New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-01
THE DEDICATION EXERCISES.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEw BOLDiSG-THE RECEP-
TON OF THE DISTINGUISHED GUEsTs-INCI-
DENTS OF DAY-TuE DISPLAY OF FIRE
WORKS IN THg EVENING.
lpRoM III SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBUNHl
E,sroN, Penn. Nov. 3O-Pardee Hall. one of the
most important of the buildings connected with
Lafayette College, in this city. was destroyed by
iir the summer OF 1879. Since then it has been
entire y rebuilt and to-day the new structure was
formally dedicated In All outward respects the
building is exactly the same as the one which was
,urued. and which was completed and dedicated
IN 1873. IT consists of one central bnIldIng five
stones IN height, tfty-hree feet front, eghtytkree
ieep. aud two lateral wings. each side Of the
central building measuring sxty-one feet IN length
and thirty-Oue eet In width. four stories high
Guiding a Mansard roof. the whole terminating in
two wings, each fOrty-two feet front aud
eng lty.four feet deep and four stories in height.
Tie entire length of the front which oyerlooks the
City of Eastou the deep valley below. is two hun
cred aud iifty-nine ftet. The material used in
structiOn is Trenton frcestone, with facings of
white OLlO stone.
Ip the interior however, experience has shown
that a few changes might be made with improve
ment out these are Principally in regard 10 the
nlnor rooms only and the purposes for which they
are to be used The auditorium still occupies the
ing Underneath 1t are the mathematical room of the
Civil Engineering Department, the Hall of Natural
history and two professors rooms. Over tine audi
forum is large hall for collections IL geology,
paleontology, ec., which, owing TO the fact that
10 specimens have at present been received. will be
temporarily used as the gymnasium. The west
lateral wing is devoted TO collections in natural
history the college library. the ball Of the Wash
lncton Literary Society, and the drawlng-rOOm of
the Mining Engineers the west transverse wing to
the botanical laboratory, the herbarium-the herb
arIum is sad to contain the most complete flora OF
Penusy wanna collected classroom tCr reclta-
tons II modern languages. and smaller rooms. Inc
east lateral wing has It's first floor already filled IL
contains the coll clon of Northern Anbquues, the
whole Of tha swift collection, and other collections
saved rom the lire. In the same building IL large
laboratory suite of rooms assigned to the depart
ment Of Natural Philosophy and other rooms. The
east transverse wing comprises the department Of
Physics repair shops. engine, lathes dra wing room
for mining engineers, private laboratories and
rooms Tor models and appara Us needed for the
special study OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Inc interior Is
fl Ted up In handsome stYle, the auditorium and
otner rooms being richly frescoed This LAS all
been done by the tizens OF EastOn. bat the cx-
pense Of erecting the building has been betrayed
mainly by The insurance money upon the former
hal. aud 10y few large subscriptions. Inc uulld-
ing VS. erected in the first pace a cost OF nearly
$500 600. which was pad entirely Dy ArO fdrdCe,
OF Hlzelion. He had before this made other gifts
to the Institution, and IL WAS e,tmttet Llat before
he undertook the rebuilding Of he pTessit hall ne
had already donated ABOUT 5000 0OO 10 the college
On the day Of tue dedication OF Parlee Hall. IN
1873. EastOu made g7eat demonstrations or It's ~
teiest aud deiIght III The cercmo Y. Fag' nOajed
from every nous. and Venetian maSts were erected
III tue prime. pal streets, from which AJdted banners
and streaneTs OF all cOlOrs aud descriptions. lncre
were no such outward evidences OF rejoicing ~ be
seen IN Gle ely .O-day, bat at an cary LOuf large
DuiubeTs Of people be san 40 arrive by tfalh. Oy
earn and wagons, from all directions. IL va.
ne naked. indeed. thaC on TINS occasion the county
and the state appeared u take deeper interest III
the proceedings Than JIe tllcus OF EaStoh.
The AERIVAL OF PRESIDENT HAIE~.
