Mercersburg Academy - Karux Yearbook (Mercersburg, PA)

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Taba Tlixbministralion Yauilbing f HE Hrst suggestion of an fhCllHl1llSfl'2ltlO11 Building was 111ade at the Annual Field Day Dinner in Keil Hall in Noveinher, 1918, K by Mr. S. W. Traylor, of Allentown, Pa. Mr. Traylor, while Hnishing an iinpromptu toast, called attention to tl1e 11eed of such a huild- ing for the Academy. He said that he would subscribe tl1e Slllll of twelve thousand five hundred dollars to start tl1e building Zlllfl he challenged the boys of the school to subscribe a11 equal amount. He appointed a coinniittee to take charge of the matter with Dr. J. G. Rose. of Klercers- burg, as Chairman. The Rev. W. ul. Muir, tl1e Field ,Xgent of the Academy, was also a 1llC1HlJC1' of tl1e co1111nittee a11d within a year and a half after the challenge was lTlZ1ClC tl1e subscription list was thought to he large enough to justify tl1e heg'i1111ing' of the work. In June, 1920, in COIHIHCIICCINCIIY Wleek, ground was broken for the Building with appropriate cereinony. The Hon. Iidwiu Stewart. of Philadelphia, Pa., a former Governor of Pennsylvania, made the address, and Mr. Traylor threw out tl1e first shovelful of ground. Very shortly thereafter bids were received from live dihfere11t firms in llaltiinore. New York, and Philadelphia. On account of war conditions and the high price of materials, each of these hids was approximately two hundred thousand dollars. No one thought it wise to try to put so nnieh inoney into an Administration Building. The huilding counnittee waited until the Fall of 1920 when tl1e foundations were erected under the direct supervision of the building coniinittee itself. .X Superiiitendent nf foll- St1'llCtlO1'l was used for this purpose. ln March, lflll, the eontract for Fliffffll