Fork Union Military Academy - Skirmisher Yearbook (Fork Union, VA)

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THE ACADEMY FROM THE AIR SCHOOL PLANT BLILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT HE ACADEMY BUILDINGS are of br1ck, cement, and fire res1stant construcuon The type of archntecture IS Enghsh battle ment Gothrc modlfied to su1t present day colleg1ate bunldmgs All bu1ld1ngs are supphed wlrh hot Water and heated w1th steam from 1 central heatlng plant Sxrfxo HALL Thxs bulldmg IS a three story structure named 1n honor of Capt Charles G Snead the first VICE Presxdent of our Board of Trustees It was erected xn 1923 and 1S of brlck and cement, a fire reslstant toxlets Each room has hot and cold runnmg water Snead Hall also has quarters for lnstructors 1n each un1t All rooms are outsnde rooms thereby lnsurmg, proper hghtmg and xentxlatlon N11 XIORIAI H XII Th1s Dlllldlflg was erected m 1941 and IS the last word 1n modern dormntorv constructlon It IS absolutely fireproof wxth hot and cold unmng vsater IH every room, and showers and tollets on each floor Instructors are quartered on each floor m th1s dormltory - , . C Q n , - Q structure. There are three units-each having its own showers and k . V . K . 7 E .Y . 1 . f . . r Q I V Q Y 1 L I

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HATCHER HALL Hatcher Hall the admmlstratnon bulldmg IS the central structure of the group Occupymg as rt does 1 commandlng pos1t1on on the campus 1tS d1gn1ty of structure and qulet s1mpl1c1ty of desxgn IS 1 Httlng monument to the beloved founder Dr Wllllam E Hatcher It contams the commerclal department class rooms wlth table arm chaxrs adm1n1strat1ve offices and mess hall The latter IS large well hghted and Xenulated and llke the kxtchen IS beautnfully txled throughout JOHN J WICKER CHAPEL Thns IS as xt should be the most beautlful buxldmg on the campus wlth a seat1ng capaclty of 700 It was bu1lt by a real artlst and school authormes were so pleased wlth the skxll of the workman that a bronze tablet was placed nn the tower readmg as follows To Felnx de Pan1c1s who lald every br1ck and stone m thls buxldmg and put character m hxs work The beautxful memorxal stamed glass cathedral wmdows are an msplratxon to all The Tltmus Tower was the gxft of Mr E H Tltmus of Peters burg Va m memory of h1s father and mother Rlchard C Tltmus and Harnet E. Tatum 7 3 L . s , 4 m , . . . 1. 3 s ' c , , . - 7 t 7 9 3 9 3 3 . . . U . . . . ' 3 . ,, . . . . . - . . . ' 7 'D 7 ' .