New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-07
CITY UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS'
PROGRESS OF THE BUILDING OPERA
TONS.
DESCRIPTION OF THE STRUCTURES ALREADY
ERECTED.

The Chancellor of the University OF the III! Vi
Nev-Yorx yesterday at the office OF William D
Opdyke secretary of the University Executive |''
mittee gave on: the substance OF the fePo't NM
TO the university committees in charge OF 'he Ne"
movements Assurance has been received from ,he
architect of the WASHINGTON Square Building that
temnorarv quarters upon that site Will be READY
By October J. The temporary quarters VIII 'e'''"''
for several months in the first story OF me ne"
building also temporary quarters VIII Dc P'o'IuV"
in the same building for the university Schooi VI
Pedacogy The uptown Building Committee mas
given the immediate charge Of the WORK 10 'ne
chairman David Banks and the Chancellor IheTe
are sready five permanent buildings, All except one
under roof, namely. the Hall OF Languages '"c
Laboratory OF Chemistry. the boiler ana engine
house which also contains the laboratories OF
physics and engineering: the Charles Butler dor
mitory and the gymnasium. Besides these are TWO
temporary buildings constructed Of wood. one for
natural history AMI the other for readng-room ana
students associations. These buildings combined
measure over 600 feet in length Besides the Charles
Butler Hail. three houses near by have been rented
by three of the Greek letter fraternties me "e'a
Psi Psi Epsilon ana Phi Gamma Delta
The Hall Of Languages is the representative build
Ing of the proposed college quadrangle Stanford
White is the architect. and his general plan Is To
control al the future buildings The sty.e adopted
is Renaissance. The structure is already SO i'm
posing that it might well be taken for the central
building of the east side Of the quadrangle. Yet
much larger building for the hbrary chapel ana
be placed 40 feet north OF IL. while sun
beyond is TO stand the Hail of Philosophy. sub
staniial.y a counterpart OF the Hall Of Languages
The striking features of the language hal! are the
porch OF limestone columns richN carved Inc roOr
Of Spanish tiles. together with the graceful proper
tions of the whole This building vii be entirely
9, mpete the first part OF next month The Labord-
tory Of Chemistry, the first building on the south
side OF the quadrangle is receiving IFS cornlce
OF cut stone ana VIII be under roof In "A Few days
The Laboratories OF physics ana engineering nave
the boler-house and engine and dynamo rooms
under them. Space is provided for "A steam plant
that Will heat 3OQW cubic feet. although only one
third of this Capacity is required AZ present From
this steam at high pressure - To be carried 10
every building.
The gymnasium is constructed IN part out of the
woot, on stone piers. with safe roo.. measuring
100 feet long b. e. feet wide. The gallery contains
running track. upon which twenty laps make a
mile The gymnasium OverlOoks the athletic grounds
which have been named the "OhiO Fled" n honor
Of half Of liberal givcrs. 4 running track
c!nders 70 the depth Of foot an half inside the
track some three or four acres of evel grass sWArl
viii be provided for athletic games. ON the opposite
side OF ;he gymnasium the former garden has been
converted INTO avn tennis courts, four In number.
The new university Tnd6rgra iua;e College and
sess plant with the exception Of library aai chape
and museum buildings. wei nigh complete The
first exercises In The new building are announced
FOR Monday morning October /. They have been
postponed from the preceding Wednesday. September
26. by announcement OF the chancellor. ! order to
ms and also TO give the freshman class an OPP
DOr.unity u be present. The entrance examinations
for freshmen Will begin at Assoc alton Ha. Twenty
thrd-st. and Fourth-ave, on Monday, September "a