Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-27
Handsome Building Will Soon
Be Erected To House
Women Students.

With the 'faudacity of faith lin
Divine Providence and the generosity
of man-the trustees Of Willamette
University this morning began to get
ready to take the preliminary steps to.
ward the construction Of the long co
veted ladies' ormitory-Lausanno
Hail. A meeting of the special commit
tee, headed by Mrs. A. N. Bush, charg
cd with obtaining plans for the future
building, met this morning and con
ferred at length with regard to the
plans recently drawn up by Architect
T.. A. Legg. These plans, which are q
work of art in themselves, visualize one
of the finest modern buildings in the
state and they met with ready approx
al from the committee, whose report
to future meeting of the trustees will
undoubtedly be accepted without quail
ifications.
The building as projected by Mr.
Legg will call for an expenditure Of
about $4,000 which is considerably
more than the original estimates. The
material will be fine grade of red
brick, with trimmings of white stone
Roughly, the dimensions will be lS4
x60 feet, three stories high, with full
basement. The general atmosphere Of
the building is gothic on the most ap
proved modern lines.
The basement will have in addition
to furnace and fuel room, trunk
room, store room, laundry, quarters fol
ianitor and other help, and is built will
a view to installing a gymnasium ant
swimming pool in the future.
On the first floor will be hand
some reception room, office suites
guest room, dining room capable Of
seating all the occupants Of the build
ing, beautiful main parlor with tive
smaller parlors connected with arches
While portion of the floor win b
occupied with kitchen, pantry ant
store-room. This floor viii also accom-
modate six sleeping rooms, three siel
rooms which comprise an infirmary, il
addition to rooms for employees.
The entire space of the second floo
will be occupied with sleeping rooms
with the exception of Il general living
room 24x30 feet in size, and lont
sleeping porch capable Of accommodate
ing all the occupants of the building
if necessary. The third floor will b'
Il duplicate of the second except for thu
sleeping porch and living room.
All the floors are provided with thu
finest of toilet and bath equipment, an(
each sleeping room will be provided
with hot and 4cold water. fs
Special attention is given throughou
the building to light and ventilation
and the element of beauty runs through
It along with utility and convenience.
The exact location on the campus
is not yet decided but plat has beer
ordered which will enable the trustees
to make final decision. AT the mex
meeting of the trustees bids will b.
called for, and the statement is vouch
safed by President Doney that th'
finances are now so well in haud tina
construction may be undertaken at any
time.
When completed the building will no
only be credit to the university bu
a monument to the genius Of Archh
tect Legg, with whom it is master
piece in series of public buildings
and one to which he has devoted tn,
greatest amount of study. 1t might b.
noted in this connection that Mr.. Leg
has produced the plans for fine bricl
block, with an estimate of $4,000
for the yiIk Brothers company il
Portland, and furnished plans for tw'
modern dormitories for one of the stat
institutions this year.