Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-11
improvements on the Grounds
and In Buildings.


ANliia Aflpuuei etusl
This beautiful ornament to the city,
fifteen years ago dilapi lated aud war
stricken, could scarcely have had its
ragged gullies and forsaken face qual>
fled by adjectives. Each year has add
ed glory TO its coronal Of green, and
to-day its luxuriant grass and trees,
its grades and walks are monumental
10 the industry aud good taste Of the
management. The latest, aud to our
mind, the fastest and ornamental fea-
ture yet added,is the agricultural ball
but recep1iy finished with the grounds
still under way of grading ndsodding.
This is q building Of moderate but
quite commodiOus Dimensions. In it
are two rooms below and one grand
hall abo=s. The first and larger room
below is for a general agricultural lee
ture room the other one to be fitted
up as an adjunct laboratory for the
analysis ofsoils. The hallu stairs is to
be used for museum for which, isad-
mirably adapted. The probable cost
of the building was $500. In the
rear connection is the green house
soon to be completed, aud which is al
ready full of exotics. A beautiful
drive way IS being laid off. starting
from the old drive above "A" com
pany's gu irters aud sweeping grace
fully. down and around to the hall
above mentioned, skirting the expert
mental gardens and passing between
the old Janney building aud the mess
hall on the west side of the hill to the
main drive, near the csrriage-way
gate. There will not be such a de-
Gghtful driving or strolling outlook as
this will give when finished, in the
state. The walks Immediately sur
rounding the garden aud agricultural
hall we're made By great labor, and tits
we'll worth a trip any bright day frou
She city to see them. The Islands
Home, though more extensive, will
soon divide its popularity with the
drive in question aud when they may
both be taken in after the completion
of the river bridge, in one afternoon
drive We shall expect to see a grand
impetus given to the livery business.
We are indebted to Professors
Lockett and McAdoo for their guide
ship after reaching the buildings, and
find in the formers recitation and
lecture rooms many signal improve.
ments since the days of our experieno.
there. Among other things of i%nteresI
there. we we're shown a plan Of a pro
posed improvement Of the colleg,
building proper aud the adjaoen.
dormitories. The proposition is I,
connect all them by interbuilding F,
hall between the center building anC
either dormitory, and to cover th,
whole with a grand mansard roof
This would nearly double the eapaeit,
Of the buildings. II would give twt
halls for a chapel and library on tn,
right and lett Of the center build
lug respectiyely-seventy-eight fee
long by thirtyWide, above which woult
DO two others Of the same dimension
for the two societies. As the two dor
mitories stand fifteen feet more thar
flush with the center building a bal
cony would be requisite to obyiate an
awkva dness ia front. If properly
designed it would only add to the fin
appearance Of the whole.
In the library Professor McAdoi
showed us a complete set Of Yoltaire
Of sixty-fve volumes Of an edition o
1875. presented by our liberal either
Tully Cornick, ESQ. The battalion
pressnts as smoth an appearance IN
sizing as il probably ever has, aud a
larger membership in the collegiate
department is recorded than upon
any previous year. The great compe.
tition in higher graded schools and
ether colleges ia the state works ma
tenally against the preparatory de
partnents Of the university; but there
h,s always been a constant increase in