The evening times., 1899-10-09
PRINCEToN's NEW BUILDING.
The Addition to Murray Hall to BE
Completed by May 1.

NEW YORK, Oct 9.-The trustees of
tho Princeton University and the archi-
tects who have had charge of the con-
Murray Hall, the gift Of William E.
Dodge have, after long discussion, de-
cided upon the plans, and the wo:k is nov
being rapidly pushed. The difficulty of
putting up the new building was that If
the plans originally submitted were fol-
lowed it would practically destroy The de-
sign and architectural symmetey of Muir
ray Hall Under the new plans a prac-
tically independent structure will be erect
cd and will be connected with the new
building by an artistic gallery Or loggia
This can be done without interfering with
the light of any OF the windows in Muir
ray Hall.
The exterior OF the new addition has
been designed in the English collegiate
Gothic style of the fifteenth century. and
will harmonize perfectly both with the
original building and with the adjoining
new library. II is to be built o. brown
stone and covered with a slate roof. II
is to be rather higher than the older por
ton. as there are two stories and al
attic.
The western end of the porch or loggia
which has just been mentioned, and which
is 81 feet in length and feet wide. ter
inmates in tower 81 feet high. which
will have the architectural effect Of form
ing a prominent feature and concentrating g
point, which will tie the group together.
Behind this tower, looking at it from the
library side, there will be the main rect
angular mass of the new addition, 4o feet
wide by 20 feet deep, and 35 feet high,
th ,f he trhin oh Ot
course, is the most prominent feature, will
recall the details of the pavilions and gate
towers OF old Oxford and Cambridge. while
the oriel windows in its second story will
neutralize the ecclesiastical effect that
might otherwise be produced. The loggia
will recall to a certain extent the beautiful
college cloisters of England. The archi-
tects have spared no pains to make the
building artistically correct and bar-
monious. and one member of the firm has
even made trip to Oxford and Cam
bridge during the past summer in this in
terest
On entering the new building one will
find himself in a large reception hall or
reading room. 26 feet by 42 feet, with
plenty of windows and a handsome fire.
place and staircase to the upper story. In
the tower room adjoining is the office of
Inc secretary, about fourteen feet square,
and so situated that it controls the en-
trance to both buildings and overlooks a
large part Of the campus. To the south of
the reception hall are two of the four class
meeting rooms, the other two being i'm
mediately over them, and each one being
20 feet by 40 feet long. On the second
floor. besides these other two meeting
rooms, there is committee meeting room,
and assuite of two rooms for the resident
secretary. A bath and toilet conveniences
are also On this floor
A roomy attic and a cellar under the
whole building are added to the internal
capacity of the building, which will be
complete in every detail and built in the
most approved methods of modern con-
struction. 1t will be heated by steam,
carefully ventilated, supplied with both
gas and electric light and with running
water and modern plumbing facilities In
every way it will be worthy addition,
both in practical convenience and artistic
merit, to the various new buildings that
Princeton University has acquired in the
past few years. 1t is expected that the
building will be completed by the first of
next May.