The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-17
South Bethlehem Correspondence.
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SoUrH BETHLEHEM, Apr. u, ST.
Near Broalhead Avenue, in the OK
tremc western part Of the campus. is
situated a square, ouc-stury building,
the roof of which resembles hcmi-
sphere; this is the Sayre Observatory.
IL was built in 1877 by the liberalitv Of
Robert II. Sgyrc. one of the trustees of
the University. IL the dome is mounted
an Equatorial Telescope, of six inches
aparature, and the observatory also con
ia'ns Il Zenith Telescope, Transit in
suumcnts, Prismatic Scktaut an astro-
nominal clock, and other instruments
necessary for the teaching OF practical
astronomy. East and southeast of the
Observatory are situated the President 5
and Professors houses, and cast Of the
these stands the
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.
This building which was erected in
1877 10y the generous founder in memory
of his daughter-Nlrs. Packer Linder-
man, is one of the finest and most inn
posing buildings on the campus. 1t
very much resembles an oil faudal
castle with its towers and baltlpmpnts.
and is built in the form of a semi-circle
The architecture cOmpOrts to that of
Packer Hall. the same kind Of stone be-
ing used, but the trimmings are Of gran
tie. The interior is finished with glazed
brick and iron. light being allowed 10
cnler from above through . beautiful
stained glass sky.ligh,. There are three
tiers OF 9lcOvcs containing at present
59,SlI volumes and about 10000 pamph-
lets. The reading tables. with which
the rooms and alCoves are filled. are
finished hard oak wood, while before
each alcovc stand mounted on a eleS-
tai, the bust of some learned man well
known TO history. There Cicero. HU-
mer, Plato. Galilio, the god, uprnes,
Dante, Aristotle, 33sgulaI Iins. Hippo
Gratis, IinnaeuS, Leibig. Humboldt.
Shakespeare, Luther and Newton look
down upon the silent readers. On the
wall is large, life-siIe portrait OF the
Hon. Asa Packer, painted by Boutclle,
and on one side are cabinets containing
rare and valuable illuminated volumes
of manuscript made in the fourteenth
century. also works which date back to
llI4. In this large and well-furnished
library students and the public are al
lowed to read from I a. IN. to 10 p. M
Since no talking is allowed in it, the
library is the daily resort of students
wishing to study between recitations
For beauty and completeness this IL
brary is rival d by few and eXcclls many
in This country. Directly south of the
library is the
GYMNASIUM.
This building which was erected in
1888 is handsome and spacious struc-
ture, built and equipped with the ut
most thoroughness. 1t is three stories
in height; the first floor contains bowl
ing alley, a billiard room. sparring
room. bath rooms AMI clothes closets.
On the second floor is situated the Di-
rectors' Office, physical examination
room, sponge and shower baths and
clothes closets, and the main hall, con-
taining the best patterns OF gymnastic
apparatus and DR.. Sargent's system of
developing appliances. On the upper
floor is a running track and visitors gal
lery. All students are required to un-
dergo a physical examination before be-
ing allowed the use of the gymnasium,
and this examination is repeated once
each year The proper exercise is pre-
scribeI and IS then required of each
student the same as recitation. BY
this means The student attalns SYM
mntrical development. Ny next letter
will contain descriptions Of the Labla-
tories and the Engine House.
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
sP-Mr Suley, director of the gym
nasium. this morning (Monday) began
the annual physical examinations of the
students.
SB-On last Friday afternoon the
campus ana South Mountain were over
run with surveying corps. it being the
first day of field work Of the civil engi-
necrs for this season.
.'B~ The Epitome, the publication of
the students, this year edited by the
Junior class, is rapidly nearing com
plction. and it is expected that it will
make its appearance on or before Easter.
~ On 'as' Saturday afternoon the
University base bail team defeated
strong pickcG-nine Of South Bethlehem
Up to 7.
Saturday Lehigh will cross bats
with Lafayette AMI an interesting game
may be expected. l..
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