The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-14
THE NEW Y. M. c. A. BUILDING.

THE NEW Y. M. c. A. BUILDING.
 Much has been said about the new building, which, made possible by the | generosity of the citizens of New Ha-
 ven, is now being erected on Temple
 street. However, there is great deal
 which remains yet to be said. One can-
 not gain an adequate idea of the im-
 mensity of the structure until they
 have seen the same with their own
 eyes. The general appearance of the
 building on the outside is worthy of
 note. The entrance will be one of the | finest of its kind in the country. Over
 the entrance there will be carved in the solid stone two figures, one on the side representing Youth" and the other on the opposite side representing "Old | Age" The figure of Youth" will be surrounded by half opened buds, while clustered around "Old Age' will ap- pear the full blown flowers. The terra cotta fronts gives the bnilding very
 neat and decidedly attractive appear ance. The outside however is the smallest part of the real building. In- side is where the work will be done and
 where the thousands of young men in
 the city are to be provided for. The
 minuteness of detail by which every
 portion of the building is put to good
 use, is particularly noticeable. From
 the cellar to the roof every inch of space
 will be utilized. The cellar is always
 an interesting part of a building. Here
 will be found in front the boiler room
 where two 120 horse power boilers will
 be located, leaving a small extra space
 for the erection of another smaller one
 in case it may be found necessary later
 on to increase the power. Under the
 sidewalk the electric light plant will be
 located Here also on the other side
 of the basement may be found the
 bowling alleys of which there will be
 two. The pits of the alleys vii! be di-
 rectly under the sidewalk, thus giving
 them plenty of light, as the walk above
 will be of thick glass. Further back in
 the basement come some interesting
 things. On one side the barber shop
 baths with stairway leading to the
 barber shop above. Then the boys
 baths. Then the large swimming pool
 with shower baths located along the wall on one side. Further back than this comes the locker rooms, one side of the building being reserved entirely for the boys and the other side eXclu- sively for the men. These locker rooms have separate stairways leading to the gymnasium floor, which Is directly above and also separate exits to the cxxy yi,,oy1, S,,r~ hot f1,o a,,1 boys are kept separate as far as possi- ble. The boys work has been most carefully looked after in all of it's phases, and the privileges which they will have will be on par with those of larger growth. On the fourth floor are several rooms which have been laid apart especially for the boys and where they and they alone will be allowed to enjoy themselves in every possible way. In connection with this work for the boys may be added that unique feature of playground on the roof as the roof on the gymnasium will be used by the boys for that purpose. This roof has also been so built that in the winter | season it can be flooded with water, | thus enabling those of a skating mind | to indulge themselves in that sport. AL | together the new T. M. c. A. will be | one of the most if not the most com 1 pletely equipped one in the country