Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-11-17
MORE COLLEGE BUILDINGS
Trustees Vote to Erect Two Build
ines the Coming Summer.

A special meeting of the corporation
of Middlebury college was held in the
offices of James M. Clifford, esq.,, New
York city last Friday. Itwas called to
consider what steps should be taken to
provide for the increasing number of
students and the trustees voted to build
laboratory for the Department of
Chemistry and related subjects.
The architect of the building will
doubtless be w. N. Albertson of
New York, who designed both Pearsons
hall and the Mccullough gymnasion.
1t is planned to make the structure
harmonious with other buildings on the
campus and in the same general style.
Another building the size of the MuCul-
Tough gymnasium added to the old
campus will greatly improve its appear
ance.
1t is expected that plans for this
building will be ready in time so that
contracts may be let during the winter
and the building completed before the
opening of the college year in Septem-
Der, 1912.
A new hall of chemistry will allow
the expansion of the departments of
Zoology and Botany in the Warner
Science hall, thus relieving the conges-
tion in that building.
The trustees also voted to erect a
central heating plant, with provision
for lighting all the buildings of the
college by its own electric plant, when
thought advisable. This plant will be
designed to furnish heat to all the
buildings on the old campus. 1t will
have chimney ITO feet high. Its con-
struction will be in charge of Judge
Weeks and will be commenced in the
spring.
Work on the Mccullough gymnasium,
located at athletic field, is rapidly pro-
crossing. The walls, which are of
Brandon light cloudy marble have been
raised to their height of 26 feet, and
the workmen are ready to put on the
roof. The walls of rock faced rough
ashlar, with smooth marble trimmings
contributed to make the building a
handsome one. The windows have
round arches overhead with keystones.
Over the front entrance appear the
words, Mccullough Gymnasium A
long flight of marble stairs leads to the
front entrance, which is on the north
side of the building.
The building is 10S feet, nine inches
long by 81 feet wide. At one end of
the main room is stage 40 feet wide
by 2S feet deep. This will be used for
theatri calls, college plays, addresses,
etc. The gymnasium floor is 7715 feet
by 81 feet. Gymnastic classes will be
held here. The room will be used also
for basket ball and will be equipped
with all kinds of gymnastic apparatus
Under the stage is a serving roof,
where banquets can be prepared.
The basement floor contains physical
directors room, with examination and
dressing rooms attached. The main
locker room will contain 275 lockers.
There will be eight shower baths, two
hand ball courts, visiting team room,
a boxing and wrestling room and a
faculty locker room with shower.
The cost of the building will be S50,-
900. One remarkable feature is that it
will contain no pillars, so that the floor
space will be entirely free from
obstruction.
Branch & Callahan of Saranac
Lake, N. Y, are the erecting con-
tractors. Allan Calhoun e Son of Mid
dlebury have the plumbing contract and
the contract for electric wiring has
been let to Fay C. Warren of Middle
bury. 1t is expected that the building
will be ready for occupancy in the
spring.
Hon Frank c. Partridge of Proctor,
acting president of the Vermont Marble
company, was elected a member of the
corporation.
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