The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18

the block will be by far the finest in the
city. The auditorium. which is to be, the
new alumni hall. Is to be built I'm College
street, running Up close 10 the Scroll and
Key Society, on the corner OF Wall street.
and touching the memorial vestihule on the
other end on the corner OF Grove and
College streets is To be semcircuar yes
tibule building. and on the Grove street
side will be the new dining hall. 10 take
the place OF the old commons. The au-
ditorium is TO be an immense building, the
largest by far of any at Yale. and ca
pable OF seating 5000 people. The main
entrance will be through the vestibule, and
the stage viii be at the south end. There
will be two galleries running around the
hall and the seats win be movable, SO
that examinations may be held there, or
the han may be turned over to the use of
the junior promenade, for which 1t viii be
used regularly after 1901
All the great university meetings win he
held here, as well as the commencement
day exercises and the great commencement,
alumni meetings Later on, il is under
stood that an organ will be presented to
the university. and will be placed In this
hail. and all the orchestral concerts will
be held here. As Battell chapel, the larg-
est Yale han at present. seats only 1870
people. the new hall will be large enough
for university meetings for some time to
come.
The vestibule building on the corner viii
take the form of an entrance 10 the
auditorium on the south and the new dim
ing hall on the west. 1t will be "A build
ing OF great architectural beauty and
stairs will lead into the galleries OF the
auditorium and tue dining hall
The new commons will be the largest
building OF the kind IN the country. II
will be sixty feet wide by 220 feet long.
than the Harvard Memorial hall. Ii viii
be large enough for the requirements of
a university of four thousand men IL
will have a large central nave and gal
leries. The outside is to be of Indiana
sandstone. and the inside of brick. The
main floor will he filled with oak tables
for the men, and there win be raised
platform at the west end for overseers,
on the north, or Grove street. side there
win be kitchens and serving rooms, with
entrances to the main hall High win
dows capable OF being turned into mem
crial windows on occasion, will light the
hall from the Grove street side, and on
the south. where an inner courtyard is to
be finished, there VIII be an artistic col
onnade The inner courtyard will be an
innovation at Yale. well in college
architecture in this country
An attempt has been made throughout
the preparation OF inc plans 10 secure
campus effect rather than street effect.
and all the architectural points OF beauty
have been reserved for the inside of the
buildings. As the west and south sides
Of the square are 20 be hlled in with coll
lege buildings later, there Will he left in
the middle an open court. which has been
turned TO good account in the plans. The
court viii be somewhat lower than the
floors OF the buildings. and steps will lead
down into the yard. This will be large
enough for campus games and mass meet
ings, and II will be so arranged that IL
will be suitable for class day exercises at
commencement. The completion Of the
new campus after the erection OF the
buildings mentioned win be begun hv
the erection of the new administration
building. which Is to be built In Wall
street next to the Scroll and Key Society
hall.