New-York tribune., 1901-07-14
RAZlNG YALE LANDMARKS.
THE DEMOLITION or NORTH COLLEGE
AND LYCEUM LEAVES ONLY
ONE STRUCTURE IN OLD
BRICK ROW


make way for the new Yale campus. That fact
means a thousandfold more to Yale men
throughout the country than the mere words
tell 1t means that all the buildings but one
Of Yale's famous Old Brick Row have now
passed away, and that he who returns to New
Haven henceforth comes as 10 strange coun-
try. The demolition Of the old buildings has
already begun. In a fortnight or more nothing
Will be left Of the historic structures but heaps
Of brick and ruin. The old is passing away at
Yale rapidly The new Yale is even shouIdering
the old 10 the wall.
one cf YaIe's most famous oId landmarks
goes with the tearing down Of North College
ard Lyceunl-the old Brick Row. Until a few
Years ago the Old Brick Row vas about all
that Yale could boast of in college architecture
Ii had grown up there slowly and steadily one
stern, square. brick building at time. until
there was a line OF seven of them extending from
Old South to Old North. There was South and
South Middle, North Middle and North and
between them Athen9um, Lyceum and old
Chapel Each Of the dormitories looked like
every other one, and the three steepled struct-
uros between were nearly OF the same model.
Facing them WAS a long stretch of yard-it was
not cau-d campus theI-elm set, with a two
Haned fence at the Chapel-st. end. rounding
into Couege-st, whereon the under class men
ferchel At egentidc and let the world know Of
their existence. Then Durfee sprang UP in
I-lsa-sj. and Farlarn in ColleSe-st., and Batten
,Aapel filled in the corner. Lawrence was
built opposite North and next to Farnam, and
1ten "e.ch Han ard Vanderbilt With the cree
lion # Osborn Hal and Phelps Gateway the
Old Brick Row shut in from the world and
its cay sealed. Since then the old buildings
have been coming Gown one by ore. in accord
ance with plan for the campus interior,
and now none remain 5ut old South Middle.
The oldest and most historic Of them all.
Lyceum Hall built within two years of .
century ago. in 1>tGi. ard Il is stIl sound in
eseTy timber. the VCrkmen fi2d = they
tear down the cid walls. North College the
last Of the OLD Brick Row 10 be erected was
built IL 1871. For several decades after it was
built North the rendezvous for the richest
and most exclusive among the under cl~ss men
Its rooms were regarded as being remarkably
fine to live in. Some of the old time society
rows" took place in the halls Of North
when the society tramped through the cor
ridors At dead of night singing their songs
and were sumInarily kicked into the college yard
by the furious occupants stood their ground
in the pitched battle that ensued North was
the scene OF a number Of college pranks, and
even worse offences. 1t sheltered d band OF stu
dents during the fireman riots Of the foTties,
and IN IS43 the murdered tutor Dwight was
taken into thu north corridor while his student
assailan: escaped. OF late North had been a
great senior packing house" the building
had come TO be a fayoiite dormitory for the
upper class men.
Lyceuin has had rather the more interesting
history. when il was built the college had
just cone under the management Of the first
PresiGe.t Dwight and new buildings were going
up in un8ccustorEel numbers. The campus then
contained South College. Athenaum, South
Middle. and the old chemical laboratory stand
ing IN the rear. a high board fence shut off
the yard close to south Middle from an odd
assortment Of buildings. composing the town
pOorhOUse. jail ard insane ward. Walls and
shTieks rent the air at various times Of the day
and nisht a.d disturbed the students their
books @Ed deVotOrs which in those days
numerous and yyeighty. President Dwight's
management brought in largely Increased num-
bers Of stGdents-there We're 2l7 in 1903, against
l1J four years before-and new quarters were
needed. Il ist:: buildings were con-
structe3. thanks 70 an increase to $40 go in the
States appropriation. and Lyccum and North
Middle were built The latter taken down
three years ago.
Lyceu.n first called the Connecticut Ly-
oeum aad the college bell and clock placed
in the belfry. The of the bellringer was
for years the only bedroom in the building, but
Of late years the whole second floor has been
given u? 40 college rooms. among them being