South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-27
NEW BUILDINGS
FOR NOTRE DAME
Chemistry and Badin Halls Will
be Erected Before Fall
Opening.

Two new buildings will grace the
Notre Dame campus by next sep
TENDER according 10 present plans
at the university. The excavation
work on both structures is well un-
derway and the construction work
viii begin the last Of June II is
planned TO erect a modern chemis-
Try hall. ST Joseph's hall il TO be
known as "Badin Hair and win
have its capacity increased by 40
rooms one OF the sweeping
changes which will be brought about
after "Badin" hall is completed is
the establishment OF a modern cafe
terra in one Of the wings Of the nall.
Chemistry hall. which when COM
pleted viii cost the university 500
coo, viii stand at the southeast ex-
tremity Of the Brownson campus.
across the Eddy ST. road from car
tier field The building will stand
several hundred feet back Of the old
Chemistry hall. This site was
chosen chiefly because "a building Of
this sort cannot be made very at
tractive. and by placing it in the
background, ample room will be left
Tor the erection Of another building
on the site of the Old Chemistry
hall
All Modern Appliances
When completed the Chemistry
hall will be the last word in modern
science halls. The construction viii
be completely fire proof, cement
and stone will be the materials used.
All OF the chemicals viii be housed
under ground and every device viii
be used for the safe handling of the
explosives This building viii also
contain the laboratories for the use
OF the department of agriculture.
According TO present plans the
building will be ready for occU-
pancy by september The laying of
the cornerstone will be a part of the
diamond jubilee commencement
program in June
Badin hall viii be built i'm the
form OF the letter H. Two new
wings will be added. and the cross
section connecting them Will be
made by the old ST. Josephs hall as
il stands at present. This buildinS
will add materially 20 the looks of
the new quadrangle ON which tho
new library building stands.
To Open Cafeteria
one Of the new policies that Will
be employed next fall will be the
establishment OF a cafeteria in one
OF the new wings OF Badin hall. The
cafeteria will be under the supervi-
Ir-
managed by others. The cafeteria
is intended for the benefit of the
students who wish either more
economical or a more expensive Ia
bic than is provided by the univer-
sity commons. Students L. St Ed
wards. Carroll and Brownson halls
viii not beb permitted the use OF the
cafeteria. these halls having com
mon dOrmitories and common din
ing rooms. Students in the other
halls will be required 10 arrange FOR
their table by semesters, that rs, no
one may change from commons TO
cafeteria or vice versa except at the
beginning Of the semester
Badin hall which will house the
new cafeteria is hencefortn 10 be-
the home OF all college freshmen
Under the new arrangement Corby
hall will be exclusively the home of
the sophmores. SOrin for juniors and
seniors only, and Walsh the home of
the preps This is the nrst time in
the history of the institution thar
this strict line OF demarcation has
been drawn.
with the passinS of ST Joseph's
hall this marks the end of an eXclu-
sive residence hall for the young
men working their way throush col
lege. Provisions will be made in an
other hall for the housing % a linn
tied number of students who work
all or part OF their way through
college.