Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-01

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the west SIDE to the north, is a large
building, to be known as Corcoran Han, in
| honor of the late w. w. Corcoran, who
| gave generously to tie university, and
whose fund will be used in the construc,
| ton of that building. This will contain
about forty class rooms, with many offices
for professors and assistant professors.
The rooms will be light and airy, of good
size and well adapted for classroom work.
| To the south. extending from the north
line around to the south line on Virginia
avenue is a row of eight dormitory build
! ings. which will accommodate about 200
students These dOrmitories provided
with stairways leading from the court to
the fourth floor. At each landing there
are two suites, on either side. each
suite consisting of a study, two bed rooms.
two closets and a bath between the two
| suites. This same arrangement Is re-
peated through the range of buildings.
| These will be constructed in separate halls,
so that any one desiring to contribute $50
O00 can have the hall named after him,
| placing over the entrance an enduring
| memorial of his benefaction.
"On the northeast corner fronting 18th
street and Immediately south of the beau
| tiful building soon to be erected by the
| Daughters of the American Revolution, is
the library building. This building is about
| "A feet by 15S feet, and is intended to house
the library, the department of bibliology
| and library science and the department of
law. The building will cost about $1,000,
| the necessary books $4,000 and to endow
| the department OF DlDIOlOSy and library
science $1J00OO. The board of trustees at
| it's last meeting authorizeo- the solicitation
of 100000 for this building and the endow-
ment of this department. The offer is
! made to name the department and the
| building after the donor This is one of
the most attractive and finely located
buildings In the group: work upon Con
| tinental Hall, immedi2t ely across the
street to the north, is soon to be COM
menced, and this building will be an at
tractive object to all visitors in this city.
lio+1 11y n n "a in
the center of the group and forming the
setting, is the Administration building, to
be known as the George Washington Me-
mortal This building has a frontage of
about 166 feet, with depth of 40 feet, and
will cost about 100000. 1t will contain a
large memorial hall, an auditorium that will
seat from LOCO to ! 200 people, and on either
side OF Memorial Hall offices of admin
istration, with four large rooms varying in
size and seating 80 to 100 people. These
rooms will be used one for the board
meetings. one for the faculty meetings, the
others for scientific societies, for classes
of postgraduate and research students, and
for the department of jurisprudence and di
piomacy. The principal features of this
building will be Memorial Hall and spe-
cial facilities for the larger and scientific
and research work of the university. South
of the Memorial Hall is the building which
is TO be the social center of university life.
1t is on the corner, with the park about it,
and from It's windows we can look out upon
| the Mall. The main features OF this build
ing will be the large dining room or com
mons" which is to be 56 by IS feet, and will
furnish seating capacity for about four hun
| dred This will be a stately room the cell
ing formed by the roof, and the finish to
| correspond with the size and uses of the
| room. This will be the main dining room
| for the students in dormitories and the BAN
quoting room for alumni and other large
| gatherings. To the west is smaller din
ing room, but still large one, about ~
by 6S feet, with seating capacity or two
) hundred and seventy-five. The ceiling of
| this dining room will be lower, and over
it there will be private chambers for the
accommodation of members. 70 the east
| on the main floor. will be large library
[ and a large reading room. over these
| rooms there will be other smaller rooms
for meetings of committees, fraternltles and
other student and alumni organizations.
The basement floor, which will be above
} the ground. will be used for offices, cloak
rooms a large billiard room, Kitchen etc.
This, then, is the building IN winch the so
cial life of the university is to be found,
where friend meets friend where the intel
lectual faculties are to have 1ree play ana
where that grip upon nina, tnat polse, Is
to be acquired so necessary TO strenuous
/ life Roth students and graduates of the
: university are to find here that recreation
and social life essential as we nave op-
served, in the development OF d strohg, m
tellectlal man and woman. Alumni gath
erinps and bauuuetS will be here; meetings
: and entertainments of our Columbian Wo-
men will be in this building; student organi-
cations and fraternities can hold their BAN
l ouets and dances in this place. To erect
this building and furnish it Will cost about
$15O,0GO.
/ General Interest Manifested.
President Needham's recent trip through
!, the west during July and August, includ-
e ing Chicago, ST. Paul, minneapolis, Llv-
t ingston, Gardiner, Spokane, Seattle, Port
land. San Francisco, Ogden, Salt Lake,
' Denver and Omaha, demonstrated the ex-
!, istence of deep interest of the alumni in
! the western cities, and also OF the George
/ Washington Memorial Association in Cali
Y | fornia and Utah (San Francisco and Salt
e Lake,, where meetings were heid In the
: new and peculiarly national Identity or the
e | university and In it's broader future,
as the George Washington University.
/ | throughout the extent of President Need
, hams trip great enthusiasm was shown
. ! and hearty support, DOM AA'i oil anu ihan-
The George Washington University COM
e prises Columbian College, department of
arts and sciences, department OF medicine,
e department. of dentistry, department OF
S law and department of Jurisprudence and
8 diplomacy.
O board of trustees Of the UNIVERSITY ,, creating
uate education in the subjects of preven-
tive medicine and the fundamental and ad-
s ministrative laws pertaining to the pre-
e wantion Of diseases. epidemics and in
juries which shall be desigmatSd as the de-
: partment Of public health. The ordinance
h mont for this department has been secured.
n An ordinance has likewise been adopted,
: subject to similar condition with re-
4 nartment Of bibliology and library science.
p arhe work Of the university a friend
of the institution said, lis and has been
r national in character ana IS deserving OF
: state s and territory and from foreign coun-
tries. who come to washington as the heart
n | Of the nation. and who shouid be received
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