New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-07

palisades a, Chambers were the city's northern
boundary The college is the milestone "h % bot
marks The citys growth. anl II should he 'ie ci'is
. noblcs' monument l. has now become a sr'ai
university as the city has developed into q great
metropolis
COMPARED To THE AcRoPpiis
The now s.ic f. 'he most beautiful which n" city
affords an pr"senis an Opportunity FOR futur"
development physical ani educational. which can
not be- surpassed. II crowns New YORK - 'he
Arropolis dominates Athens Close AZ hand ~"
Riverside Park and Morning eide Paff Will. con-
tral Park lies a. fhc foot - The hil - tho south.
The Rlvers,i" Drive and the shaded boulevard
furnish dign!nol approaches 70 the site which Us
bounded all sides bv street. AMI avenues not
lees than a hundred feet IN with. Sufficiently
moved from tho centre ~ ,rafir 10 create scho-
las,ic atmosphere Of ia own. II has a, command
all the resources which only great city can offer
In It's eallcries museums libraries. hospitals and
law courts. its Industries and great engineering
works. and It's social and economic problems
That the trustees % the college fully rcaz. those
possibilities Is shown Nv the thought and study
which have been given 10 tho subject and by tho
plans and designs which have been adopted. and
which promise 10 give 20 the modern metropolis
architectural corona 10 less beautiful than that
which pcrpetuafes the glory 81 the old Greek city
The accompanying diagram. which Il reproduced
from "iIarpcrs Weekly shows the grounds
ana tho Arrangement Of tho buildings. The entire
I tfaf' comprises about seventeen acres, and ~
nearly nine times the slze OF the present site ami
. twice the size OF Madison square The ground III
vides itself naturally into two levels. The south
erly level or plateau comprises nbout ten acres
and Is the higher varying In elevation from nye
to fifteen feet above tho surrounding streets For
/ all probable needs Of the present and The coming
generation tho southerly plateau seems 70 De
amply sufficient: ana for the present AZ least the
northerly portion % the grounds Will be- left I'M
touched thus preserving tho grove OF oaks and
chestnuts. the largest on Manhattan island which
Ia ono OF the natural beauties Of the site
THE GROUP OF BUILDINGS
Tho buildings nre grouped upon tho southcrly
plateau upon the theory OF "A city university which
Is open TO all men OF all minds IN the centre. ls
the library the commanding feature of the group
The main approach IL from one hundred and six
feminist. whore the ground now rises abruptly
but Is TO DO graded 20 that II Will afford d gradual
aHc'n The entrance viii be "A spacious Night OF
steps ana a court almost equal Ia size TO the pres
ent site. one OF tho buildings contiguous 10 tho
entrance may. 1, ia hoped be devoted ultimately
TO the use Of the School OF Arts or "ihe College,
as n should BE- called. as dsiingulshcI from the
university AZ whole The design OF the library.
prepared by Messrs McKim Mead & White IL
shown In the accompanying sketch. II f. 10 be-
constructed OF bun Indiana limestone. ana the
same stone. either alone or IN combination with
brick VIII be used In the other buildings They
VIII necessarily b" classic In STYLE but probably
much less severe. and viii doubtless vary In treat
mcnt In accordance with the taste of the several
donors ana the architects whom they employ \
genera harmony 81 style viii be- preserved. but 1t
is not expected that all the buildings viii be- the
work Of any one architect or firm
To the onst and wcsi OF the library are the
chapel and assembly hail the latter being Intended
~ place Of meeting for student organizations.
such ms The literary societies. the olcc club and
the Dramatic club. and for public lectures. Scar
from the adjoining avenue II Is possible that
the Mapes memorial gate may be- placed at one
Of those entrances. 10 the northeast arc the
buildings assigned TO the School Of Arts temporarily
ana 10 IA" natural sciences. 70 the northwcst
arc the buildings devoted engineering archi-
lecture and TO chemistry. Immediately 10 the
north and fronting the library II building planned
10 include n university hail. theatre and gym
nasium. Next 10 the library this viii probably he
the most important and conspicuous building on
the grounds. Situated upon the line which marks
tho change OF grade from the higher 10 the lower
plateau. the northerly part OF this building vii.
have two stories than the southcrly part
which viii make IL possible To provide light and
spacious dressing rooms and bathrooms under the
gymnasium and to place the stcam-heating and
electric plant under the theatre. where II will be |
completely concealed
\ MAGNIFICENT SITE
The site OF the building standing nearest TO the |
Engineering Building, and which Is marked 'un- |
assigned" Is now occupied by large and sub |
stantal edifce which will be temporarily used "a !
a dormItory for members OF the faculty and for /
older students The four parallel buildings marked