The sun., 1906-12-26
CORNELL'S NEW FIELD.
what Has been Done and What IL 10 Re
Done I'm Building II.

There has been sent out TO Cornell alumni
statement OF the present status OF Alumni
Field, which is In process of construction at
Ithaca. "Of the area set aside for playground
purposes by the trustees. a portion about
A47 feet by 500 feet. comprising about seven
and a half acres, about equivalent TO the
whole OF Percy Field. has been graded 10 a
level surface and furnished with necessary
drainage, says the statement
In executing this work approximately
as 900 cubic yards OF earth and hardpan have
been moved at a cost of sl2 60s.24 for grading.
and s.. .524 81 for engineering services, drain
age pipes manholes and cutters, top dressing,
fertilizing, seeding and incidentals: making
a total expended on the playground. a. COM
pleted and delivered to the board of trustees,
ofsI5,IS2.eI. Although this amount is s. 81
in excess OF the maximum amount agreed
upon with the trustees. the committee in
charge OF this work has deemed II essential
to fully carry out the spirit of the agreement
entered into, namely. the grading of play
ground OF which all Cornell men will be
proud"
Referring to the varsity field the report
SAYS: BY the end of the present year an
area about 72s feet, average width, by 1885
feet In length. comprising over twenty-three
acres or about three times the area OF Percy
Field, will have been rough graded ready for
finished grading and seeding, which latter will
made ground has had time to thoroughly
settle. In executing this work about 10000
cubic yards of earth will have been moved,
at a cost for grading, drainage. engineering.
top dressing. fertilizing. seeding aud incl
dentals. now estimated not to exceed S25, 900
The actual cost of this work to August /, 1905,
has been approximately $1,000
Due to the fact that in the grading of this
larger area the outs have not been so heavy,
nor the material encountered so difflcult as
was the case in the playground. it has been
possible, as will be seen by the above figures,
to reduce the unit cost OF this latter work
After the grading Of the above area has been
completed there will still remain ungraded.
for general athletic purposes, an urea $50 feet
by s24 feet. comprising over twelve and a
half acres. The total area available for gem
eral varsity athletics. i'll addition to the play
ground and Kite Hill. will amount to thirty
nve and three-fourths acres, or about four
times the area of the present Percy Field"
Under the head OF Present and Proposed"
the playErouna delivered to the trastees'
facilities for the general student body more
comprehensive than those enJoved Dy any
to care for the varsity athletic .ctercsCs. The
alumni field committees have. therefore, for
iSs esdsan m o lSs wt9
Architecture OF the university. given that
portion OF the field set aside for general varsity
consideration. In this work the views and
suggestions Of the various athletic aut horities
connected with the university have been fully
obtained in order to develop plans which viii
subsequently meet the needs OF each sport
Varsity football. baseball and track fields
have been provided. together with ample
fields for practice and class teams. This
Includes u football stadium, with winter
running track. baseball grand stand. and a
training house containing team rooms
lockers, dressing rooms. showers. &c, Event
uAly IL may be desirab BILE to provide a club
house for housing all of the athletic interests
OF the university. where would be centred the
executive officers OF the university athletic
assoc ciation, headquarters for all athletic
committees, trophy room. training tables
for the various teams and generally the
rendezvous and headauarters for all alumni
and undergraduates interested in athletics "
The statement continues:
Ultimate development--In addition to
approximately $4,000, which Will be ex-
pended for the grading and finishing of
twenty three acres OF varsity fields in addition
to the seven and one-hah acres OF playground
already completed. there will be required
ultimately to properly equip the varsity
fields and to develop the whole alumni field
approximately the following expenditures: