Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-04
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important Changes at Yale-1ne EN-
tries to the College Buildings Closeo
and tho Campus Given over 10
Workmen-The Addition to BatteiA |
ChapeI-Work Rapidly Advancing
on White Hall-Excavation 1or
Vanderbilt DorKitory-Demoli
of Old South-The Princeton casino
Notable improvements at the new
Haven House.
Workmen now hold undisputed posses
sion of the campus. The entries to all the
buildings were officially closed last night
at 6 o'clock by general superintendent and
overseer Of the campus Hotchkiss, and all
tho students who have not left town had to
leave the campus, and all that is heard Is
the sound of tho carpenters hammer or
the mason's trowel. When the students
return next September they will hardly
know the campus when they compare 1t
with the campus of to-day.
Work is being rapidly pushed forward
on the addition that is bsing built to Bat
tell chapel. A rough board wall mas been
erected in the south aisle of the chapel
which extends to the ceiling above. This
is to in part support the ROCKVILLE the
south wall is being taken away and will
also protect the frescoeing and furnishing
of the chapel from injury while the CON
struction of the addition Is going on.
When the idea of building an addition to
Battell chapel was first advanced 1t
was thought that 1t would de-
stroy the beauty and symmetry
of the building. The chapel has always
been considered the hsndsomest building
on the campus, and the proposition Of tear
ing away the south wall was not received
with general favor. But the work of the
architects has been most commendable.
Battel chapel, after the present work on 1t
is completed, will be even handsomer than
somewhat more SNOWY structure and will
be added to considerably in size. The
south wall as far up as the upper colon
made is to b. taken away entirely and
moved out about twenty feet. This will
give ia new sittings Oh the ground floor
and 145 in the gallery, making a total of
317 new sittings. This will greatly
relieve the pressure of the incoming
classes 30 that an extra chapel service will
not have to be held in some outside build
ing. The principal alteration, that is the
alteration which will show the most is the
new arrangement of the entrances. The
entrance which is at present next Farnam
will be moved over into the west end,
where the large window that lights the
gallery entrance Is now located. The west
end of the new addition will be occupied
by hall sixteen feet square. The main
entrance from the campus will be into this
hallway, and there will also be a side
entrance from the direction of Durfee hall.
There will bs two turrets fifty feet high at
each corner of the hallway each of which
will be surmounted by English monumental
crosses. Smith, Sperry and Treat have
the contract for the work, and Mr.. Willis
P. Smith Is personally experimenting the
work.
The walls of White dormitory have also
commenced to rise, and here, too, the work
Is being pushed rapidly forward. As this
is the building of large dormitory 1t will
take much longer than the addition to the
chapel. Consequently the work will not
be finished until commencement, 1894.
There are really two halls, which are to be
erected here, next to each other-White
gift of DR.. Andrew J. White Of New York,
which will adjoin it on the east, is to be
built by the corporation and will cost
about $40, 900. The White building will
be entirely fire proof and Of iron construc-
ton, while Central hall will not be entire
ly freproof, but will have iron stafrcases
and iron floors in the Railways. In White
dormitory all the floors, beams and stair
cases in the building will be of iron.
White dormitory will be 191 feet long by
OIL feet wide and four stories high, with a
small fifth story over the central part of
the building. There will be twenty two
rooms on each of the four floors and four
rooms on the fifth foor, which will all &C.
commodate 1874 students. Central hall will
be five stories high and will have fou,
rooms on each floor, which will sccommo-
date about forty students. Each room In
both dormitories has two sleeping apart
ments off from it. Each study will have
an open fireplace, but the buildings vii
also be heated by steam. The basement o,
White hsll will be done off for the editor
ial rooms for the Yale publications. The
outside walls of White hall. will be Of
North Haven palette brick laid in rec
mortar. The basement will be built Of
stone, the base course of blue stone
and the base story of the LongmesdoH
Maynard red sandstone. The quoins o.
stone. The walls of the Railways vii
l w OoA -oeCSkAO0 bAAoA NhA tAAo ASNA6 Wa
| bs laid In Mosaic work. The iron stair
| caees will have slate treads and landings
There will be a toilet room and bath or
each floor. The baths will be of white
ensmsled brick. The firm Of Smith
Sperry & Treat have the contract for thu
work and A. B. Treat has the personal gu
pervisioA of the work. J. O. Cady & Co
| of 81 East Seventeenth street, New York
were the architects of both these dormi
tories, as we'll as the addition to Battel
chapel. Both White hall and Central hal
front toward the inside of the square nk
the buildings on the campus proper. Thi
Is really the beginning of new quad
rangle which will eventually extend around
the square bounded by High, Wall, Colleg'
| and Elm streets. The college now own
| the greater part of the property on thil
square, large part of which was recently
acquired. Thus the growth of the Val.
campus In this direction is assured.
The work on the new Vanderbilt dormi
tory has advanced some also, although ex
cavation Is all that has bsen accomplished
thus far.
The work of demolishing historic ole
South has already begun. A large gang Of
workmen will soon bs.put to work offAhe
building, and in three or three weeks ole
South will be thing of the past.
Diagonally opposite old South changes
have been made of interest to all Yale
men, as well as the New Haven public. The
enlargement and improvement of the New
Haven house, recently completed, is one OF
the most notable Improvements about
town and ia most creditable to our city
The work done has been very complete
and extensive, and has been accomplished
| at the outlay of many thousands of dol
lars. By the new addition in front looking
toward the old green, the build
ing itself has been greatly en-
lsrged, and the whole front is now
of uniform height, seven stories high, in
Guiding basement. The new addition ha,
been devoted to elegant suites of room,
worthy of Metropolitan rank. Each suit.
has a large, commodious psrler and {
capacious bedroom, with bath room, ward
| robes and other equipments. all most com
plete and modern. They are greatly ad
mired. The suites are occupied as follows
On the first floor above the store fronts, BY
Wallace B. Fem and family 1.-The next b.
| General George r.. Ford and wife, tn
| next by Frank G.. Phipps, for 80 many