New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
MEMORIAL AT Mt. HOLYOKE Z
TIE DWIGHT HALL. GIVEN BY JOHN
DWIGHT. DEDICATED-MISS GUILD
GIVES $4,000.

WEDNESDAY June S. most notable Gay IN
the history Of Mount Ho.yoke Coiege- 6esi0NN 1S
commencement exercises, always atudC'lNe di-'t
giving added pictUreslUcness TO the beauLllUi oI4
-ov,n of South FadIzv tie day was celebrated by
-be dedication Of the new Dwight Memorial Art
Building and the presentation by MISS Feie -Al!Iei
Gould OF ssoOO endow 2 chair IN Biocal NJ
erature Miss Gould present and for that
reason when the announcement was mace. the
name of the donor withheld. Miss Goulo' 100
was made honorary member OF the class ol w.
At commencement, 1850. the announcement was
made tha: John Dwight Of NeU-IoTk. had gwen
ssoO0 for the purpose Of erecting an art building
as memorial to Mrs. Nancy S Dwight. ms
mother and Mrs. Clara Leigh Dwight. his Wlfe. II
was desired that the building stand on the site OF
the birthplace OF the donor 1he Dwight homestead
q picturesque landmark of South Hadley- so
il came about that in the summer Of lsU plans
Were made by George T. Norton Boston archi-
tect. and on December u Of that year ground was
broken and the building actually begun. 1t was a
memorable day for those who had the course most
heart and to whom il had often seemed that such
good fortune would never come to the college
The Dwight Memorial Building occupies a
prominent place on the campus, at Park and Col
lege SIS. and in a line with Mary Lyon Hall These
TWO buildings present imposing group. Between
them the old library building will be rebuilt at
some future time In corresponding style. ana lhen
Mount Holyoke will have frontage Of rare arch-
tectural beauty. The exterior is in the English
collegiate style Of architecture. such as one may
see in Its best development in the buildings at OK
ford and Cambridge The stone is the red kloole
s. andstone left Tor the part. with the quarry
face but with just enough trimming and mouldlng
10 refine the surface. But little carving mas peSL
snost careful and artistic manner; The building Is Is
two stories high above a high basement. ana Is
constructed in the form of an l. with arms ; eagH
vaulted central ha-the main sculpture saIeIH.
three small galleries for early creek art a iuiLS
large rooms. lecture nan Win t~o , IpottS
.zrsnhs engravngs and other illustrative ma terlai
The lecture room will seat one hunoreo ana SiA'S
The second floor is given up to another lecture
ROOM a large picture gallery. rooms 1or sludloS.
exhibitions and various coycuons tLt naete
general exhibition and Tecitetion rooms: Inc root
IS OF Monson slate, and the Interior fnlsh Is o.
THE galleries are ali finely lighted and fire proof
reward the purchasing of necessary casts Tor the
building substantial heGlilnlIlg hS u f r
An appropriation the trustees and Sl1ts rom
friends and alUrlnee made II poSslI!e Tot -l -
Louise Randolf. head OF The art aePartltIft 80 ~
select q few Of the more ll1poFtSlht cdSl @
s+beos Terlfn and Dresden while abroad last sum
-oer Forty separate pieces and more, aiready pIo-
r,i5ed for represent an outlay OF over Sl,VEl -
HLe-a bas nor repn mich done toward the picture
gallery. One gift that OF the cara Lelgh H1Ih
collection Of Ehrdge kingley enrNi.sS, W. a.ioI
rroIIec+ion A number of important books nave oeeh
selected for the department OF liorary ana le go
given by the following: class OF W NdLGo s.6 So
eisss Of "a value $500 class OF SO value $50: class
30 value s125: Mount Holyoke alurnn3e yaIue go
7Isr,r15ar County alunnae value S29; Newt orh
sI1mnse value SO: Springfield aiunnse value S4e,
personal gifts value $50, and Mrs toles OF ApSE
%%icb has presented the college with SET oL
h dedication exercises took place IN the new
sTrssk OF Springfield. offered prayer ana
fhe Rev NJ T. Dwight. representing ms IA Ia9nelc 5o
. s0Il' =. +Se i9ev Or Judson Smith. who received
them on behalf Of the trustees