The evening times., 1895-12-03

University. together with representative.
or several firms OF landscape architects
met at the Arlington Hotel this Afternoon
ut O'Clock. The meeting is or unusua
ifipUrtaiic. for The reason tnat ih, iina
prepa rations for the brea king OF grount
are nearly complete, and the acceptance o
one or the sets OF plans submitted to the com
m.ttee is looked for at very early date.
There were present at tn e meeting John T.
AndrOs, Anderson Fowler and DR.. A. j
Palmer OF New York; Matthew G. Emery
Vice chancellor Beier and John Z. Hcrtell
Bishop John +. Hurst. president OF the board
OF trustees. was unavoidably detained from
the meeting by absence In New York.
The committee Immediately proceeded
to examine the dra wings and specifications
submitted by the several firms OF leading
architects who have entered competition
for the CONTRACT.
The committee has held several meetings
and various schemes for the arrangement
OF the buildings on tie grounds have been
examined. Al the meeuDg this afternoon
sideration.
One OF these provides for entrance to
the grounds at the cDrncr OF Massachu-
sets and Nebraska avenues. A gradual
approach To the center OF the grounds.
where the principal buildings, accord :
ing 10 these plans, are to be situated, Is
thus obtained.
would be grouped at the center OF the
grounds ON the highest point in the in
closure, and the less Important OF sub
sldiary buildings would be located near
the entrance.
IN A SCATTERED MANNER.
This arrangement is the suggestion oi
Olmstead & Co.. the wel.-knuwn archi-
tectS Of Boston. The principal objection
to this arrangement n expressed by the cum
niittce is that the buildings are, by the gen
eral Topography OF the university site. Deres
sariiy arranged In a scattered manner
instead OF being grouped in the quadrangu
lar form followed by the old English
universities
Nearly ali the members OF the Committee
were more fayoraby impressed with the
plan suggested and fully explained by
Architect Ernest Fiagg or New YORK. Mr
Flagg would have the cntra nee IL the uni
versity groundsnn the north side from Massa-
chusettS avenue. the gateway being situated
at exactly the middle OF that side III the
grounds.
The driveway TO the principal college
Buildings. which in any event are to b,
situated on the elevated ground toward
the south west ,r'rner of the university
trart. woaid thus extend in a directi,n n
little west OF suuth from Massachusetts
ayenuc.
The driveway would approach the build
ings by q gradual rise of ground. and a gen
erai view OF the whole composite uniyers-
fty would be obtained At glance by the
visitor.
Neither Mr.. Flagg nor his representative
was present at the meeting this afternoon.
but the expla nation OF bis proposition was
very complete and IL was evident that his
plan recommended itself to the committee
more favorably than any others havc done
Vice Chancellor Beiier expressed Inc
az ~ ii', he oiilY 'nlrcti.,i 80 -, 70, !.
with this plan for the arrangement or the
buildings was that the buildings being ar
ranged in an elongated quadrangle from
southeast to northwest. the northwest enc
OF the line approache. depression m ne NE
opinion. seriously mar the whole elect OF
the arrang ement.
iti II. rec in sta ting, that the tract OF land
is better adapted TO a scattered ARA nge-
ineut OF buildings than IL Is to grouped,
composite arrangement. 1t is Thought,
however, that Mr.. Fiugg's plan or disposing
found and it IS prob1 bic that by the time
another adjourned meeting is held the com
mittee VIII be ready 10 adopt TINS pian'
with slight modification, unanimously.
TO MAKE HASTE SLOWLY.
Most OF the afternoon was consumed in
discussing the arrangement Of the buildings.
nd several minor matters which re await
iu. discussion were hardly noticed.
Rev. DR.. Osborne said this afternoon
that the committee is determined TO max
haste slowly. This is done not withstanding
strong pressure which is being brought
upon the committee by friends OF the uni
NerSlty VINO are impatient 10 ste Sofuc Aid
teriai results in the way of college build
ipgs. DR.. Osborne cited the example or
Harvard, and said that>the building COM
mittee OF the local university wished TO
avoid any possible confusion in arrange
ment of buildings, such rs has resulted at
the Cambridge inst tuition. The committee s
work is something which makes Tor CEN
turtles, he said.
Chancellor Reiler reported that the fl
nanceS of the university a re in an enCcurag-
ing state Ground viii! doubtless De broken
almost Immediately for the History Build
ing Work will soon follow on the Hall OF
Languages, the gift of Gen. j. Watts de
Peyster OF Tivoii, \. Y.
The Hall OF History is to cost $50 900,
and is the gift of various friends OF the uni
yers!ty Between SIC 900 and $50 Geo are
already held in bank by the trustees, and
another large payment on subscriptions Is
due next month.