The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-23

slSx1o; one janitor,s room, 2ox2O, and another
l0x20; two toiIes-rooms, each 24x33: engineers
room, 14xfs boiler and fuel rooms, 34xiS ana
14xf4, and room under the assembly nan,
63x70, which temporarily may be occupied ior
gymuastic purposes There are eign, entrances
70 this story
First story-l4 feet Is inches high, contains
two class rooms, 20x24 four class rooms, DxZ3;
one class room, 20x22: four lecture rooms, 4x5S;
two professors rooms, 12xl6is; two CLOAK rooms.
gzx30; faculty room, 2)x22; regents ana COM
missioners' room, 2Ox22; roon for secretary and
treasurer a0xZ3; vault. SKIS: presidents room,
90x20, and another EXT: reception room. alx5i;
ladies' retiring room, llx12; parioF, aox23;
library, 22x20; assembly hall, 7ex7o; two dress
inn rooms, Iix1l
This hall, arranged with sloping floor and
seating which together with gallery, viii
eommodats so, stage seating 30 Special en-
frances are provided for the stage and dressing
or retiring roorns The foyers are large, light
and airy Proper thought has been bestowed
upon the acoustics, ventilation and lighting,
also upon ingress snd egress- The main foyer
on the firxtxHoor 10 directly spproachab.e from
TIE main entrance to the building, and is sur
rounded by a foyer gallery On the second floor,
which opens directly from the gallery of the as
sembly hall. These foyers are served with day
light frora q comical skyligat, being open to
the roof There are provided nine external en-
frances 10 this story.
Two stairwsys within the assembly hall and
three eommOdious stairways from the corridors
conduct 70 the second story, IA feet inches
high. which contains two lecture rooms, 2lx2s;
two preparatory rooms, 2ix4s; two class rooms
I6I24; four class rooms, 22xl0; four class rooms,
20x1S; one class room, 1013l; three cloak rooms,
Hsx20; one cloak room. iI120: two cloak
rooms, 5xl51z; two professors rooms, l0xl2;
one professors room, 20xo0. ante-roon1, l2x14
IL has been thought advisable as this build
h. b. ~ anita
until their special colleges are erected-the con-
struction of which must necessarily be delayed
10 hnish the roof story. This viii finish II
feet high, and may contain the same number of
rooms as provided for the second floor.
These will all be well lighted and accessible.
To recapulate; Including upper story,
commodatio1s are provided for 10 lecture
rooms, IS class rooms. u professors rooms, Is
cloak rooms, ianitors' rooms, engineers
room, besides two preparatory rooms and large
toilet service, and rooms for the regents and
commissioners, president, faculty, secretary and
treasurer; reception ana parlors, library assem-
bly, and retiring, aud one large storage room con-
Meeting with secretarys room, for stationery, ETC.
II Is the iuteation to make this building fand
in fact all buildings, except residences). essen
TALLY freproof, constructing the outer walls of
stone, the inner walls oil brick, and
facing all outer walls on the inside with porous
terra Gotta or hollow brick, using steel
beams and porous terra Gotta for the floors, and
iron roof for the assembly hall. The corridor
and vestibule floors are TO be tiled.
The exterior is Of simple design, in scholastic
Gothic, and constructed with ligh:-colorea
stone laid up in rock face, the only emphasis
being made in the tower aud main entrance.
The tower should contain the grea, bell of the
university, and q goud clock with proper dials;
these dials, OF glass, TO be Illuminated at night
as they will be seen for long distance. 1t is
Tsrfkr ed To- ~. 81
complete set OF plans accompany this report.
The next building in order OF location is the
HALL OF MATHEMATICS AND OF MINES.
This building is to accommodate the depart
ments OF mathematics civil aud electrical en-
cheering, mineralogy, netallurgy and geology;
and TO provide class and lecture rooms, profess
sors' rooms, laboratories, library for each de-
pa-tment, general museum, apparatus rooms,
repairing and drawing rooms, toilet and storage
rooms. Then comes the
ART BUILDING.
To provide for the departments of agriculture,
painting, sculpture, music, drawing with pro-
fcssors, class, lecture and modelling rooms libra
~, studios for painting, piano rooms, specially
planned 10 retain the sound within themselves:
music hail, with organ: art gallery, arranged for
the display OF paintings, drawings, photos and
models: repairing and storage rooms. II IL pro-
posed 70 arrange the plan OF this building
nomicai!y inclosed and rooted, thus securing
grand opportunity Tor a commodious art gallery
or hall.
GESERAL LIvRARY.
This building IL arranged ;or a stock and read
ing room. librarians room. card and catalogue
rooms. special students room, faculty rooms;
rooms for maps. periodicals ami newspapers;
toilet rooms, biadery: work, packing and s;or-
age rooms.
GYMSAsIUN
Placed facing the campus, this building will
contain rooms for tbe professors OF physical
culture and gymnastics, OF military science and
tactics, and Instructor in gymnastics gymna-
SUM. about 45xg0; drillroom. same
size: band aud military storeroom: arm
ory-rooms for fencing. sparring ami
weighing; swimming tank. about lsx50,
with dressing rooms and lockers and about
twenty bath rooms, linen closets, toilet rooms
bowling alley. seventy feet long; rowing tank
bicycle racks, running track and gallery for
visitors and baseball cage. Not very far from
this building should be the baseball and cricket
grounds, having a public stand structure of neat
design. All the buildings which have been
described, including the observatory, face the
main driveway and the campus The campus
will be about thirty acres in extent.
OBSERVATORY.
This building will contain professors rooms,
library, clock room, computing rooms, transit
room, meteorological room and dome, with re-
pairing and store rooms. IL Will be located AZ
sufficiently remote point from the railroad 70
escape magnetic and vibratory disturbance.
poRsIToRIEs AND DIsrNG-HALL
The dormity for women 10 TO consist of base
ment, first, second and attic stories, and to con.
-ain gymnasium and physical culture room
laboratory with greenhouse attached, lecture
room, parloTs, museum or cabinet, rnatron's and
honsekeepeIs rooms, servants rooms, linen,
bedding and storage rooms. chute for sojIed
linen directly TO basement, toilet rooms sewing
room, dormi'ories en- suite, consisting of study
room. about l2xl5, ana two bedrooms each qxI5
with closets. The grounds which adioin To he
prepared for archery practice and tennis. with
walks leading 10 Pleasant spots for the purpose
OF inviting and encouraging outdoor exercise
The dormitoTy FOR men is to be arranged purelv
for sleeping purposes, with ali the attendant
convcaienCes, ana TO consist OF hssa
ment, first, second and attic stories
The dining hail is to be built between the dor
mitories, and 70 consist of basement and one
high story, providing for servants storage, fuel.
cold sewing, toilet and sundry other rooms in
basement: also laundry ironing and driving
rooms. The dining hall or room. about 45xl25
Will contain kitchen, serving room seullerv.
china and other pantr!es adjoining The vege-
table or root cellar is 10 be entirely outside OF
the building. To the rear Of this building, and
near the laundry. are large grass spaces for
bleaching purposes, excluded from public sight
10y Plantations Of skrubbery. The wagon road
also approaches the kitchen, aud is shut ont
from slightly similar planting.
CHAPEL
A site Is reserved Tor this structDre II "a
located nesr the dormitories
MANUAL TRAINING HALL
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