The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
CLUB HOUSE.
THE EXPENSE OF UNIVERSITY STU
DENTS TO BE MATERIALLY
REDUCED.
A Gift to the University by Col. George
breckenridge, the Big Hearted
San AntOnionan.

The university regents are sending
out circulars calling attention to the
Breckenridge club house, gift of
Col. George Breckenridge OF San An
tonic.
The circular says:
1t is with pleasure that attention is
called to the erection, on the univer-
sity campus, of club house, by
means of which the expenses of stu
dents attending the university may
be materially reduced.
At the urgent request Of the regen is
and faculty the donor has allowed his
name to be given to the building, now
in process of ere ton, as a recognition
of this timely aid to higher education.
The present club house is intended
for young men. A like gift to erect a
club house for young women would
be most opportune. AS now stu
ated they are in certain sense less
able to reduce their expenses than
the young men, since they are re-
stricted in their choice OF boarding
houses By other considerations than
the price of board. The wish is ex-
pressed that this munifcent gift, the
first Of its kind in the history of the
university, may lead some other citi-
zen OF Texas to erect similar build
ing for the young women of the State.
THE BUILDING.
The building, which is now being
erected, and which will be ready for
occupancy November l, 1890, will be
of brick, trimmed with stone, four
stories high, with mansard roof. 1t
will be heated throughout by the
Quincy hot water system, which will
insure the greatest cleanliness with
the greatest amount OF comfort and
safety. The lowest story or basement
will contain a large dining room, 40
by ID, the kitchen, pantry, store room,
etc. The other three stories will con-
tain twenty-four rooms, each % by Is.
These three stories will be divided by q
solid brick partition into practically
two buildings, each having its separate
entrance, stairways and corridors.
In each of these buildings there
there will be on every floor
suite of four rooms opening
upon corridor; and to each suite of
four rooms there will be accessible q
water closet and bath room, supplied
at all hours with hot and cold water.
Each room will have large bay win
dow, q roomy wardrobe and be fitted
up with gas fixtures. In short, the
Breckenridge Club House will be sup
piled with every convenience and will
be as attractive as first-class modern
residence. 1t is expected that the oc-
cupants Of the rooms will appreciate
this effort to give them commodious
and elegant apartments, and that they
will heartily assist the faculty in the
enforcement of such regulations as
will keep the building free from disor-
der and wanton defacements.
Rooms will be assigned upon appli-
cation to the faculty. Preference will
be given in accordance with the
wishes of the donor to the academic
students. Among academic students
preference will be given to those who
have attended the university one
year or more; and among these pref
erence will be given to those taking
the regular courses. In other words,
the regular senior academic students
will be given first choice of rooms, the
juniors next, the sophomores next,
and then those regular and special
students who have attended the uni
versity at least year.
A bill of fare and cost OF each dish
accompanies the circular, and students
can figure out the cost of maintaining
themselves.