St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-27
JUST LIKE MINERVA.
UNIVERSITY REGENTS STAYD PAT
AND WILL NOT CHANCE.
THE LIBRARY AWARD GOES,
And the Stone for the Classic
Structure Will Come From
Ohio-Meeting of the Building
Committee of BOARD of Re-
gents-Several Objections Are
Urged to the Award.

SESCu ~ GbS AnaE
The campus of the state university is
likely to be adorned with the classic
style of architecture so familiar to the
readers OF Greek literature, and such as
was employed by the ancients in the
construction OF the temple of Minerva.
! The decision arrived at a few days ago
at the meeting of the university regents,
in awarding the contract for stone for
the new library building to an Ohio
| firm, is likely to be final, unless, indeed,
the regents can be convinced that the
Minnesota stone is more suitable, which
is not at all likely.
A meeting of the building committee
of the board of regents was held in the
office of Ex-Governor Pillsbury yester-
day. at which further objections were
made to the use of the Ohio stone.
There were present Messrs. Pillsbury,
Liggett, Clark and Owen. and the com
mittee was addressed by Samuel Hill,
John Goodenow, Felix Turner and
others, ali of whom cOntended that the
Kettle river stone was equal to the Ohio
article, and that it should have been
selected by the board. Mr.. Hill defined
the character of the stone, and
its comparatively small cost;
Felix Turner offered to sup
ply Kettle river stone at $1,000 less
than the Ohio contract called for. and
John GoodenOw called attention to the
difference i'll the freight item alone.
The freight OIL the Ohio stone would be
ZOO aud on the Minnesota stone only
$1,000. The decision Of Prof. Winchell
on the superior quality of the stone was
also cited, aud OH this point the COM
mlttee agreed, Dut it was evidently not
i'll the cards for them 10 change their
original decision. EX-GoY. FilISbury
explained the position of the board,
saying that it was the in
tention to model the building after
the Greek style of architecture and
that to carry out the plan alight-colored
stone, such as could not be had in the
state, has to be used. Mr. Owen fol-
lowed in the same strain, saying that
the Greek design had been adopted for
the reason that it would brighten up the
campus, and impart classic effect. 1t
became necessary to employ light
stone, and nothing answering the pur-
pose was to be found in the state. The
gentlemen present made ali earnest
plea in behalf of the home product and
for home labor, but at the conclusion of
the conference MIR. Pillsbury stated in
behalf of the committee that the build
ing would be constructed of Ohio stone,
and this settled it.
MANKATO RESOLUTIONS.
In this connection it may be stated
that at regular meeting of the board
of trade of Mankato, held Sept. %. the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the board of regents
of the state university are requested to
use Minnesota stone in the erection of
the new library building to be built by
them for the university, believing that
stone can be found in this state equal,
if not superior, to Ohio sandstone, and
'at this time of financial pressure espe-
cially, all state money is needed and
should be paid TO laborers within the
state, without sending it abroad. and
would respectfully represent that stone
of the requisite color and unexceIled
desirabillty can be had at Mankato that
will be suitable i'll every way for such
building. J. A. WILLARD,
y. y. PITCHER, President.
Secretary Pro Tenn.