New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-21
PRINCETON IMPROVEMENTS
NEARLY 100000 EXPENDED IN THE
COLLEGE VACATION PERIOD-BIG
FORCE OF MEN EMPLOYED.

Princeton " J.. Sept. 20 CSpeciaD.-For the last
three summer months about three hundred laborers
and skilled workmen employed by the Prince
ton University authorities In making extensive I'M
provements In the dormitOries and in identifying
the campus A prominent member of the university
corps OF officers has stated that more work was
carried this summer within the campus Enclosure
than In all of the ten preceding vacation seasons
Counting in the OF the $4,000 gymnasium.
the improvements have cost nearly 100000 The big
feature work IS the introduction cleo
trio light and steam heat in the dormtories labora-
tories and recitation buildings, and when the lao
students returned to the university on Wednesday
to their studies they found the halls which
they will live the coming year only thoroughly
renovated, but fitted out with all the conveniences
that to make modern student dormtory. Ed
wards Hall. the old dormitory the south side OF
the campus and which has for several years been
called 'hoodoo. has been put in such excellent
order that 1t now ranks in merit with any OF the
older halls
The electric lighting and steam heating plant OF
2e00 horsepower is being erected immediately south
| of the gymnasium. and while Ii will not be-
completed until the Year is well Is thought
that number of the buildings Will be supplied
with light and heat by the time the winter weather
puts in Its appearance A metal and concrete tunnel
feet in height and feet wide has been cur
through the middle campus from Nassau Hall to
the Brokaw Building, and through this the steam
mains will be carried From 1t sub-mains will con-
meet il with the different buildings The electric
wires. which Will radiate the big power house.
to be laid in vtried conduits and there will be-
no overhead wires Bathrooms. including shower
baths. have also been introduced into the dormi-
tories.
An entrance from Nassau-st. to the auditorium,
Alexander Hall. has at last been effected by the
removal OF the house IN which the late treasurer
OF the university E. C. Osborne. lived Where this
house opening about seventy-dve feet wide
central part OF the campus, which hitherto could
be reached only through the central campus gate
or from the west side There is a rumOr af1oat
that within the next years the houses which
stand on both sides OF the opening will be removed
and that this entrance the campus the pro-
posed FitZ- Randolph Gateway, for which s45. 600
has been beQuGathed. viii be erected The irst
time this new entrance viii be used by visitors
will be Octoser %. the date OF the Inaugural
ton Of Prlaeeton's new president. Woodrow VIII
Prospect the presidents house. located back
OF the MeCosh walk. has beeI renovated for the
head of the university, and has every appear
ance OF structure President Wilson VIII
move into It about October l. The house IN Wnlch
be Is living recently sold
Work the gymnasium Is being rapidly
pushed along. and the contractors expect to have
1t finished by March I, the date on which the track
will begin light training for the spring sea-
The Stafford Little dormitOry was COM
pleted Wednesday. and on Monday the students
who have dra in this building Will be per-
of old trees IN the quadrangle at the of Old
North have been taken out and rows OF young elms
now inclose the historic cannon
member OF the class of 70 is authority for thu
son is a member. will at the Inauguration OF
President Wilson present a large OF money
to the university, to be expended In the erection
of a handsome dormitOFy. On Monday. to all tbs
presented blue uniforms. which will De wOra
by them while duty