The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-10
South Bethlehem Correspondence.
SouTn BETHLEHEM, Apr. 8, 'so.

oOuTH BETHLEHEM, Apr. 3, 'S6.
The Lehigh University buildings. In
the order of their erection, are Christ.
mas Hail." "Saucon Hall" Packer
Hall, the Library" the "Obserya.
tory,' the Gymnasium. the "Laba.
torie >" AMI the Engine House." with
the new Chapel in the course OF
erection.
he first of these, Christmas Hall, was
az one time used as church by the
nloraHlans; AMI during the time that
l@ker Hall was in process of erection,
the regular recitations of the University.
wore held II it. That was i'm 1865, over
twenty Ye1"S ago. an az that time there
we e les ft rty students at Lei 1 III
ne hrsJ dduatI,S Class numbered but
three mtn; now there are about $50
students, aud If the entrance eXamina-
lions were not so rigid. there would be
twice that number, yet the number is
increasing yearly, and before the next
decade shall have passed Lebiuh will
number more than 500 students. The
faculty, too, is growing, and although
~ now numbers fifteen eminent profess
sors. others are being added. Tbis
learned body is reinforced hy thirteen
instructors. SaucOn Hall is commod-
ious orick building containing students
rooms-heated by steam and lighted bv
g s. Christmas Hail being now used
as a mess hail."
Packer Hall. Seven hundred feet back
OF Packer avenue, at the base of the
mountain, and pres6 nting, north, to the
view noble and imp, sing front, ands
the building name after he found ,r,
PACKER HALL. This magnificent
structure is built of Potsdam sandstone,
and is about $50 feet in length and four
stories high. At the northwestern ex-
tremity Is a tower about 1856 feet in
height, in which hangs a bell rung by
electricity at each half-hour and at each
hour. The fourth floor contains the
physical labratory and recreation rooms
On the third floor, in the Eastern wing
OF the hall, are the draughting and reci-
ion rooms, in the centre portion is
the Chapel in which morning services
are held daily at quarter after eight. and
in the Western wing is a recitation
room. On the second floor are lecture
ana recitation rooms; a museum con-
tanning cabinets of minerals and curiosj-
Ties, ana a large and costly collection of
0irds, to which the taXidermists art
mas gwen all the appearances of life,
also, President Lamberton room. On
lhe first floor, in the Eastern wing, are
lecture and recitation rooms with com
plete and thoroughly equipped Electri- |
ral labratory; the central portion is oc- |
tupled by drawing room, eighty feet
IN length. where the under classmen do |
heir draughting.
All students are required to be present
1t he the prayers held each morning in |
.he Chapel. On each Sunday morning
liyine service, according to the forms OF
he Protestant Episcopal church. are
\ j ! in the chapel by the Rev. FredeII
NJ. Bird. A. NJ, who is the chaplain and
llso professor of psychology, christian
evidences and rhetoric. Occasionally the
Chaplain's place is filled by some emi
lent divine. Attendance to these SER
ices is required of every student, the
PRESIDENT granting permission to any
student belonging to any other denomi-
lation, to attend the worship of that
denomination, therefore, while this is a
Protestant Episcopal institution, the
tudent must not of necessity be an
tpiscopalian. By May, 1887, the new
'hapel building will be completed-bui
will describe it later. In my next let
er VIII give you descriptions of the
Library, Observatory and the Gymna-
ium. - l..