Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11

and this inscription is interpreted by alle-
gorical figures in the tympanum above it.
The central figure is Truth, with a globe
in one hand and mirror in the other, SYM
boliZing universally and accuracy: to the
left is Liberty, with her torch, and to the
right Victory, with her laurel wreath.
Some Other Buildings.
On the eastern side of the central build
ing stands the Rouss physical laboratory.
This building contains large amphitheat-
rical lecture room. an apparatus room and
general laboratory, together with num-
vanced students, room for optical work, a
tower for experimental purposes and a
shop in the basement: forming on the whole
one of the best arrang ed and equipped lab
oratories of it's kind in the country.
On the western side of the central build
ing is located the mechanical laboratory,
which is also adequately equipped. The
first floor contains large lecture room,
an electrical engineering laboratory, a
drawing room, rooms for blue printing, &c. !;
While in the basement are rooms filled with
the most approved machinery for wood
and ironwork, &c. The boilers, FORCES and
trail building, from which steam for power
and heating is conducted to the mechanical
and physical laboratories. Both the CEN
trail building and the rotunda are also heat
ed by steam from this source.
The three buildings at the foot Of the
lawn arc INTELLECTUALLY in harmony, both
in form and in detail, with the other edi-
fees on the lawn. and they complete. at it's
southern end, quadrangle which is
worthy of the ma estic and time-honored
rctunda- All who knew the university as
it was will. it is believed, agree that it's
beauty and usefulness have been greatly
enhanced by the changes which have been
made. Great as was the calamity which
befell the university, the visitors and fac
uity feel that the outcome has been still
greater benefit.
The Disastrous Fire.
Sunday, October 81, 1895, will always be
memorable day in the university's an
rails. for it was on that day that so many
of the buildings were destroyed by fire.
While the ruins were yet smoking the
faculty the next day held meeting and
appointed a committee composed of Profs.
James A. Harrison, William E. Peters and
r. Heath Dabney. committee to make
an address to the students on the subject
of the loss sustained by the university, and
which was in part as follows: THE ter
rible calamity of Sunday, October 81 has
left the main building of our revered and
beloved alma mater in ruins The historic
monuments of three quarters of a century
have been obliterated by the fury of the
names in a few hours, and nothing is left
of our great rotunda, our public hail. our
old chapel and our academic hall and lee
ture rooms, hailowed by so many recollec-
tions precious to US all, except blackened
walls. If this ursDeakable calamity all
that remains to us except brave hearts
and unbroken spirits is the memory of the
gallant, heroic conduct of the entire
student body, without which nothing could
have been saved from the library and
scientific halls in and adjacent to the ro-
tunda.
We are perfectly sure that every man,
every student, will continue to do his whole
DUTY in the same splendid spirit of devotion
to alma mater, that all will nobly stand
by us in our misfortune. that all will work
gladly and calamity together without MUIR
muir and without complaint and soon we
shall behold our great mother rising before
us statelier stronger than ever, the glory
of Virginia. the glory of the entire SOUTH
Three days later the faculty recommend
ed to the board of visitors the reconstruc-
ton of the burned structures at an es-
timated cost of 1916, 600. AS an offset to
this there was due from insurance COM
panies $4,000. leaving s2SSOOO to be Sc
cured elsewhere.
The various alumni associations of the
University of Virginia throughout the
United States and the Legislature Of Vir-
GINA were appealed to. One Of the largest
and most enthusiastic alumni meetings was
held in Washington, DC. during the month
following the fire. One of the speakers
on that occasion was Mr.. Gardiner G. Hub