The New York herald., 1922-04-30
PRINCETON TO HAVE
40 BUILDINGS SOON
Seven Under Construction, In
cluding Three More Dor
mitOries.
RINK WILL HONOR BAKER
University in 1746 Had No
Structure-Nassau Hall,
1856, the First.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
PRINCETON. April 2s.-Seven buildings
are under construction at Princeton Uni
versity. including three dormitories. p
new schocl of architecture. group OF
attached houses to accommodate thir-
teen faculty members. ar indoor skating
rink and residence for the dean of the
school of engineering. Henry b. Thomp-
son. chairman OF the grounds and build
ings committee states that there still re-
main Of the universitys building pro-
gram new chemical laboratory. a new
infirmary, two more dormitories, a new
chapel and an extension to McCosh Hall.
Princetons largest recitation building.
Ground was broken In April. 1921, for
the first dormitory. which will be COM
pleted and ready for occupancy with the
opening of the university next September
This dormitory has been named Pyne
Hall In memory of NJ. Taylor Pyile of the
class of 1877. benefactor and former
trustee. of Princeton University Pyne
Hall will accommodate III students and
Is at the southwest corner of the campus
facing the incoming trains at the railway
station.
Work was begun last Nover,be.' on the
excavations and foundations for ire two
additional dormitories (Howard II.
Walter l.. Foulke, class Of 1906 do-mi-
tory). They will be pushed forward as
rapidly as possible with the hope that
one or both may be compl ated by Feb
ruary, 1928. These buildings will act as
Il western boundary to Princetons ex-.
tended campus. All three .lormitories
will follow out the collegiate Gothic.
architecture.
Blair Arch to Retain Function.
NJ B. Medary, Jr.. architect of the
Foulke and Henry dormitories, said:
I'm order that the original function
of Blair Arch might be retained the
general plan for the new dormitory de-
velopment is a long diagonal axis, ex-
tending from the new entrance near the
new railway station to what was the old
entrance at the old railroad station. This
new axis will pass between the new DOR
mtories and traverse the greens of sew
eral quads, always having in sight the
Blair Arch, to which 1t leads"
The School of Architecture, otherwise
known as Mccormick Hall, was begun
last August and was the second building
undertaken in the Princeton building
program. This adjoins the old art mu
scum, which marks the center of the
campus. The new building is rapidly
nearing completion and will be ready for
use next September. 1t Is four story
brown stone structure copied after the
Gothic style of Sienna, 40 feet wide by
165 feet long. Howard Crosby Butler,
professor of the history Of architecture,
states that this building is not to be
considered as a unit, but only as the
first part of large scheme of buildings
which will be known as the fine arts
group.
The Hobart Baker Memorial indoor
hockey rink has made speedy progress
since 1t was begun last November. IT
is south Of the campus and will follow
out the general collegiate Gothic lines
OF the other university buildings. 1t
will be provided with locker rooms,
showers and a heating system. 1t Will
provide an ice surface SIS feet wide and
200 feet long. surrounded by tiers Of
2,5c0 seats and standing room for 500
more 1t will stand as memorial to
Hobart Baker, a graduate OF Princeton.
recognized as the greatest hockey player
of the United States, who sacrificed his
life in the great war.
Latest Buildings Started.
The faculty houses and the residence
for the dean of the school of Engineer
ing were begun just recently. The fac
ulty houses were result Oh the long
felt need for adequate quarters for some
of the younger Princeton faculty MEM
bers. The building will be l. shaped and
two stories high, located near the sta
tion. 1t will consist of thirteen attached
homes. having party walls and COM
mon entry shared by two houses. The
walls will be of cream stucco. In plan
ningFthe dwellings simplicity, charm and
economy of housewives energy were
taken into consideration.
The residence for the dean of the