New-York tribune., 1870-10-07
Total amoun, available FOR builling hall.

Ssnders Pund 5000 90
Funds with cOege Treasurer 700 ~
Total amount s'ADie 'of puiiing nall ''''''' "
the extreme dimensions from east to west being $40 feet
and from north south ia feet with central tower at
Snta hall i'm the center TO the hight OF IA feet The
monumental hall which win occupy the middle OF the
building will ia from north to south 30 feet from
eas I'm Nest with a wooden yaultng IS feet from the
pavement to he surrounded by screen bearing
p and records of the heroes whom
the building will commemorate. The hall will u
vestibue 10 the heaer on the and the diningha on
oT p MeSS will MAKE eveG sides Of decagon viii be O5
feet length co ieet interior hight, 70 feet 1t will have
the Side Gionine the monumental hall The dining hall
will I've 1SI feet long 60 wide and rs feet hi gh TO apex
NTH Galleries AZ eacH end and wanscotng Of wood 20
feet III undeT the windows The main entrance will be
nGhy T % anu 1iI h a"Se 5v steen incline
GUAR iolm Inc toWe WI, po % ioio ~ snaar t,,wers
Of n similar character will surround it, TIE foundations
have been completed and the first laid, and tent
10 al, "A c, the same In Xyhich fhe exercises
a mas P,,otoi id ,a' ~, ~ "e w Ai' " ~ ~
The storm this morning made the attendance smaller
number OF persons present. including many distinguished
Among those prominently noticed were senators
gunner % ana if m1o, ,d I taf yoV Clifford Gen Geo
o,ns Sn,,,nn'iir siaadnon mo HIN 'Thomas
Russell, LieutGoy. Tucker There was also many many
prInent % % ~ yard ,I1 ~ their Alma Mater The
Governor and suite escorted to Cambridge by the
Saon1I % Vas 9ormed az II ocloak
- "a ISf,, 1r,etoos ~
9 ao r, wa, ' End @ Presdent and Fellows of Harvard
s,ace the oversecrs the Goyernor and aids present
@ @ thc ~ inntrnction u and eoyernnent OF
ana ldst oCGIs ot s W arvard % students
who fei i'm the war of the Rebellion officers OF the army
and nay " vninnteeT oicers specialy inyied subscri-
hr hpTs i to bo M"morl Fund not of the Alumni city
officials Harvard students who served in the army or
navy m the order OF their classes alumni and under
graduates in the order of their classes.
The services in the tent opened with music 6y the band
,nusic from "a cantats by sebastian Bach by picked
r,op " e5rt Ue,,rv u poccrs of the Rnding Commit
i norod mat mo foundation walls had been properly
eco @ & ~ % it 10 oG The Han Tobn O. Palfrev froI1
anu anu S 81 S ' o fhor ronort me Hon
Nm NJ or,y i'm behalf ~ th@ Alumni made felicItoms
fpc 1 Stone was pIaced i'm 16sion President Eliot
cen Meade Commodore S.eadinan Gov Clafin, and tho
~ w =, -, sttro IA rho rercmonv The follow
NC hmm ' Sv oliver Wendell Holmes was sung:
mo ~ Eet vii he angnish of hearts That are breaking
GHef IN our ielTts Rs. grown weary with aching,
Green's the turf where our e'r' we have 'Dei'
s1s'pg each name sad IL. reeorI away
Give iheil proud ,tory, to Ma30rys keegns,
.,,., an, ell. ,., ,,,, ,o,,,e.
hTseg psSf sne are 1 ea 70 the iu%Sest Of
hi i'S@ S ,ns sdS i a. sl, ,i' 10 be ass- untomi
len 'n'n ''t" ~ " WV
Ftlero and legend NAV fade from the portal
Keystone may crumble, and pillar may iali
TnzI were the bulder' whose work immortal
Crowned with the dome that Is over Us a'l ,.,.-
The Hon r. Kockwoou iVai 9 eca , ,o,o % ,,i",sn'
IIo said:
IL has seemed good 10 the hluli anu, anu tlcus % vi 80 &
ward College to erect durable memora 10 IL 1Se % 0a o
the Rebellion. An impretlye and nt'hS lug iDu,o ~ ~
worth has been already provided IN the TWO volumes OI
Harvard Memorial Biographies books which take ,
MINGLED tears and thanksgiving.
I'm 1865 at the close OF the with solemn pomp and
stately with prayer and praises to God, ana
music and eloduence and splendid poetry the College
welcomed returning sons who came back from many
field and them wS
6enedGn no t 0e EaSi toTehs Spectacle When the long
procession Of the Alumni Opehed o .o SUI
soldiers in whHss TEs and private marched n
crminately together az casSlha @ 10 t.5 sJ .I;,i
honorable distinction 1t,son Of or wounds While to ali
alike belonged the common sioI % IN that conmsmnr
saved and they helped 20 save % es aitu seemed 10 be
welngh exhausted ana %i and TeTrent @ memories
the nNlhg WeIe hine '