Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-05
ARRANGES FOR
FORMAL OPENING
NEW EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS
ARE READY
University Of Southern California Is
Doubled in Capacity by Recent
ments-Exereses
Planned for Dec. 12

Plans are being made for the forma
| opening of the new buildings of the
| University of Southern California
which are nearly completed. It is ex-
| pected that the opening Will be held
| Tuesday, December IL, and that Bishor
Hamilton will be present and take
part in the exercises.
The improvements, which have more
than doubled the capacity of the U. S
c., have been under way since May
and have cost about $4,000, making the
valuation of the buildings with ten.
acre campus, $150,000. 1t is now known
as the greater university.
With the Improvements, the Univer-
sity of Southern California ranks as one
of the foremost institutions of learning
of California, having a capacity for 1000
students at the university proper, there
being several colleges affiliated with It,
which will make the number of pupils
reach about 1900.
Wings have been added to the north
and south sides Of the original building
which has been entirely remodeled. The
main building, as it is known, COM
prises the chapel library, halls and
athletic offices, with the office for the
dean of the girls department.
Library Is Enlarged
The chapel has been enlarged with q
large swell front bay window, which is
lighted with stained glass, and has also
been enlarged by an annex, making the
seating capacity of 600. This can again
be enlarged by using the main hail.
there being folding doors. The chapel
is fitted up with large pipe organ and
grand piano. The library, across the
hall, has been greatly expanded, its
annex being in the new building of the
WIN 40 phoi oire,
in the prevailing mission style, lend a
distinctive air to these rooms, where
over 5000 volumes are at the disposal
of the students.
In the north wing, on the first floor,
are situated the main office and private
office of the president, a large study
hall for girls and several class rooms.
The Young Woman's Christian asso-
citation, which has a large membership
among the university students, also has
a room in this wing, which will be
costly fitted up.
The second floor of the north wing,
is given up to departments of biology,
botany, bacteriology and zoology. There
are also the offices of the different pro-
fessorS. The second floor of the main
building is occupied by the Latin,
mathematics, French, German, history
and Greek departments.
Music Department Well Arranged
The music department presents one
of the most cosy departments of the in
stitution. 1t occupies the first floor of
the south wing, and has separate en-
trance facing on Thirty-seVenth street.
A large reception hall is elegantly fur
nished, the woodwork being in the pre-
Vailing Flemish oak, the furnishings
being in several rich shades of red and
brown. There are six music studios,
with two rooms devoted to the art de-
partment. The walls of the main hall
are enhanced by several paintings by
Prof. w. L. Judson, dean of the Col
lege of Fine Arts, an affiliated college
of the university
The second story of the south wing
is devoted to the chemistry department,
there being six rooms devoted to this
study, all fitted with the most modern
appliances, with running water for each
student. There is also a dark room for
chemical work and three Laboratories
devoted to various phases of the work.
Assaying and mineralogy are also
taught here.
The third floor of the main building
is devoted to the college Of oratory,
which has three rooms, the Aristotelian
hall for the young mems debating club.
and the Athena hall for the young wo-
men. The halls are well fitted and are
handsomely furnished. The college of
oratory rooms are also very cosy and
homelike.
No Lack of Room
Throughout the building of fifty
rooms, each room has an abundance of
sunshine and standing in the center of
a ten-acre campus, there is no danger
of a lack of fresh air. The building
4, se,
tricity and gas being used for lighting
purposes.
The building, with it's two wings, has
been transformed into a modification
of the mission style of architecture, and
when the grounds are completed, will
present an imposing sight as a monu-
ment of Methodism in Southern Califor-
mia. Automobile drives are now being
arranged about the grounds.
Aside from the main building the
academy has a building of it's own,
which is situated on the campus, and
which is also modern in every detail
At the rear is the gymnasium build
ing, where many college gatherings are
held. The u. s. c. also boasts of fine
athletic field and the only cinder track
among the local colleges, with two ten
mis- courts and a new basketball court.
DIR. G. F. Bovard, himself one of the
three first graduates of the university,
is president, and 1t is largely due to his
energy and enthusiasm the recent inn
provements have been made. The off,
GERS are: DR.. G. F. Bovard, president;
DIR. e. A. Healy president board of
trustees: c. M Parker, vice president
board of trustees; Rev. A. w. Adkin-
son, secretary; George 1. Cochran,
treasurer.
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