The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-07

UNDER The ELMS
Aartshorn Premium Examination.
Other Brown Ooings.

The examination for the Vartshorn
premiums We're held Saturday The three
premiums are derived from the income
OF a thousand dollar fund presented 10
the university by Joseph &. Hartshorn,
A. NJ, OF the Glass Of 1871. They are
awarded 10 those members OF the FRESH
man class who, upon examination, are
round TO excel IN the athematical stud
les required for admission. large num-
Der OF the entering class tried the exam
nation and IL Is understood that the re-
suits were very close. The names OF the
fortunate men, however. viii not be an
hounced To the public until next week.
Ihe work on the new Van Wickle ad =
mlnlslration building Is progressing very
rapidly and according 10 appearances
VIII be ready for dedication by next
commencement as the contract specifics.
me inside hrcprOof walls composed OF
a double layer OF brick are already com
pleted, and the second floor Is well under
way. The greater part of the outer walls
y finished and some OF the lower trim
mings are set. ON the west side the sec
ond story window frames are IN place.
IN tact one can even now gather "A good
idea OF what the structure viii be like
when completed.
The appearance win surely be very
striking and watching the new Van
Wickle gateway as It does Il will easily
be Identified as one OF the college build
ings. although il Is not on the campus.
I'm style 1t Is modernized colonial. done
in brick and limestone surmounted by
a small cupola which especially gives IL
the appearance of an administration
building
Upon entering the main door on Pros
pect street and passing through short
corridor one reaches the octagonal hall.
On the right Is the presidents suite,
consisting OF an anteroom and private
office. which. OF course are more COM
modious than those Dr. Faunce now
has TO use. Dean Meilflejohn has a sim
liar suite beyond.
ON the left are rooms for the faculty.
and the registrar. The second floor ls
devoted to Libraries on ths right and COM
mittee rooms on the left The trimmings
VIII be entirely OF oak; IL will not he
elaborate in appearance, but rather give
one the impression of a good, substan-
tial and useful office building
The outlook for a swimming pool Is
not particularly encouraging. The pit i'm
the basement OF the gymnasium
where IL is TO be located re-
mains exactly as it has been for the last
four or five years The only evidence
that anything at all is being done is the
artesian well machine which IL humping
away I'm the court yard at the west Of the
building IL Is understood that no attempt
at the construction OF the pool will he
made until a sufficient quantity OF water
is struck TO nil it. Fifty TO 60 gallons per
minute are required but as yet the well
only supplies two or three gallons.
This flow was found at % feet. and
1t has not materially increased since.
all fHn drill hss..
down to a depth OF over 400 hundred feet
Unless plentiful supply of water is
found during the next 200 hundred feet
this scheme will have To be abandoned.
The authorities of Brown University are
not the first ones on the East Side who
have failed TO procure water by means
OF an artesian well.