The times., 1899-10-13
ming the whole length of the building di-
vide each floor lengthwise.

vide each floor lengthwise-
How the Floors Are Planned.
A suite of three rooms facing the Germ
THAN balcony ON the second floor, with an
extra room on either side. is to be reserved
for guests of the college. Three rooms
on either side of these, extending TO each
end. and ten rooms in the rear half of
this floor are to be used as sleeping apart
ments for the students, as will also the
eleven front and ten back rooms on the
third floor. All the rooms are large and
airy, ranging in size from skis feet TO
12x1S feet, provided with both gas and
electric light and hot water heat in large
gilded radiators. The walls are finished
with plaster and the floors are of hard
wood, waxed. In all there are sixty-four
apartments in the building, affording ac-
commodations for about fifty-fve students.
The basement contains, besides the culinary
department, dining room, provision room,
wine cellar and boiler rooms, billiard
and recreation room 14x36 feet. and we'll
equipped gymnasium.
The College Grounds.
The grounds about the building are fast
being arranged and put in good condition,
with road bed leading from Harewood
Road to the front entrance, where a road
fifteen feet wide and an outer path three
feet wide encirele a large fountain which
is to contain rocks, water lilies and gold
fish, surrounding which is to be flower
bed three feet wide.
While only the main portion of the COL
lege has as yet been erected it has an en-
tirely completed and furnished appear
ance. Architect A. Won Herbulis' plans
provide for two magnificent wings which
will add forty-two feet additional frontage
to each end and be 108 feet in length or
depth thus entirely harmonizing with the
part already built and forming one i'm
pressive and inspiring whole which will
make Holy Cross College in point of ar
chitectural beauty compare very favorably
with the many beautiful buildings for
which Washington Is so celebrated The
front centre of each wing will be smaller
reproduction of the imposing central fea-
ture of the structure with two double
Cofinthian columns extending from a
small balcony and supporting small ga
BILE. The roof will have three pitches, the
central portion being elevated.
It's Purpose and scope.
While Holy Cross College is mainly de-
signed for students belonging to the prov
inces of the United States, there will also
bers of the congregation who will come
from Canada and Europe. Only post grad
uate students will be accepted, the gradu-
ate and undergraduate work being COM
pleted at the well-known University of
! Notre Dame Ind. They will come here to
complete their theological studies, and, in
| addition to work done in their own house,
! viii follow some OF the lectures and courses
| in the Catholic University, particularly
those who want TO specialize in any branch
OF study. All specialists in the Institution
| VIII study for the doctorate in theology oil
the Catholic University. Most of the stu
dents Will prepare themselves for future
work in the various educational institu-
tions conducted by the Congregation of the
Holy Cross in both the New and the Old
World, or they viii prepare themselves for
missionary and cognate work
In connection with the college Very
Rev John A. Zahm, C. S. p the provin-
cial, proposes organizing at Notre Dame
| University a special school for candidates
| for the priesthood who have not the means
/ of educating themselves. Many young
men who are eager to devote themselves
! to the service of the church of God are
! often unable TO do SO because their par
ents cannot meet the heavy expenses Incl
dent TO the long and sarduous courses OF
! study through which the students must
pass before they can be raised 10 the dig
nifty and station of the priesthood and a
helping hand will be extended these ambi-
tions and deserving youths.
The Holy Cross congregation was the
! third religious order to establish a house
| os studies in connection with the Catholic
/ University. opening in 1895 in rented quar-
| ters In Brookland in the immediate vi
cinity Of the university. The size of their
/ honGa trhfrh cd TT
dents, became entirely inadequate to meet
the increasing demands fully year ago
! Fifteen students have already arrived for
this years work from Notre Dame Uni
versity, Ind, and ten others are expected
| from Canada in few days. An increase
in the faculty of the college will shortly
| be made.