The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-08
A DORMITORY SYSTEM
FOR THE SHEFFIELD SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL TALE UNIVERSITY.
A Munincent Gift from Frederick ". VanderbIIt to the Trustees of fhe Sheffield Sci en tifie School.

SheffeId Sci en tif1c School.
 Professor Russell H. Chittenden. dl- rector of the Sheffield Scientific school announces to-day a gift to the board of trustees of the Sheffield Scientihc school from Frederick W. Vanderbilt of New York city, graduate of the school in the class of 1876. This gift IS for the establishment of a dormltory system for the Sheffield Scientific school Through the munificence of MT. Van derbilt a tract of land has been acqulr- ed in the square directly opposite the Sheffield square, corner of Grove ana College streets. The land already pur- chased gives for the purposes or the school the entire front of the block on College street, between Grove and Wall streets; also the entire frontage on Wall street between College and Temple streets, together with about ninety feet on Temple street and hundred feet on Grove street. The location of this land is most advantageous for the ob- ject in view, being not only closely ad- jacent to the group of Scientific school buildings, but also directly opposite the new bicentennial building of the uni versity. Further, it is particularly ap- propriate that Byers Memorial hall, the new social hall of the Sheffield Scien- tific school, stands on the corner of this square, easy of access from the pro- posed new dormitories. The depth of the lots purchased is such that very considerable campus inside the square will be obtained.
 MT. Vanderbilt's donation is intended solely for the starting of a dormitory system, and the land acquired will be used only for this purpose. The first dormitory building will be erected by Mr. Vanderbilt, as a part of his gift to the school, as soon as arrangements can be made. The establishment of dormi- tories for the Scientific school students. so thoughtfully and generously started by MT. Vanderbilt, will do much to in- crease the prestige of the Sheffield Sci entific school and will add greatly to the resources and powers of usefulness of this growing department of Yale uni versity.
 Frederick W. Vanderbilt is a eradu- ate of Yale. He received his diploma from the Sheffield Scientific school in the class of '76, among his classmates being John Hays Hammond, the South African mining expert; James L. Houghteling, Chicago; Dr. John F. Luby, of this city, and Dr. Max Mail house of this city.
 So far as is known this gift is the first to Yale from Fred Vanderbilt His brother, the late Cornelius Vanderbilt, gave Yale the handsome dormitory, Van derbit hall in 1893, valued at perhaps nearly million dollars, and made other gifts of minor nature before his death. Alfred Vanderbilt, Yale '99 who is son of the late Cornelius and nephew of Fred W. Vanderbilt, has given Yale $25, ,000, which was devoted to bicenten- nial fund purposes.
 The Vanderbilt munificence to Yale university includes the beautiful Van- derbilt hall, on the north side of Chapel street, just above College street. This hall was given by the late Cornelius Vanderbilt as a memorial to his son. It is utilized for dormitory purposes and is claimed to be the most complete and elegant college dormitory in this coun- try. It was completed about ten years ago at a cost of. about $1,200,000
 The Vanderbilt family has given to Yale several amounts ranging from $S0,000 to $50,000, for various purposes. They have been very liberal in their gifts to the university.
 While the money value of the dona- tion is not announced, real estate men estimate it at fully half million dol lars.
 The sale was recorded yesterday in the town clerks office of property on the east side of College street, owned by Edward P. Judd, the Chapel street bookstore proprietor, to the trustees of the Yale Scientific school. The proper ty is fifty three feet front on College street and is 225 feet deep. It has a double brick house, Nos. 135 and 1S7, and is listed in the assessors office at $25,e55, which is considered to be about its full value.
 Yale by this purchase has obtained all the property in the block on the east side of College street to Grove, with the exception of sixty-three feet owned by Catherine Atwater The other pieces, besides the one recorded yesterday, are: "A feet, Anthony Trust company; 45 feet, Stokes Trust company: 1O7 feet, Yale university.