The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-20
YALE'S NEW BUILDINGS.
Bicentenniai Group 10 he Ready Next Year
others Going Up.

New HAVEN, Dec. 10 Yale will begin
the collegiate year Of 10000 with 1920 go
worth of new buildings All will he in
readiness for the commencement OF juno,
1908. and visitors then will see the entii q
group Of bicentennial buildings com
pleted.
or this last series. University Hall Yale's
new dining room, has been finished since
October last At that time Woodbridge
Hall, the new administration building.
and Fayerweather dormitory were opened,
| but they do not belong to the bicentennial
series. as they were gifts Of individuals.
The bicentennial group is being built
by the alumni Of Yale as n gift TO their
alma mater In honor Of her 200 h birthday.
The buildings to he finished next June
are the Woolsey memorial vestibule and
the auditorium. The vestibule faces the
corner Of Grove and College streets and
Is semcrcular structure connecting
the university dining hall on one side with
the auditorium on the other. II is a three
story building and is the most costly of
the three. II is estimated that il will cost
$3.50 900.
The vestibule opens on the street with
five entrances with large quartered oak
doors. Five other large doors open into
the auditorium, with three large connecting
doors into University Hall
The first floor is II vestibule with mosaic
floor and marble trimmings. The second
floor Is large faculty Office. while the third
floor consists Of a music room and a read
ing room.
The entire length Of the series Of buildings
on Grove street is $40 feet. while they ex-
tend about 2i0 fee, on College street. The
auditorium is 200 feet long and 70 feet
high. In the south end will b,. a large
stage with great pipe organ above.
gallery extends around the east. north
and west sides Of the building and the seat
ing capacity will be about 5000. The build
ing will have two entrances on College
street besides the five entrances to the vesti
bule IL will cost about $4,000.
Directly across the street the finishing
touches are being put on the new Sheffield
Scientific School building, Bycrs nj amorial
hall This will BE- ready for occupancy by
Dmmencomen; timealso. IL IL a four-story
building with a foundation of granite. the
upper part being Of Indiana limestone
:. The first floor will be given over To the
Young Mems Christian Association Of the
scientific school, with reading and loungirg
rooms above The top floor will be used a.
a dormitory. The building will cost about
HS,ooo
Work has already been started on the
two new buildings which the scientific
school expects TO have ready for Use in
June, 1904 The plans for the new Wander
bit dormitory on Wall street, the O. n
struction OF which will mark the introduction
OF the dormitory system in the scientific
school, have already been drawn. II II
Do built according To the latest ideas in
architecture and no expense will br spared.
The donor has practically authorized Direc-
tor thittendcn Of the scientific department
u draw on him for a sum that will thoroughly
equip the dol m tory. The amount will be
somewhere in the neighborhood of half Il
million dollars
This building will he a four-story quad
triangular structure 200 fee, long with a tower
which in reality adds another story. i'll.
entrance TO the building will DE from lle
quadrangle A gateway will lead into the
quadrangle When finished i, will accom-.
modate about ninety students
The erection of this dormi,ory points to
the requirement OF this entire square by
the scientific school for dormitory pui-
poses in the near future TIE square =
bounded by College, Wall. Temple and
Grove streets. Already the trustees of the
scientific school own the property on Col
leee and Wall streets With the fund pro-
vided by Mr.. Vanderbilt there have recently
been purchased two large pieces of land
on Temple and Grove streets
Kirkland Hall the new Sheffield labora-
tory building ground for which was broken
this week AT HillholsC avenue and Grove
street. will probably be ready for occu-
Dancy in the fall of 1904 The plans show
building 92x82 feet with four stories
ihe structure will be- for mineralog ica and
physiological laboratory, and il will cost
about sl2Ooo0