academic february august professor president called commonly referred best known bringing hall administration introduced degrees electrical engineering civil engineering december textile engineering february engineering chemistry january hall died reportedly stress fundraising new chemistry building bears early life born georgia attended georgia admitted graduated physical disability unable military career instead taught mathematics georgia years subsequently charleston south_carolina known citadel professor park military academy recruited career captain appointed mathematics professor consequently head school mathematics department solid background engineering time west_point incorporated surveying engineering applications energetic personality quickly assumed leadership position faculty faculty meeting october elected secretary june professor hall invited speak board school needs recorded minutes subsequent board actions suggest recommended construction campus reduce disciplinary problems recruitment students previous president resignation elected president atlanta justice school church successors considered proposed decision postponed trustees elected hall chairman faculty acting president january july june trustees elected institute second president president hall noted aggressive fundraising improvements school including special project aaron february opened textile engineering school donated machinery supporters named chief donor supporter goals included tech attracting students expanded school offerings mechanical engineering new degrees introduced hall administration included electrical engineering civil engineering december textile engineering february engineering chemistry january hall infamous entire senior class returning christmas vacation day late died august vacation new_york health resort death office attributed stress fund raising activities time new chemistry building later year school trustees named new chemistry building honor building erected named honor commonly referred students hall simply common mistaken impression word hall mere houses completely quote sir published work remains building place accuracy school announcements describe architecture building great detail shape brick limestone stories height basement floor approximate area square feet lecture rooms stock rooms library offices gas analysis laboratory photographic rooms occupy laboratories rear wing care given lighting ventilation laboratories sides removal gases provided separate leading tight wooden box roof box outer air provided forced draught necessary chemical physical laboratories fitted reference practical work addition time time required experimental research apparatus newest best forms increased occasion demand building located included building area listed national_register_of_historic_places
Lyman Hall (academic)