Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

will for two years lie members OF H.
after which time they will reside on
the campus.
The scheme. which is the result OF
over a years study on the part OF the
commission. has been worked out IN
detail in connection with the plans for
the segregated women's quadrangle to
he built ON the square bounded 10y
Fifty eighth street. the Midway, Wood
lawn and Kimbark avenues. The
buildings TO De erected there viii cost
between 81 100000 and 100000 and
will be begun as soon as any consider
able part OF the money is In sight
The plans for the mems quadrangle
ON the blocks bounded by Fify-eighth
street, the Midway. Ellis and Drexel
avenues. have not yet been worked out
in detail. but similar organization OF
different colleges. each with its own
dormitory, is intended. and the outlay
will be the same as for the women's
halls.
For the women's quadrangle eight
cen buildings will he erected In the
square. In the middle of the north
and south frontages will be recita-
ton hall. through which an arched en-
trance way will be cut, these two en-
frances to he the only means OF access
to the inner quadrangle.
Around the four sides of the block
sixteen dormitOries will be erected.
These will be divided off in sets OF
four. to each of which will be assigned
one-half of one of the recitation halls.
The four dOrmitories and their recita-
ton hall will constitute college.
There will be college of arts around
the northwest corner, college OF sci
ence around the southwest corner,
college of literature around the south
east corner and n college of arts and
literature combined around the north
east corner Each of these colleges
will contain accommodations for 10
resident students. together with rest
and study rooms for 125 day students
living at home in the city. In the mid
die of the square will be an assembly
| hall and Il clubhouse in which will be
| the library.
A novel feature of the plan is the
food supply. TO keep away from the
quadrangle as much as possible of the
missary depot will be established neal
Fifty-eighth street and Ellis avenue
Here all the baking will be done and
all the rougher work preliminary tc
the final cooking of the food. Requisi
tons from each dormitory will be sent
to the supply house every morning
and wagons will deliver the half pre-
pared food at entrances on KimbarE
and Woodlawn avenues. from which
tunnels. furnished with little rubber
tired carts. will lead to the severa
dormitories.
A new gymnasium for the co-eds ri
valing that of the men, is to be bull
across the street, in the block bounded
by Lexington and Woodlawn avenue.
and by Fifty-eighth street and the Mid
way. In this block in time will be in
cludcd also the buildings for the schoo
of fine arts. which is one of DR.. Har
per's dreams.
The money with which to pay for The
new buildings has not yet been all Sc
cured. President Harper has interest
ed the club women of Chicago in tn,
scheme, and committees from many
of the clubs are now working on tn,
plans TO raise the necessary funds.
is expected also. of course, that Mr.
Rockefeller will do his share in pro
yiding the endowment when the RICH
time comes.
The new buildings are part of Pres
ident Harpers policy of segregation
Only the women of the first two year:
will ettend the new colleges exclusive
ly. During the junior and senior years
the women will have classes with tn,
men on the campus proper.