Many people doub less 1T racted by the an
nouncemeut thai President ii yes aud several men,
Der. of his Cabinet would he PRESENT. Tne tram
containing these distinguished visitors arrived from
Washington al about ii O'Clock. TAG parry con
sis ed Of President Hayes Secretary I'aMsf{' On
eru Sherman, Po@tnas. er-6cn"lal Maynard. ana
third Assistant uuster-teue,ai Haz-n. hey
were met al toe station by committee * ciilzth~,
President Cattel and s,ye;fI m men ,. OIL
Der of distinguished VISITOR. Among The LATER
were Ario P4rdee. the mnuliicent benefactor u
tbe college; Governor H0Yt. Of PenIsylvaula;
Genera Patterson, General Campbell. mo Rev. Dr.
Mickey, ". a. VI. Grler, Ii. q. FISHER Professor W.
II Green and Professor J. A. MOha', OF Princeton
ID ,vtd Thomas, ex-senator 4. +. Cdtiel, Oi New
Jarsey VINO ca mo IN q special Car with parry IRON
PnII,delpuia; President Gilman, of the Johns Hop
kins University General Eaton. William ;. Dodge
John j. BLAIR, James Dixon. the Rev. ID. Pax on
ana Mr.. aber who came IN special car from
Ncw-York.
races escorted large body OF citizens aud stu
dents tie Latter ch aerIDg Justify usOn every con-
ceivabic prctcXt. The route from TIE station was
lIued Uy school children, and the enIneHce on Whch
tha cn!iegp stands was thitky dotted with visitors.
As the process passed by the loot OF the mn
a Imaginable incident occurred. couni TyhAl
with several others watched eagerly for the Presl-
dent That's nim," observed a boy, pointing to
The uaroucne containing Mr.. hayes ~" 20 you
do General ~ the Old man shouted. ~ UeHeIa'
Garfield how are Won, sir ~ waving hls hat to at
tract attention. q" mat amt Garfield, SAID
merhanic laughing. (Which IS tue Presdent'
then p oaeried the old man, with feeling that he
had been making a fool OF himself. mats the
Presuenr." " WHAT Then that's GARFIELD James
4. Garfield il the President OF THIS ere country
You can't fool me Oh that, any way.
The DEDICATION EXERCISES.
The distinguished guests were conducted 10 the
front portico of the building and, after "a NUM-
dedication ceremonies began. President Catte said
Several years age, upon this very spot Mr. Pardee
ulgced 10 NY aauCs the Keys OF the none OululnS ~
e haJ erected for the benefit OF the young men OF Inc
,i'trv Ynu kuO Ia suDsuq Ient history. You KhOw
mot II mas been rebuilt and that we have come hrfe 10
dedicate ~ ana eudeavorrd TO get DR. Pardee 10
- AXE ttie speech occasion. but the Act 10 that
lnd II more easy 70 ger n, 40 h oxcassd but ish
iaic m this public manner that not 30 ~ las pen
exnendrd IN the reconstruction OF tue sIascW suoo
p.sn, tnat winch nas been furnished by Mr. FdiGee.
Aunlsuse IL his building STILL although IL mas risen
IRON Ito ashes.
Governor Hoyt Of Pennsylvania, was then INTRO
duced. and in the course of brief speech, intended
10 introduce President Hayes 20 the crowd hnmor-
ousy referred to delightful KIND OF adversely
the Christening kind of prosperity with winch La
fayettte College had lately been visited Inc people
Of the neiahborhood, the professors OF olhrr COL
leges and the magnates of the Nation were present
and it was good to gather under this ongnt iaca'e
10 congratulate and bless AFRO. Pardee ~ heeis 81
| He had no. only gwen Iberail'' ne hau give"
| - IRsneued cheersl Governor Hoyt then in
trodnced Mr.. Hayes, mentioning that the President
I'D ,.orne testimony to that strength and beauty
| -,h,cb eduoatlon lends to the American Nation