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Vol. HI.
The Georgia Technological
School.
The Georgia legislature of 1885-6
provided for the establishment of a
technological school in the state, ap
propriating $65,000 to erect buildings
for the same, etc. In accordance with
the act, the governor appointed N. E.
Harris, of Macon, 8. M. Inman, of
Atlanta, E. R.
Hodgson, of Ath
ens, Columbus
Heard, of Greens
boro, and Oliver
S. Porter, of Cov
ington, commis
sioners, to locate
the school, select
a site, erect the
buildings for the
same, and start it
on its work of im
provement.
In the autumn
of 1886, the com
missioners receiv
ed propositions
from various cities
for the school, and
after careful ex
amination, Atlan
ta was selected,
she donating a
large sum of mon
ey. Propositions
were then invited
for a site, on which
to erect the build
ings, and, after a
spirited contest
among the advo
cates of various
localities, the pro
position 'of Col.
Richard Peters to
donate four acres
of a beautiful
grove on the cor
ner of North
Avenue and Cher-
ry street was accepted, and the com
missioners purchased four and a half
additional acres adjoining from Col.
Peters.
This site is within 50 yards of the
northern end of Luckie street, on an
eminence overlooking Peachtree street,
and the whole beautiful northern
portion of the city. It is part of the
Peters’ Park property, destined to be
the handsomest and most fashionable
portion of the city.
In the early part of 1887 the com
missioners adopted plans and specifica
tions for the main building, drawn by
Bruce & Morgan, eminent architects
of Atlanta, and to whom we are in-
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debted for the accompanying engrav
ing of the technological school build
ing, and at this writing that building
is finished, outwardly, and presents a
very attractive appearance from all
surrounding directions. It is plainly
seen and much admired from the pas
senger trains of the Western & Atlan
tic Railroad, as they approach or leave
MAIN BUILDING, GEORGIA STATE TECHNOLOGICAL SCHOOL.
the city.
This building fronts on North Ave
ne —which connects Peachtree and
Marietta streets —130 feet, and is 120
feet deep. The engraving shows the
North Avenue front and Cherry street
end. The end to the right faces
Peachtree street. This building is of
red brick, trimmed with granite and
terracotta; slate roof. It contains
halls, offices, department of physics, re
citation rooms,apparatus room, lecture
room, chapel, library and free hand
and mechanical drawing rooms.
A machinery building, 250 by 80
OUR “ MAY DAY ” NUMBER.
ATLANTA, CA., MAY I, 1888.
feet, is in process of erection in which
the workshops of the school are to be
located, and the chemical laboratory,
which will be devoted to the depart
ment of chemistry.
The course of instruction will em
brace six departments —mechanical,
engineering, chemistry, physics, math
ematics, drawing and languages. In
the latter, English branches and some
modern languages will be taught. The
school will be opened to the same class
of students eligible to entrance in the
state university and tuition will be free
to all residents of the state. The
school of technology will really be a
portion of the state university system.
To build this school there was appro
priated by the state of Gebrgia $65,000
By the city of Atlanta 50,000
By the citizens of Atlanta... 20,000
By Col. Richard Peters 4 acres of
land.
In addition to which the city of At-
lanta guarantees $2,500 a year for 20
years, being equivalent to $50,000.
Os course yearly appropriations, or a
large income from some source, will
have to be provided to keep the school
moving in its useful course after it
shall have fairly started, which will
be sometime during the present year.
The commissioners have made a
The Western & Atlantic and Mc-
Kenzie Line is running first-class
coaches from Atlanta to Little Rock,
via Chattanooga, Nashville, McKenzie
and Memphis, without change. At
Little Rock passengers can change in
to through cars which leave that point
via the St. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern Railway for Dallas, Fort
Worth and other important Texas
points without change.
This is a “boss line,” and for years
past has been a great favorite with the
traveling public, and without doubt
will continue to be.
The Kennesaw Route alMys ahead.
NO. 9.
wise choice for
president of the
school, in the per
son of Dr. I. S.
Hopkins, of Emo
ry college, who is
about 45 years old
and well equipped
for the position in
every particular.
Prof. M. P.
Higgins, superin
tendent of the
machine shops of
the Worcester,
Mass., Free Insti
tute, has been en
gaged for one
year, as an expert
to start the Geor
gia technological
school on its
triumphal course
Prof. Higgins i
regarded as one
of the very best
technological edu
cators in the coun
try.
It will be a
great day for
Georgia when she
begins in earnest
to educate her
youth for other
walks in life than
that of the law
and physic.