New-York tribune., 1901-07-18

they could give building to the department. of
architecture.
Mr.. Nelson Robinson and his wife of
New-York, united IN a letter that they
wanted to do that thng-give a building TO
De devoted TO architecture, for the training
OF young in that great liberal art.
We welcomed the gift. But before Mr.. ard Mrs.
Robinson sent the money for the building
they sent US 100000. they said to endow that
building, to keep it IL order, TO repair it, TO
make sure that there was everything in 1T which
was needed for instruction III architecture. They
wanted 10 make sure first that the building
should be adequately maintained and properly
conducted
Next they sent S120O00 or thereabouts
which they were told would be the cost of the
building, and after 4 time they wanted to know
what ought TO go into that building as its first
equipment and they sent $4,000 10 buy casts
and prints and photographs for the teaching Of
that subject and after year, when the build
ing was rising out of the ground, they sent $780,
ooo more for the endowment of architecture
that teachers and assistants and all manner of
service might be provided in their building for
all time to
Now the of these gifts from Mr.. and
Mrs. Robinson is S462.625. without interest on
the fund. This is the most generous and we'll
considered gift for memorial object of which
/ have ever heard. Ii is a complete provision
not only for the memorial purpose, but for the
: giving of instruction in great subject per-
petually in this university"
The new building designed by McKim
Mead * White, of this city. and will be
ready for occupancy next autumn. The main
entrance leads directly into a large hail about
fifty feet square and two stories in height, with
! a colonnade the opposite side from the en-
trance, which will be used museum for the
larger casts 1t is expected that casts of the
several more important examples of archi
tectural orders will be set up full size. In
this way the public will be shown the Doric
order of the temple Of Theseus at Athens. and
of the Parthenon, the Ionic orders Of the temple
OF Nike ApteroS, at Athens; the Erectheion and
the Mausoleum of HalikarnasSOs. and the Co
rinthian order of the temple at Tivoh, and the
entablatures and capitals of some of the larger
Corinthian orders at Rome The window and
balcony from the Canceleria Palace, at Rome
will be set upon the wall in such way that the
balcony will open from the staircase landing
Casts Of several important Renaissance door
ways are to be erected. of them forming the
inner enhancement of the main doorway of the
building. Immediately opposite the main
trance is a large lecture room provided with
gallery for stereoptcon. The first floor also con-
tains room for models. room for clay model
ing, room for freehand drawing small lect-
and three instructors rooms besides
a courtroom for the students.
In the second story the whole length OF the
north side of the building is occupied by the
architectural drawing ROOM which viii be about
140 by 80 feet. with long range OF windows
on The north side. Opening from this toward
the south are the architectural library and
smaller drawing room. On the same floor are
also instructors room and a for the
librarian. The rest of the story is occupied by
the upper part of the hall Of casts, a colonnade
along one side of which forms a corridor
Meeting the different Very careful pro-
vision has been made for heating and ventilat-
ing the building and for thoroughly lighting It.
and an ingenious system of individual desk
lights has been provided for the architectural
drawing room. which can thus be used as read
lily in the evening in the daytime.