The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-16
HUGE HALL FOR
j. Of N. TO COST
100000
ALuMNrS GIFT ANNOUNCED AT
MICHIGAN UNION BANQUET
FUNDS SUBSCRIBED AND AR
cAIrEcT INSPECTING THE SITE.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Nov. 14-Stu
dents and faculty members OF the Uni
versity of Michigan were greatly
pleased last night at the Michigan
Union banquet when Clarence w. Bar
bour. representing the alumni OF New
York. announced that plans had been
perfected and funds subscribed for
the erection OF a 100000 dormitory,
with an immense commons. In Ann
Arbor
Mr.. Barbour said that the plans for
the erection Of the two buildings had
been under consideration OF eastern
capitalists, some OF whom are Michi-
gan graduates. for several months and
that the announcement was made only
after the funds and necessary land had
been secured and the proposition APP
proved by the university senate. which
is composed OF the deans Of the sew
eral departments, President Angel and
a limited number Of faculty men.
The proposition is so assuredly a
success that Arthur Dean. a leading
architect OF Chicago. formerly asso-
ciated with the firm Of Rattan & Col
lege, which drew the plans for Chr
cago university, Is In Ann Arbor now
for the purpose OF examining the prop
erty preliminary To beginning on the
plans for the new buildings.
Six-Story Dormltory.
The dormitory will be erected on
the southwest corner OF Williams and
Maynard-sts. II will be six-story
building capable OF housing from ESQ
to 800 men. There will be single
rooms and suites. each provided with
bath. and the prices to be charged
will not be above the average now
asked for rooms in private rooming
houses.
The structure will also contain
lounging rooms and parlors, SO that
II will be students home In the true
sense Of the term.
The commons. or dining hall, will
be an immense one-story building with
a capacity OF boarding from 900 to l.
900 students. Ii will be located on
the north side Of State. across from
the campus. As nearly as possible. 1t
will be modelled after the Harvard
commons which Is known as one OF
She most famous college dining halls.
This structure will cost close to $780,
600.
Following the banquet Dean Read,
Of the literary department, Regent
Beal and other members OF the fac
ulty and board Of regents expressed
themselves as heartily In favor Of the
plan.
Banquet a Love-Feast.
The banquet was essentially love
feast for students and alumni and its
main purpose was to allow the pent-
UP enthusiasm saved for the Pennsyl?
vania- Michigan football game to ex-
press itself.
William Andrew McAndrews. SO.
who was POSTMASTER. after being In
troduced by President Angel, paid
tribute to the university's venerable
head. Mr.. McAndrews spoke upon
the university and the progress II has
made In recent years from the point
of view OF the old graduates.
Clement Nj. Holderman, '06, spoke
on the Home Coming" or an old
Michigan man.
Marquis Eaton. 81, president Of the
Hamilton Republican club Of Chicago,
kept the students laughing with q lot
of jokes. Mr.. Eaton's subject was
somewhat serious. however. He spoke
on Little Frogs In Big Pools"
Prof Henry G.. Adams took Sue
cess" as the subject Of his address
and under IL pointed the way for Mich
igan's future.
Others on the program were Har-
low p. Davock. '73. who spoke on
with the University in its Making"
Regent Chase 8. Osborn, whose sub
ject was Michigan department" and
Albert ID. Pearce who as the under
graduate speaker responded to the
toast, The Undergraduate"