefly for instruction in
— agriculture and the mechanic arts, an act of Congress apportioned to
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