New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-23
UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
THE NEW BUILDINGS NEARLY COMPLETED-Nor Tt
BIZ ENTERED UNTIL NEXT FALL

THE NEW BUILDINGS NEARLY COMPLETED-NoT TO
BIZ ENTERED UNTIL NEXT FALL
handsome pile of buildings is beng com
pleted on The sioe Of Park-sye., between sixty
ninth add Seyentieth SITS, for the Union Iheologchi
Seminary There are all four buildings. and the site
was the gift oil tho late Ex-Governor Morgan All arS
under roof and Will he completed by the
first OF the year The buildings comprise
chapel library. lecture hail and dornitoiy Inc cn1pri
is named the Adams Chapel in memory OF the late Rev.
william Adams former president OF the seminary ~
faces Park-ave The library u nre-proo building oc-
upying the siItynnhst corner, and Will be known rs
the Morgan Library Al seyentieihst. Is the lecture
hall TO be called Jesup Hall after Morris X Jesup, the
banker The 0oImiiory Ia back OF the other bulialngs
and Ia 200 feet long and 90 feet deep
with accomm odatiops for $50 students IL VIII De
We stories nigh the basement will be htted for ~ M
nasum The buildings cover 200 feet by I'D ieet' ana
the total cost ground and buildings is estimated at
500. 00o
The 1888 'si term OF the Seminary will be tho last IN
It's quarters University place, Although the new
b uildngs will be reedy by the FIRST OF next year,
change could only made with difficulty at that time.
and 1t ID therefore deferred until next fan Tue Semi
nary occupied lis present quarters since 1896 and II
IL here tina it's reputation established None Of the
theological schools In the country stands higher ahd l
work In the Semitic languages s said 10 ne IN advance CT
ali other schools IN the United States The Hebrew,
syrac and Arabic guages taught and In addition
Assyran for two years This year will also be studied
at Andoyer under the direction OF Of tho graduates
OF Union Theological Seminary.
Arc the buildings satisfactory to the Board OF
Directors, TRIBUNE reporter asked President Hitch
cock recently at the opening OF term.
ENTIRELY So" Dr. Hitchcock replied "They are most
admirably arranged Hound them better than had
expec;ed on my 10 tine city after the GUNNER
Oar quarters will bs the most complete OF ALL the
oiogica seinaves the country The student may go
from the dormory TO any portion OF the buildings Ia
bis slippers without harm, and We have the ROOM II
| needed 70 increas the accommodations for 200"
Is the number OF students for the present term up 10
| the averGgsi"
1T Just about the sst year, when we held
our own For the ten years previous 10 last year mere
had decline, perhaps you know, IN those admitted
Presbyter schools In this country 30 that THIS
| year Ia viz tually g0ln." 80
| =" How do you account for that decreased"
way, II Is net In any way alarming We have strlven
repress number la order the pest caol-
| dates We could easily fll Seminary with students.
ana n necessary often absolutely to refuse those VINO
think tley coad pass through the course but have no
idea Of its and Its severity The course three
wears aud this d training 10 now necessary Tor the
inuster In Wow OF the advance IN various
of knowledge, that ne may De placed thoroughly equip
ped his field OF labor"