The age-herald., 1900-10-24
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FORMAL PRESENTATION
Of Nissan Hall to the Vanderbilt Uni
 versity-The Exercises

l Nashville, October 23.--Very interesting l exercises, In celebration of the twenty fifth anniversary of Vanderbilt University were held today in Gospel Tabernacle. The mem bers of the faculty and board of trustees, students and ex-students of the university,
 formed in procession on the grounds and
 proceeded to the tabernacle. The gown and
 cap recently adopted were worn for the first
 time on this occasion.
 There were present tat the tabernacle rep
 resentatives of many other colleges and uni
 versailles and friends of Vanderbilt Unlyer-
 sity.
 Addresses were delivered by President Ar thur T. Hadley of Yale and Chancellor
 Kirkland of Vanderbilt. and the presenta- ton of Nissan Hall, the gift of MT. w. K Vanderbilt, followed. An elaborate musical programme was rendered.
 The reception in the afternoon took place in University Hall of the main college build ing, beginning at 5 o'clock. The chancellor trustees and faculty were the hosts, assist | ed by a large committee of ladies. Presi- l dent and Mrs. Hadley stood with Chancellor l and Mrs. Kirkland, Mrs. Benton McMillin. l Mrs James M. Head and Mrs Tillet. An l elaborate refreshment menu was at the fguests' disposal throughout, while the dec- l orations were on an impressive style. The affair was brilliant one in every sense, and
 was largely attended.
 Tn the evening the banquet In the ban-
 quet hall was participa ted in by 300 guests, including a number of visitors of note Chancellor Kirkland was master of cere- monies and President Hadley of Yale the principal speaker. Among other set speeches
 were those of Mayor J. M. Head, Allen G. | Hall and John Bell Keeble of this city At the presentation ceremonies that af- l ternoon Chancellor Kirkland announced l that Mr. ". K. Vanderbilt had found it l Impossible. for business reasons, to attend. l The chancellor read a letter of rcgreat 1 from MT. Vanderbilt which expressed the l deepest interest in the welfare of the in
 stitution The audience voted a telegram ] of greetings and thanks for the sentiments l expressed in the letter.
 Nissan Hall, the gift of MT. W. K. l Vanderbilt grandson of the founder, a l memorial to his mother, Maria Louisa 1 Nissan Vanderbilt, was formally presented l to the university by MT. Vanderbilt. The | hall is in the form of hollow square. The | entrances are located in the interior an- l gles and are approached by two short | flights of steps and a portico. The base | ment Is of cut stone. Above it rise three 1 full stories of pressed brick, with Bedford l stone trimming The fourth floor, though | nearly full, is built with dormer window | effect. The brick walls rise over the win | dows and are capped with cut stone. IT | the middle front wall is the memorial tab | let of Tennessee marble bearing the name | of the donors mother in gilt letters. Int l will accommodate 300 students. Thc l kitchen and store rooms are located in ont l wing and the bath rooms in another. Or | the first floor there is a reception room | small hospital is located. The building i: | divided into four compartments by firC | walls, and each floor of each division i. | supplied with water and fire hose. A
 each entrance two stairways of iron ant | freight elevators lead to the upper floors 1 While there are a few single rooms 14x14 | the most of the building is arranged il
 suites; a spece 14x2S with four window 1 is cut up into a central study and tw, | single bedrooms with closets. Ventilation | is secured by means of transoms and wal 1 hues. There are handsome fireplaces O I Roman brick, though the building is heat l ed throughout by steam and lighted b. l electricity. The floors are double with | deadening substance between and finishe, 1 in hard pine. The cost of the building wa! | over s130.000.