The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-04-04

to be erected for the B. Y. Academy
on its grounds on J. street. The ma
jority of our readers will remember
that in the spring of 1884 the ground
was broken and he foundation laid
for this building, but that on account
of the difficulty experienced in real
izing the necessary means for its com
pletion operations we're suspended and
the work covered over to protect it
against the weather until times
frightened up and the property, with
which this institution was endowed by
its magnanimOuS and illuStrious
founder, could be advantageously
converted into ready means.
Seven years and over have passed
since this work was commenced, and
to-day Provo finds herself possessed of
the fact that operations on the build
ing are to be resumed at once to cease
not until the finishing touch is given
the building. The plans shown to us
yesterday by Supt Cuff are the work
of Don Carlos Young of Salt Lake
City. They are the plans originally
intended for the building, but have
been somewhat modified since it was
decided a few weeks ago by the board
Of trustees Of the B. Y. Academy to
90 ahead and complete the building
this year.
The building, which Will partake
somewhat of the Gothic style of archi-
lecture, will be 1874 feet long, by 169
feet wide; it will be of brick with stone
caps, sills, and water-tables. 1t is eX-
pected, although not yet decided, that
the rock to be used in the faclngs and
caps will come from Kyune, Price can
yon. The rock work will be five feet
six inches from the surface of the
ground to the top of the basement
windows. The roof viii be of metal
and will be surmounted with beauti-
full cresting. The tower will be
nearly 100 feet high. While the main
entrance will face the west, yet the
building has been so designed as to
have an elegant appearance from every
point of the compass. One beauty
about the building is that there is not
window but what will catch the sun
sometime during the day.
Over the main entrance will be a
beautiful white tablet, on which will
be inscribed the words,
''B. Y. ACADEMY"
Above this will be the date-stone
bearing the figures, "1S91,'' the year
in which it is contemplated the build
ing will be completed.
1t was the intention formerly to use
the basement for dining purposes for
the accommodation of the students, and
to locate the furnace in it, but this
idea has been changed, and the furn-
ace will now be detached from the
building, and the whole of the base
ment thrown into recitation and class
rooms, all Of which will be twelve feet
in the clear. The laboratory will be
located in the northwest corner, while
tn e lecture room for studies in chemis-
try will be situated Immediately be-
hind it. In the southwest corner will
be the gymnasium, which will be fitted
up in splendid style. Another large
room III the basement Will be devoted
to kindergarten, while = dark room
for experiments, teachers laboratory,
and two large class rooms will also be
situated in the basement.
The first floor, which viii be reached
by the flight of stone steps at the main
entrance, will contain the secretary S
room on the southwest, with an open
vestibule in front The principals
room, 2lX14. will adjoin it on the
north, while between that and the hall
way to the main entrance will be the
treasurer's and teachers room. In the
northeast corner of this room will be
situated the elevator which will con-
meet all the floors. On the left hand
of the main entrance will be two large
class rooms, each 80 Y 80 feet. Be
hind the secretary's room on this
floor the preparatory department will
have it's room, while adjoining it,
albeit separated by large hallway
leading to the cloak rooms, outhouscs.
etc, viii be situated intermediate and
b. The northeast corner of this story
will be the design room, an apartment
% 80 feet. The hall in this part Of
the building is to be III feet long by
10 wide, and will separate the rooms
on the east and west.
On the second floor will be situated
a large assembly hall, 1854 X 50 feet
This room viii have beautiful ros-
trum, and the seats will be arranged
semi-circular in form and will slope
towards the rostrum. The roof will be
by four iron columns, the
seats will be stationary, and no dan
cling will be allowed in the building.
In the southwest corner Of this floor,
academic b Will have its quarters,
while behind it on the east viii be aca-
demic \. The former department
W Z ai:Ne a room 80 20 feet, while
the latter will have one 80 \ 80 feet.
& recitation room, 80 20feet, will adj
Join academic A on the east. Immed-