Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-25
New Y. M. @. A. Building to
Be School and Home.
PLANS ALREADYDRAWN
ExTRAvAGANT oRNAMENTATIoN
WILL BE AVOIDED.
The Canvass for Donations Nearing 9
Close-$59, 600 Still to Be
Raised.

upon revised plans for the new $ooo,o0t
Young Mems Christian Association building
for this city submitted their work to the
directors of the institution this week, The
plans reveal thoroughly modern structure,
with all the latest ideas for the efficient
handling Of the associations work.
There are larger and more elegantly
equipped Y M. C. A. buildings than this
one proposed for the Washington associa-
ton, but few none better adapted 10 the
highest degree OF practical efficiency for
the educational and social mission of the
institution. 1t will accommodate as many
members as the new $4,000 Odd street
branch In New York, which is to open in
February. Cleveland's central branch,
which is about to leave the $250OOO building
erected in 1901 to occupy one costing three
times that sum, has 1900 members, COM
pared with 1900 belonging to the Washing
ton association, and the new structure in
Washington Is expected to have a capacity
for between 1900 and 5000 members.
A combined Office, educational institution,
social club, assembly hall, gymnasium, pub
lie bath, barber shop, cafe, and hotel-this
is the modern Y. M c. A. building. Like
the costly structures of New York, Chi
cago, Philadelphia and Cleveland, ranging
in value from $3.50 600 to 81 800 600 this
city's 100000 building will have all the
modern conveniences necessary to the up
to-date work, but not dollar Will, it is
Stated, be wasted on ornamentation. Mar
Bile, mahogany and gilt will not be used
when pressed brick, oak and oil finish will
serve the purpose well.
The new local institution will. neverthe-
less, be handsome six-story building. The
following is a description of it's arrange
ment, which demonstrates what will be the
varied character of its usefulness:
The Plans in Detail.
T"-shaped, with a seventy-five-foot front
on G street and a forty-four-foot front on
18th street, the new building will have an
extreme length of 200 feet north and south
and Dds feet east and west This building
will be used for men exclusively; the old
structure being reserved as a juvenile
branch for boys exclusively. By this ar
rangement, the men will not be disturbed
by the pranks and noise of schoolboys and
the latter will not be disturbed or dictated
to by the men. Both will have their sepa-
rate reception and club rooms their class
rooms and gymnasium, and be exclusive in
their respective departments.
The basement of the new building con-
tains. besides the heating, lighting and ele
vator plant, the bowling alleys, 4OxSO feet;
swimming pool, 20x6S feet; the locker
room, 47X82; a room for various athletic
games, 40X40; hot room and scrubbing
ROOM dressing room with private lock-
ers, the barber shop and toilet rooms; the
entire space thus occupied being equivalent
to about S0x20O feet.
The first floor contains three of the most
notable features of the building. The visitor
enters from the street Immediately into the
spacious and elegant reception hall, 31xI0
feet, and occupying the entire front at the
G street entrance. For artistic effect and
beauty of finish the reception hall Is the
piece de resistance of the institution. 1t Is
also the central emporium of association
life and the paSsageway to all the ffiocal,
social and educational departments. Back
of the reception hall on the right are the
offices and on the left the elevators and
check room. Then follow. on either side
of the corridor, the club rooms; on the
right. the mems main club, fine parlor
11x45, and on the left two club rooms
one 1Sx1S and the other 1Sx24. The remain
der of the first floor, occupying large
space nearly 5Ox16O feet across the entire
rear, is devoted to the physical training
department. There is the main gymnasium,
4Sx112; the hand ball court, 23x43; the
gymnasium club room. 16x2S and four
smaller rooms occupied by the physical
director and assistant and used for offices
and for physical examination.
The second floor duplicates the physical
training department of the first floor, with
the oOx16O space for running tracks, hand
ball court, and rooms for special and indi-
vidual exercise, together with the galleries
This floor also has nine rooms ranging In
size from 16x1S to 24x32, for use as club
rooms, reading rooms and recreation rooms
The idea of the numerous club rooms of
the institution Is to facilitate the work of
professional, social and educational oreanf-
cations, such as a camera club. an art
club. literary club chess and checker club.
mechanics club, or a legal or clerical or
ganization.
Educational Department.
The third floor is strictly the educational
department Of the institution There Is a
general assembly hall across the front,
2Sx1O feet, and the remainder of the floor
is occupied by fifteen class rooms of yary-
Ing dimensions, the average being about
lSx2S.
The fourth and fifth are the dormitory
floors There are on each of these floors
fifty bed rooms. varying in size from Sx12
10 l4xlS. They are arranged so that II
necessary, they can be used as suites with
toilet and bath for each suite. This feature
Is one of the prominent ideas of modern
Y. M. c. A. work. The purpose is to make
the association both home and a club to
Its members. with all the essential comforts
and conveniences of home and club life
The club rooms and dormitories of the in
sutution are TO give the young men of the
city the attractions OF club life without its
temptations and communications, and with
even greater conveniences of a useful and
practical character.
The sixth or top floor Is the dining and
kitchen floor. Across the front is the main
dining hall, commodious room. 31x7O
Back of this are the private dining rooms,
the serving room, the kitchen and the store
room.
Sure Of $241, 900.
Every effort is being put forth to raise
the 100000 by the morning of January /.
II success attends the effort the work on
the new building will be begun Immediately,
so that the quarters may be occupied with
in the year.
Yesterday there remained $50 200 to raise,
the building fund in the treasury or in
pledges amounting to $241, 600
The campaign committee consider the re-
naming few days the cream Of the year
for the cause. It Is contamination period
OF twelve months OF preparatory educa-
| tonal work. Announcements of some big
| gifts are expected to be made In the next
| few days.
Flynn's Business College, 9Th and K.