The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-21
UNIVERSITY
ALUMNI HALL
Proposed to Erect One at a
Cost of $4,000.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Directing Body Of the General Alumni
Association folds an important
Meeting Description OF Pro-
posed New Building
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. VA,
July 20.--A meeting Of the Executive Com
m!ttee OF the General Alumni Association
of the University was held Saturday eve
ming to consider and dispose of business
referred to It BY tho General Association
at It's session on June 18th. The following
members were present: Judge r. /. w.
Duke, Professor Raleigh c. Minor. Judge
George w. Morris. l.. T. Hanckel, Hon.
John w. 1Tlshburne and John S. Patton.
The first matter taken up was the pro-
posed alumni hail. During the discussion
OF this subject, pr. w. G. Christian. a
member OF the Advisory Committee. OF
the General Athletic Association, was
present as representative Of that assoc
citation.
The committee determined in pursuance
OF the authority vested by the General
Alumni Association. to undertake jointly
with tho General Athletic Association to
raise as speedily as possible $4,000 for
the erection of building to be known as
the Alumni Hall. to be used Jointly by
the alumni of the University and the Gen
eral Athletic Association.
Messrs. Minor and Duke were appoint
ed subcommittee to prepare statement
for the Information. OF alumni and others
whom 1t is hoped to interest In the plan
for the proposed hall. s,-
The secretary was instructed to send to
each of the trustees selected by the
General Alumni Association and authors
lied to receive subscriptions for the bene-
fit of the University, notice of their cleo
ton by letter. The trustees are Messrs.
Charles Steele, Of j.. Pierpont Morgan
and Company, New York; Joseph Bryan.
of Richmond Va; and w. A. Clark, Jr..
OF Butte, Mon.
Messrs. Duke and Patton were appoint
ed a subcommittee touching scholarships.
library. etc.
ed committee to prepare for publication
the proceedings OF alumni day. June 18th.
THE PROPOSED HALL.
The design for the proposed alumni
hall has been prepared already by Paul
j. Pelz, of Washington. d. c.. who de-
signed the Randall building. the adminls-
tration building and the recently com
pleted University hospital and lispensary.
The new design shows a i 1cctan gular
structure. leo feet long on the street, by
ffty-two feet deep. broken In the center
by a thirty-four foot wide projection adj
v
| there will be tetrastyle temple front The
sides develop symmetricaly to the right
ard left in five bays each way. There
will be basement story, two stories in
the wall elevation above, and an attic
story.
The rear will show fully developed
basement story Of considerable height in
parts, and will be analogous to the front,
except In the center portion. where the
| hall projects In semi-circular form. 1t
| also develops a senli-circular porch,
formed of eight large Ionic columns.
Above the porch the tower develops out
OF tho roof as full sem-circular drum.
showing four window. and surmountcd
| by n cornice and dome.
The material OF the structure will be
red brick. The columns will be formed
In brick over iron ports and succeed.
The building will have about 5000 feet
floor space in each story, and about 10000
cubic feet contents.
Since the two associations have already
on hand about $4,000. 1t Is thought that
it will be but a short time before the
necessary amount is in the treasurer's
hands, 1t is expected to begin work on
the building during the session OF 19o3-'o4.