York College of Pennsylvania - Horizon Tower Yearbook (York, PA)

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BLUE AMI CRAY. SAMl ' lvl. SMAUI,,SR., FOUNDER AND FIRST PRKS. OK TRUSTEES ' x 3

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YORK COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE— Continued. The other was the total destruction of the Institute building by fire on the night of De- cember 17th. The founder ' s nephews, Messrs. George Small, W. Latimer Small and Samuel Small, at once eaine to the rescue and determined to rebuild. The York County Hospital was providentially vacant and was immediately made ready for the school, which it continued to accommodate until the new building was completed, in March, 1887. The new building, designed by J. A. Dempwolf, was dedicated on Tuesday evening, March 15, 1887. In the memorial hall, under the portrait of the founder, there is a polished brass plate with tills inscription : YORK COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. BUILT BY SAMUEL SMALL A. D. 1871. DESTROYED BY FIRE DEC. 17, 1885. REBUILT BY HIS NEPHEWS A. D. 1886. IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF HIS CHARACTER AS A CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN. The new structure occupies the same site as its predecessor; but in the new design many defects of the old building have been removed and many improvements made, which add greatly to its capacity and convenience. BLUE AND CRAY. 15