The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-07-11
Beloit 0ollege,-0ommenoement Exercises
and Memorial Hall,

The programme of the Commencement ex-
ercises of Beloit College this year, is as follows
Sunday, July 7-Baccalaureate Sermon, by
President Chaplin, at 8 o'clock p. m. Address
before the Missionary Society, in the evening,
by Rev. David Burt, of Winona, MINI.
Monday Evening, July 8-Address before the
Arch@an Union by Prof. f. w Fisk, of Chicago.
Tuesday, July 9-At 2 o'clock p. N, Prize De-
clamation Of the Freshman and Sophomore
clesses. Laying the corner stone of the Memo
rial Hall, with addresses by Gov. Fairchild,
Hon. j L. PickArd, City School Superintend-
ent of Chicago, Capt. Geo. Waterman, of the
Soldier Alumni, and Others. In the evening,
grafton before the Alumni by DIR. F. A. LORD,
OF the class Of 1853, and Poem by Rev. w. W.
Rose, of the class of 1859, after which rem
Ion of the Alumni will take place.
Wednesday, July 10-Exercises of the grad
uating class numbering thirteen, beginning at
10 a. m, the Valedictory, by Arthur II. Smith,
of Jerseyville, Ill.
The exercises of Monday and Tuesday even
ings will be held in the Presbyterian church.
The other exercises will be in the First Con-
gregational church.
The ordinary exercises connected with Com
mencement this year, promise to be particu-
Iarly attractive. The occasion will be especial
ly interesting, however, from the fact that the
corner stone is to be laid of Memorial Hail. a
new building for the accommodation of the IL
brary and cabinet. At the last Commencement
Grafton of the patriotism Of the go men who
from the students and graduates ofthe college
served in the armies which subdued the rebe l.
lion. The building will be one of greater archi.
tectural beauty than any yet erected on the
College grounds, and will meet want long
felt, OF suitable place for the library and
cabinet
The design of the building is by Messrs. Coch-
rane q Garnsey, architects, of Chicago, and is
OF modern Gothic style. The plan is rectangu-
lar, AZ by ~ feet, with vestibule wing on one
SIDE ~ by - feet. The materials of which the
walls ara to be constructedis oflimestone, bas-
tard range work, rock face, with pitched mar
gins, giving the appearance of great solidity
and massiVeness. The trimmings for buttresses
doors and windows are to be Of cut stone: the
doorway entering the vestibule to be wide, with
double doo{ frames, finished with columns and
transom, in heavy panel work. Over this door
is a circular window finished with cut stone ar
chltecture and frame peculiar to the style. The
sides OF the wing, as also those of the main bull
ding, are to contain deep recessed panels with
IN which are windows lighting the first story.
over the latter is belt course, and circular
windows lighting the second story, between the
aleoves. The ends of the building are construc-
ted with wide double windows, finished with
columns and panel work, deeply recessed, pre-
sentlng q bold appearance.
The stone walls are TO be COPIED with heavy
nodded work, with gables peculiar to the style
me roof is to be steep Gothic roof, covered
with ornamental slate, on the top of which is
yentilator, fniSnd in ornamental style.
The interior to contain two stories The first
story, for the present, will be used as cabinet
Tor minerals and will be fifteen feet high in the
centre and twenty feet high at the side walls,
TO contain one side gallery, accessible by stair
cases, the centre ofthe building forming a cor
Tloor the whole height, and lighted by the doub-
le windows at either end and finished with al
eoYes: The first story of the vestibule wing will
contain con, a grand staircase to the second Story
ana cellar. The building viii cost sos. 600,