The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-23
EMERY MEMORIAL
HOUSE IS OPENED
Many Visitors Inspect New
Dormitory for Men at the
University of Utah.
is HANDSOME BUILDING
Constructed Through the Ef-
forts of Bishop Spalding
of Episcopal Church.

The formal opening OF the Emery
Memorial house. q new dormitory Tor
mon at the University OF Utah, took
place yesterday. The opening was IN.
formal and many students, faculty
members and friends of the Institution
visited the house during the afternoon
and evening to inspect it. The stu
dents living in the house were kept
busy guiding visitors through the at
tractive building.
The Emery house has been occupied
by students since tho reopening of
school after the holidays, and already
it's comforts and coDveniences have at
tracted many of the students who have
been living with private families in
the vicinity of the school. There are
accommodations for thirty-five men.
Nonresidents in the house who are uni.
versity students may enjoy the use OF
the swimming pool, the billiard and
pool room, the reading rooms and other
attractions by the payment of small
monthly fee. The building has all OF
the equipment characteriziGg a modern
clubhouse. II is situated on Second
South street, just in front OF the main
entrance to the college campus.
Monument to Spalding.
The house was built through tho eff
forts of Bishop Z. S. Spalding of the
Episcopal diocese of Utah. Bishop
Spaldinp went east last spring to raise
funds for the erection of dormitory
and boys clubhouse. In Cincinnati he
secured the assistance of Mrs. Thomas
j, Emery, who gave $4,000 toward the
building of the home. The donation
was made in memory Of Mrs. Emery s
son, who died while in his sophomore
year at Harvard.
While the building is under the SUE
pervision of the Episcopal church, it is
nonsectarian and students of all creedS
are TO be admitted. However, follow
ing the usual precedent of the church
in such homes, the students who reside
in the house Will be expected to attend
the house chapel exercises each morn
ing, except Saturday and Sunday, at
7;30 o'clock. There will be no service
on Saturday and the attendance al the
Sunday service is purely optional, stu
dents not of the Episcopal faith being
AT liberty to attend whatever church
they desire on Sunday. Richard De
Rice, the house manager, is in charge
of the daily chapel services, which con
sist of readings from the common
prayer book of the Episcopal church,
the use Of the hymnal and the reading
of chapter from the Bible. One OF
the boys in the house will act as or
ganist.
Filling Up Rapidly.
The Emery house opened January 5 |
with twelve students. Since that time
A number Of other students have be-
come residents Of the house and its
accommodations promise TO all be taken |
mp within a short time The charges
are planned to merely cover running ex-
penses, the present charge being S2S a
month for room and board The direc-
tors hope TO further reduce the cost. A
nominal charge is made for separate
meals.
The government OF the house is by
the residents, through two committees.
The house committee consists of five
members, the house manager being
chairman. The other four are stu
dents, one from each of the four uni
versity classes. Thus, complaints Of
residents are presented through the
committee member of their respective
classes. The second committee is
chosen from all the members of the
house. whether they are residents or
not, the only stipulation being that one
member must be n house resident
The plan Of the building is spacious,
without wasting any room, and entirely
delightful and convenient The large
doors and windows provide plenty of
light. broad hall runs through
each floor from front 10 back
Model Of Convenience.
On the main floor there is a roomv
library and sitting room and billiard
and pool room. The library. with pan
eled walls, numerous built-in book
cases, window seats and beamcd cell
ing. has most inviting appearance.
There Is n handsome fireplace of Gothic
design to add cheer TO the room dnr-
ing the winter months. The walls are
adorned with attractive water color
pictures done by Bishop SpaAing's sis.
ter There are also number Of fine
prints on the walls Of this room and
in many of the others.
There Is also n writing room, we'll
equipped; music room and the chanel.
furnished in Gothic stvle, on the main
floor, IN addition TO the library and
billiard room. \ nominal charge is
made Tor billiards and pool, and in or.
der TO eliminate possible gambling the
directors have issued a reauiremont
that the games be paid for in advance
Back OF these rooms is the audIto-
rum. which has an outside east en-.
trance. stage and a seating capacity
Of approximately 300. 10 be used by
the members in giving tbeatricals
dancing PARTIES and other social af
fairs.
Below is the swimming pool and a
dining room, which has at present
three tables. seating about fortv per
sons. The furnishings in the dining
room. like the Others. are Of darl.