The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-15
TALES BUILDING PLANS.
President Bsdley Speaks of the Design Of
the New CONNIE morntiye Hall.

NEW HAVEN. Dec 14.-Preadent Hadley Of
Yale University has given additional information
about the future building plans Of the university.
He says:
The question OF most prominence In Yale
men minds at this time is the bi.centennial.
Last spring the Yale Corporation. being assured
OF the cooperation OF alumni. chose for the site
OF the commemorative building the ground at
the corner OF Grove and College streets diagonally
opposite the Sheffield Scientific School Tho
choice was influenced by several reasons There
was plenty Of room there for growth in the future,
for we are planning not alone for the Yale Of to-
day, but for the Yale Of City years hence. Again,
the new buildings which will stand between the
academic and scientific departments are meant
TO be part Of the new university, in which all shall
cooperate.
The site chosen, the leading architects iu the
county were asked 10 draw plans for tho build
ings and they drew some inspiring ones. indeed.
The trouble was that they all called for $1,000
600 Those architects whose plans seemed
the most suitable when considerable remodelling
and the award was made two weeks ago. The
Iemodelnng Il slow work. In general however.
the main , buildings on the ives, SIDE on College
10 scat 5000 people The seats will be arranged
so that they can be removed and the hall used
Grove street side wo have plans Tor dining room
which shall seat 1900. and facilities for serving
better dinners than are given in Alumni Hall.
shall have been remodeled, are imposing and,
when carried out we shall one Of the noblcst ex.
ampes Of college architecture in the whole civilized
world"
On the matter Of money with which TO carry
on the work President II adley said that generous
though the subscriptions had been, he thought IL
very un UNIV, to o osiaIt on 500 goo building
he added we have faith that the building will
be carried through. though faith will not at all
times cash checks II would be a great mis-
building. On this .20oth anniversary Of the
founding OF the college the structure raise
should last thousand years Whatever means
We take TO procure funds for the work, money
be used in instruction, for the building though
a. noble luxury is still a luxury. The pursuit
of such course would mean that we were false
TO the principles Of Yale democracy.
Princeton, at her l50th anniversary, raised
million and half dollars, and ! feel confident
that Yale will surpass that achievement and
make a great increase for univer sity life We
have delayed asking for support until the plans
are all in hand
IL speaak.ag Of the proposed botanical garden
The late Prof Marsh left his property TO Yale
! with The hope that botanical garden would he
established The gift, however, did not carry
enough money with Il TO establish such a garden
and much doubt has been felt as No whether IL was
a good thing 10 attempt II. but believe that We
ought TO have H. We need 5000 900 TO make a
seS s A 81 ofcs avg YS has ,pS %G sfad 10
recent ycars-Gitford Pinchott. so, and Henry
S Graves, '92-in the employ Of the United States
Government who are leading great work in the
forestry, and standing as she docs in such rccul-
larry advantageous relations 10 the Government,
through these men, Yale should take the lend
In this subject Of vital Importance TO the whole
country