The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-11
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY.
It's Situation and Corporate Rights.

It's Situation and Corporate Rights.
Bucknell University was incorporated
with full university privileges by the
Legislature of Pennsylvania. in an act
approved by the Governor on the 5th
day Of February. A. ID. 1916. The Uni
NerSity Is situated at Lewisburg upon a
hill Il hundred feet above the SusQue-
hanna River, amid scenery of unsur-
passed beauty. There are number of
imposing buildings, erected at various
times, marking the progress and growth
of the institution. These buildings are
surrounded by a campus partially COW
cred with gigantic trees and partly
of cleared, level land. which gives the
appearance of an old English park
Some of the buildings are almost sur
rounded by tall, symmetrical forest
trees, while the hillside sloping down to
the athletic field is laid out in groves.
The management of the University is
committed to a Board of Trustees, con-
sisting of twenty-five members or few
er at the option of the board. The trus-
tees are prohibited, for any cause or
under any preteXt whatever, from en-
cumbering by mortgage or otherwise,
the real estate or any other property of
the institution. 1t is required by the
charter that no religious sentiments are
to be counted a disability to hinder the
election of an individual to any office
among the teachers of the institution.
or to debar persons from attendance as
pupils, or in any manner to abridge
their privileges or immunities as stu
dents in any department Of the univer-
sity.
Endowments.
The institution has productive funds
amounting to over 100000. The en-
dowment funds, raised at various times,
We're increased in 1881, to an even
100000. William Bucknell contributed
to the general fund $4,000, and for
scholarships and prizes about $4,000.
One hundred thousand dollars addition
a! for endowment was raised in 1892 In
1900 fund Of $4,000 for additional en-
dowment and Improvement was COM
pleted. An effort is now in progress to
raise 100000 for increasing the endow-
ment. The total property of the univer- !
sty, aggregating over sS0O,000 has been
contributed by individuals. The uni
state.
The University Property.
!. The Main College-The main col
leSe building is situated on NIL one
hundred feet above the Susquehanna
River and ovNrlooks scenery of unsur-
passed beauty. 1t was designed by
Thomas u. Walter, LII. d., architect Of
the dome and wings of the Capitol at
Washington, d. c., and is in the Gre
clan style, combining dignity and sim
plicity. The building has facade OF
$50 feet. The central portion is eighty
feet square and Is strengthened in front
by four massive columns. On the first
floor are six recitation rooms. On the
second floor are the halls of the Theta
Alpha and Euepia Literary societies,
the library rooms. the reading rooms
and museum of natural history. In the
third story is Commencement Hall,
with seating capacity of fifteen hun
dred. The wings on the eastern and
western sides, respectively. of the main ,
building are each one hundred and
twenty feet In length and four stories
IN height and are used for students
rooms. Several thousand dollars have
been expended recently IN improving
,he college building.