A choir helped pay for a women's dormitorySourced
A college choir went on tour.
Its earnings helped build a dorm.
Facing financial trouble, Hampton Institute formed a touring choir in 1872 under Thomas P. Fenner. Its concerts helped keep the US school operating, and part of the proceeds funded Virginia Hall, its first women's dormitory.
The performances became
a place for students to live.
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