Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-09-19
A VERITABLE PALACE.
THE NEW CONVERSE DORMlTORY
BEING FURNISHED.
One of the Best Buildings of it's Kind in
America The Regulations for stu
dents-Thc incoming Glass to
be "A Large One.

with the opening of the college year on
September % the University of Vermont
will find Itself equipped with one of the
handsomest and best furnished college
dormitory buildings to be seen on the
American continent. All this was brought
about through the liheralitY of Hon. John
/ II. Converse of Philadelphia formerly of
Burlington, whose promise of a dormtory
building to the University now stands as
/ a living reality in the beautiful stone
structure which crowns the hill Just south
west of the Mary Fletcher Hospital. The
furniture for the dormitory, which was
purchased from John Wanamaker in
Philadelphia, has arrived and most of it
is now in place in the rooms The floors
of the entire building are oiled and cor
Irespond nicely in color with the interior
finish of hard wood
The rooms are wired for electric light
ing, which will be furnished by the Bur-
Illngton Gas Light company if desired.
The studies are furnished with table,
book cases sofa and chairs the bed rooms
with single beds wire mattress
hair mattress. bolster. pillow and
blankets, bureau, wash stand and
chairs. The tables. bookcases, chairs,
dressers and wash-stands are all of solid
oak. The couChes which are substantial,
are covered with leather of dark green
color and impart a finished appearance 10
the apartments in which they are placed.
The studies of the double rooms are pro-
Vided with CRATES for open fires in addi-
ton to the radiators. Everything in the
way of furniture - of the best quality.
All OF the sanitary conditions arc as near
Ily perfect as money and modern ingenuity
can make them, and an inspection of the
building makes one wish he We're to begin
his college career again amid such beau
tiful surroundings
The following pNtraCt from a circular
recently issued by the University authori-
ties relates to new regulations which are
to be carried out:
The old dormitores will, for the coming
year be open only under special restric-
tons Ali rooms are hereby declared
vacant. ami all claims of old occupants
are Cancelled. The reasons for this action
are: Frst-The Converse dormtCry offers
| at reasonable rates quarters which ON
grounds OF comfort, heath, and orderly
habits, are we'll adapted to student-'ife--
which can hardly be said of the old rooms
in their present condition. Secondly
1t is proposed during the year to make
= somewhat extensive repairs in the build
= ing. Thir4lN, and mainly, we desire &c
institute new regime in the domestic
life of students, to replace the old disorder
f and discomfort of student barrack life
with more decent and home-like mode
of living.
A limited number Of rooms may be ap
piled for on the following conditions
No application will be received from stu
dents whose rooms have been disorderlI
or who have been known to take part il
disturbances or in destruction of prop
S erty
All rooms shall be stately inspected
and any cause of complaint. if not at once
removed, shall be sufficient reason for de
, ciar!ng the room vacant
All damages to the rooms or to TIL