The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-11
ANEW COLLEGE CLUBHOUSE
Attractions of the COmmGdiOUs
Structure at Harvard

Beauties of the Living Room With
Its Immense Observation-Disclosures
tcr~ for the University PuhIica-
ticHS-DescTTption of the Building.
BOSTON. July I1.-Cue Of the novelties
that delighted hundreds Of old and new
Harvard mon at this years class day was
the informal inspection of the Harvard
Union. the handsome and commodious
clubhouse. which. through Major Henry
/. HisSinson's generosity, Is to be the
centre of general college life in years to
come.
To Judge from the expressions from
those who went through the great build
ing il VIII prove to be in fact what the
major and all other good Harvard men
hope to see it: for its interior Is even more
imposing than the outside and those who
inspected it seemed impressed with the
perfect fitness of each room, both by
itself ard as part of the general plan
The main entrance is on the north side,
reached from Quincy Street. As one en-
tcrs there he finds himself in a broad hall
with a small office on the right. where the
minor business Of members viii be at
tended t.. and a strangers room on the
left In front Is the broad entrance to
the great Iiviug-room. so-caiIed- like the
great hall of al old English house Walk
irg straight in from the entrance one
crosses the middle of this room and pass
es out on the circular porch on the HaE-
ward Street side. This was a popular
place. and in the comfortable oak chairs
many sat for a quiet tete-a-tete while
they looked over into the festivities going
on III the Beck Hall yard
E--
ure of the house, as it probably always
will he. At either end is a great fireplace
big enough Ia swallow half cord Of wood
at once. with q long library table extend
ing from each one Iengthwise toward the
middle Of the room. O!d-fashioned oak
chairs. leather and wicker chairs. settles,
small tables. some with checker-board
tops and all in oak Of rich olive shade,
correspond with the caken vaiuscoating
OF the walls. and are set OF finely by the
great rugs OF rich deep red and brown
which cover parts Of the hardwood floor.
over the eastern fireplace three rational
eu1b.ers have been carved in the stone
work. and . bust Of Washington has been
placed on the manteI Under the bust IS
the following motto: Let us raise a
standard to which the wise and honest can
repair W asniuSton.
over the western fireplace are carved
the seal Of Harvard College of Cambridge
University, and Of John Harvard's College
-EmmanueI-at Cambridge. \ bust Of
John Harvard is on the mantel, and under
it are the words. a good name Is rather
chosen than great riches, and loving IA
vor than silver and gold The floor Of
the room is surrounded by stone Dor
der
mill Hn n
walls of this room, some Of them having
been already set up over the Washing
ton fireplace, entered from The second
floor, is a gallery. where musicians could
be placed If desired The lighting IS by
two great chandeliers. and clusters Of
small lights around the walls
The western wing on the ground floor is
taken up by three large reading rooms,
finished in red which contain a number
Of chairs and small tables The two end
rooms viii be used also for games, while
the middle one will serve as a periodical
reading room and viii probably contain
the trophy case
4 large grfIlroom. finished in oak, takes
up the whole southern part Of the east
wing and is intended for visitors and odd
meals. but not for regular bOaTders- Next
to the gsiIIroom is a pantry, connected by
. LLLLbNa1l1I5 Will l4sE hlttlltl BFlLtSlll4
and beyond this is a smaller dining-rOom
for private dinners
From the strangers room open a room
for two telephones and the coaTooUs-
also a small hall to which there is a sep
arate entrance from the outside, intended
for the men accompanied by ladies. A
special staircase ascends from here to a
small parlor and retiring room for ladies
on the second floor, which opens also
from the ladies' dining room on that floor
Around from this room through the left
wing extend the pantry, a committee
room furnished with tables and oak
chairs and assembly room
At the other end Of the long corridor is
the library. consisting Of three large
rooms. with the cases, chairs. and tables
in all. Stairways at either end Of the
/ corridor lead up to the third floor which
| i cut I'D into single and double sleeping
! rooms. ten OF twelve in all 4 large card
room is over the main entrance on the
/ second floor.
/ In the basement, under the great living
room Is a spacious billiard room, not yet
| furnished eEcept for the long and com
Portable Oaken benches built along either
| wall for spectators There Is street en-
| trance for this room, under the passage
from the living room to the porch and
/ under the porch itself are the offices OF the
Harvard Athletic Association and the
| treasurer Of the union The west wing OF
| the basement is TO be the quarters Of the
Harvard Crimson the ttdiIy newspaper.
! \ narrow corridor continues the main cor
ridor TO the end wall, where an indePend-
| ent door opens to Quincy Street. This
! small corridor NAV be shut off from the
| other if desired. On one side are to be the
! editorial offices and sanctum, with the
| pressrOOm and typcsetting room on the
/ other. There are laVatories and barber
I SIOu- q $50 rooms for the culinary depart
ment. The offices Of the Advocate and
the Monthly monthly periodicals Of the
| college, viii be in the building.