▁for ▁the ▁To owo om ba ▁City ▁Hall , ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁a ▁design ▁competition ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁A ▁small ▁tim ber ▁building ▁was ▁also ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 1 0 5 ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁science ▁labor atory . ▁These ▁funds ▁were ▁raised ▁by ▁public ▁subscription , ▁an ▁initi ative ▁of ▁Ron ald ▁Ham lyn - H arr is , ▁the ▁science ▁master ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁became ▁the ▁Cur ator ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Museum . ▁Add itions ▁to ▁the ▁school , ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁prospect us , ▁included ▁the ▁boy ' s ▁sitting ▁room , ▁a ▁new ▁class room , ▁a ▁special ▁d orm itory ▁for ▁boys ▁under ▁ 1 2 , ▁gas ▁light ing , ▁a ▁new ▁d ining ▁room , ▁a ▁head master ' s ▁residence , ▁servants ▁qu arters ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁library ▁of ▁ 4 0 0 ▁volumes . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁when ▁George ▁Pitt y ▁Bar bour ▁was ▁appointed ▁head master ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁doubt . ▁He ▁remained ▁as ▁head master ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁building ▁up ▁To owo om ba ▁Gram mar ' s ▁academic ▁reputation . ▁This ▁was ▁consider ably ▁assist ed ▁by ▁the ▁achiev ements ▁of ▁his ▁son ▁Robert ▁Roy ▁Pitt y ▁Bar bour ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁gradu