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to the memorial vestibule, which turns the Coz
lege and Grove st. corner. WoOlsey Hall con-
tinues the group in Colege-st. Joining the vesti-
buIe on the north, and running south to the
secret society building of Scroll and Key. OF the
academic department.
These three buildings as costly and as i'm
posing as Vanderbilt Hall. which faces Chapel
ST. the old campus. The three are sohdly
built of Indiana limestone blocks. The dining
hall, which was the first of the series to be
completed is a massive structure, seating over
a thousand undergraduates at every meal and
nearly twice that number at commencement
dinners. On both it's north and south sides viii
later be built cOlOnnades of limestone pillars
but the addition of these will wait for the COM
pIetiOn Of the quadrangle. Inside, the dining
hall is fitted up in fine STYLE the brick walls be-
ing broken by columns and Ornamented with
bronze coats of arms. At both extremities OF
the hall galleries for spectators. while on
state occasions a dais is raised along the south
wall The architects Of the hall, who have had
charge of the entire group of buildings. have
spared no expense TO have the hall as tasteful
as modern art can make it. The great chained
hanging lamps. recently put in in place Of the
original chandeliers. were added at their ex-
pense 70 conform to the architectural scheme
which the firm had in mind.
Connecting with the dining hail by lower floor
and gallery is the memorial vestibule. which is
the most imposing building owned by the uni
versity. 1t stands ON the corner of Grove and
College SITS. connecting with WOolsey Hall on
ColIege-st. The entrance TO both the dining
hall and the auditorium will be through this
building. Immense pillars of limestone blocks
stand at the entrance. and above is a DOME
which is to be covered with copper and sur
mounted by bronze lantern. The lower floor
rOtunda of the vestibule will be the main en-
trance hall. while above. ON either side OF the
galleries. will be several rooms devoted to the
Steinert collection of musical instruments given
to the university by Morris steinert, of this
city.
South of the vestibule stands the Woolsey Au-
ditorium, which is completed except for
interior decorations and the erection OF the great
organ, which is being built by Boston organ
house at cost of over $4,000. WOolsey Audi
forum is TO be the largest assembIage hall at
Yale. and will equal in size and accommodations
the finest halls of the kind among American COL
leges- On it's main floor and in the gallery.
which is to run on the two sides and at the
rear over thirty-five hundred persons can be
seated. capacity which rivals the largest thea
tres. At the south end will be the platform, ON
which lectures. orchestral concerts. etc. will be
given, and on which, against the south wall. will
rise the organ. Both WOOIsey Hall and the
vestibule now almost finished. and will be
in readiness for occupancy early next year.
The dedicatOry ceremonies will be held prob
ably in April May.
The memorial quadrangle. plaza. which
will be partly formed by the bicentenniaI group,
is now planned though its realization is still a
matter of years. II will compose the Whole Of
the large city block bounded by Grove College
Wall and High SITS. and will be the most
northerly of a series of three campuses. the old
the middle and the memorial quadrangIes The
dining hall. with it's pOrticO of limestone pillars
will form the north side of this new campus
the vestibUle building the northeast eorne~ the