New-York tribune., 1873-09-02
ELSRw 5ERE.
TIE SCHOOL YEAR BEGUY
OPENING OF THE NEW NORMAL COLLEGE.

OPENING OF THE NEW NORMAL COLLEGE.
The students OF the Normal college ss-
sembed in the hall OF the buildings st sixty ninth
at aud Fourthave. yesterday and received the oongrat
ulations OF the Commissioners OF Education There
LOO young ladies connected with the institution, $50 %
whom were admitted from the public schools Last June
The exercises yesterday opened by Commissioner
Hastead, who read chapter from Proverbs beg1n-f
ming: "Wsdom hath bailded her EoIlse; she
hath hewed ont the seven pillars thereof"
President Wilson Of the Board Of Education welcomed
the pupils spacious structure-the moot costly in
the world he said devoted to normal education the
expense the buildings and land, with the appliances
aud apparatus. would not fall short OF N,OOpOo'
words Of welcome added by Commissioners
Farr and Brown, and superintendent Henry kidde.
Presid Hunter OF the College SAID that for three
weary years he had watched patiently for that day
when they would assemble in their buildings pro
yided for Them by the Board OF Education, 10 whom
their thanks due He unable to classify the
uups Yesterday but would do to-day. II IS expected
that formal dedication exercises OF the College VIII
take place Oct. 1.
The cornerstone of the new Normal College was laid
March 49, 1872 The style Of the exterior Is PLAIN Gothic
with octagonal urreta and bnttreSses. There IL no
elaborate ornament but the buildings are c9mey with
hue proportions with imposing extent ana sll.tIoh
The lana which they stand Is bounded Dy FOurt anu
Lexngt0n-avcs and by Sixtyeighth and Ntyninthsts
They the gait Ot e CITY, contain over olGo s'luare
fcet aud are valued az 100000 The outer college walls
are faced with Philadelphia pressed brick with trm-
minys o Quincy granite and Dorchester stone. Ihe
ground plan of the whole structure, wnlcl Gov
ers 26,O5D square feet il in the form OF the
letter T. main building corresponding 10 te top oI
the letter frOnrs FOurthave, ana ihe eXtenslO OF
classroom building, Is placed centrally against II, anu
extends toward LeXinctOn-aye The extreme lcug'h VI
both buildings is 295 feet They have fOur stories anu
the hight 10 the top OF the bausrade Is 20 Rect lne
main tower winch takes up the central part the 'front.'
is 42 feet In extreme hight and the observatory lower
at the rear Is feet tall The main entrance mas
massive stOop of Dorchester stone On tns l'st pOt
are the call5thenum, library promenade room ioAVV'
and two driving rooms for wet garments nOo!c nan
IS feet wide gives air light aud free space the whole
length Of the college. The salrWays are al douDIe are
| numerous and broad In the second story are three
lecture 3jX52 ten classrooms when average E5AoV
twoin,trucor rooms and apartments for the Presdent
and COMMISSIONERS The third and fourth stories nave
together twenty cass-roJms, four instructors fOOms
ana large ha for "a a chapel and assembly room
This seats 200 on floor aud m gallery Is 7iXl2O ana O
feet hgu. aud takes two stories. TWentyi oI tho
| thirty cass-roOms in the college are complete Ihey
are airy and pleasant and furnished with tue best scnOo
furniture The ventilation Of the whole Dnlldlhg - OK
celent, its arrangement admirable, ana lIls uteu
! with many conVenlences. The grounds are sun ul-
flushed. They viii be Orned with nOWers anu snr
perry The estmated OF the college was S9hOIJ a
actual will touch SJ5UOO In the rear OF te co
bui dings Is the MOfel Training school, Wnlch WI po
completed by jan 1874 at an estimated cost Oh sOO
T. also. il admirable appearance, arrahgelnel anu
appOntment SIX hundred pupils VIII De recelVen ahu
here the college VIII be pictieed Il teacuis
The vacation ended yesterday aud win u DogAh ~,
daily tasks OF 5000 scholars and 1000 teacuerS III buo
| public schools in this city.