The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-08
ALUMNI MEMORIAL HALL AT
U. OF M. IS NEARLY READY
Description Of Beautiful Building
Which is Tribute to Mich
igan Spirit.
WILL BE DEDICATED MAY IL

Ann Arbor, Mich, Apr. S.-Alumni
Memorial Hall at the University Of
Michigan is completed. 1t stands like
a great white sentinel guarding the
southwestern corner of the campus.
With its huge Ionic pillars and its
carved wreaths like giant eyes looking
down upon State street, IT is a beauti
full tribute to the spirit of Michigans
graduates.
Beautiful as is the exterior, the m
terror is a revelation. The central hail.
entered from State street. which Is TO
be the principal memorial feature, is
a study in marble. The great pillars
are of onyx; the floor, the walls. the
pillar pier and the baseboards are of
marble. on the right of the entrance
will be placed a bronze relief tablet OF
DR. Angel, provided through the gem
erosity of the late Regent Hill, and
now being made by Carl Bitter. the
New York sculptor. 1t is To be life
size, representing the President Emer-
titus in academic robes seated among
his books. on the opposite side of the
hall the older members of the faculty
hope to place a similar memorial for
President Tappan.
on opposite sides of the hall, in
front, are twin rooms, light and spa
cious, with great marble fireplaces.
The one on the right viii be the Alum
nj secretarys office and rest room for
alumni; the one on the left will be a
reading room. Behind the reading
room is a large room which will be
used for art lectures. Its counterpart
on the right will be used for paintings.
At the rear of the han, in the marble
Iapse opposite the main entrance. ii is
hoped to place a handsome bronze tab
let in commemoration OF the sons of
the university who died for their coun-
try.
At the west end of the second floor.
is a large room which will be used for
a picture gallery, and probably. too,
for popular lectures on art, as it will
accommodate at least 400 people.
Through a beautiful ground glass CELL
ing the light filters and will show the
paintings at their best. Equally good
effects win be obtained at night, The
floor is of cork, an expensive but in
valuable innovation. on either side of
the balcony which runs around the
central hall. and east OF the great gall
lery, are twin galleries hung with deep
maroon valour.
In the basement is the great lounS-
ing and smoking room for the men Of
the university. 1t is finished in wea-
thered oak with heavy beamed cell
ings, has a splendid open fireplace
with great oak settees, and is excel
lently lighted. 1t has separate en-
frances and thus is independent of
the rest of the building. In addition
to this room there are the offices for
the alumni association clerks. for the
curator, besides storage, unpaclling,
and other small rooms.
The building will be dedicnted on
May IL with fitting ceremonies. TO
Gate it has cost approximately $4,000.
The committee has exhausted its fund
and new sources of revenue must lie
found. A movement has been started
among the students to furnish the
reading and lounging rooms. As for
the rest it is sincerely to be hope that
means will be forthcoming to appro-
priately furnish the home of the uni
versity's fine arts.