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Dates: <\/b>Built in 1903. Demolished in 1955<\/p>\n
Quote:<\/b> The erection and furnishing of this building mark the beginning
\nof a new era of comfort and convenience in student life at Davidson. Although
\nthe exterior is almost severely plain, no expense has been spared to make the
\nbuilding a model in light, ventilation, and comfort. A fire-wall, without
\nopenings, divides the whole building into two halves, each with its own
\nentrance and stairway, and each of these has three floors, with five rooms on
\na floor. There are thus no long hallways or noisy corridors, and only ten
\nstudents on each of the six floors. . . . All rooms are heated by steam, and
\neach is supplied with one or two large closets, a book shelf, two single iron
\nbeds, and a well-made set of furniture. Nor has the aesthetic been neglected.
\nEach room is supplied with a picture shelf, six feet from the floor, extending
\naround the entire floor, in addition to the ordinary picture moulding near the
\nceiling, and the walls are tinted in delicate and harmonious shades of olive
\nand green. “The New Dormitory” Davidson College Bulletin
\n(Souvenir Album). November 1903.<\/i><\/p>\n
Named for:<\/b> Jethro Rumple, class of 1850 and member of the Board of
\nTrustees, 1859-1906.<\/p>\n