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THE NEW YALE BULLDINGS.
The General Scheme, Architecture,
Material, and Some Details.
The new Yale, as her President and
her friends hope to see her at Bi-cen-
tennial (in the Fall of 1901), is shown
in the illustrations printed in this issue
of the ALUMNI WEEKLY. The general
plan for what may be called the New
Yale Campus, is seen in the full page
halfi-tone illustration on page 169. The
buildings, practically as they will ap-
pear when completed, are shown in the
two pages in the center of the paper,—
178 and 179. These two page illustra-
tions givé a view from the outside, and
also the perspective of the interior. On
another page (173) is shown a cross
section of two of the buildings.
The architects of the new Yale build-
ings, Messrs. Carrére and Hastings of
New York, have prepared the perspec-
tives, at the request of Mr. Farnam, —
the Chairman of the Building Com-
mittee, for use in this issue of the paper.
The general plans having been so re-
cently adopted it required especial effort
to provide in season plans that would
give a correct idea of the new structures,
but the firm has spared no effort in seek-
ing to comply with Mr. Farnam’s re-
quest. This makes the first announce-
ment of the plans to the public.
The location of this new college
square, bounded by College, Grove, High
and Wall Streets, is of course, perfectly
well understcod by those at all familiar
with New Haven. The corner of Col-
lege and Grove is diagonally opposite
the oldest of the Sheffield buildings,—
South Sheffield Hall. The occupation
of this new square connects, in a very
effective way, nearly .all the territory
occupied by the University. buildings.
As one starts from Chapel Street, there
is, of course, the old Campus, bounded
by Chapel, High, Elm and College.
Crossing Elm Street and going north,
there is a second square which is largely
taken up already by college buildings ;
the Theological buildings occupying the
side toward College Street, and White
and Berkeley running along High two-
thirds the length of the High Street
Another dormitory, the Fayer- |
side.
weather, will be put up on this square
very soon, accortfing. to the .President’s
announcement.
' Still moving north, the latest Yale
square is reached, on which the Bi-cen-
tennial buildings are to be placed, and
it is this square which is shown in the
first illustration in this paper. As all
know, beyond this, to the north and east,
is the large square now occupied by the
Scientific School buildings, bounded by
Grove, Hillhouse:. Avenué, Prospect
Street and the sailroad. :
There is then a- series of squares
more than half a mile long occupied
largely by University buildings, and
in the course of time, ‘to be, un-
doubtedly, entirely Yale property. Out-
side of these squares, there is the Law
School, whose new building is so near
to the University group as to be practi-
cally a part of it, the Medical School
group of buildings on the other side of
Chapel Street, and Kent and Sloane
laboratories, Peabody Museum, Com-
mons, attd Pierson, west of the Cam-
NEW HAVEN, CONN., WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31, 1900.
pus, also on a square largely owned by
the University. The Observatory build-
ings, a mile to the. north of Sheff. on
Prospect Street, are the outposts, which
it will probably take some time to reach,
while the Gymnasium on Elm Street
may stand for an extreme in that direc-
tion for some time.
GENERAL PLAN OF THE NEW BUILDINGS.
The new buildings have already been
described in the WrEEKLY. A general
statement concerning them, with the de-
sign, is in order. The three principal
buildings, whose cost President Hadley
estimates as approximately $750,000, are
the Memorial Hall or Vestibule, the
Auditorium and the Dining Hall. The
Auditorium, which will run along Col-
lege from the corner of Grove and Col-
lege, down to the property of the Scroll
and Key Society, is planned to seat three
thousand people. The Dining Hall, run-
ning alone Grove Street, will contain
something over ten thousand square feet
of room, exclusive of the serving rooms.
The connecting building on the corner
is to be the Memorial Vestibule or Hall-
way, in which may be placed the tablets
to the memory of Yale’s most distin-
guished dead. This makes a common
vestibule for the two, so that in cases
of entertainment when both buildings
are to be used, there will be easy cir-
culation between these two rooms. It
will also be possible to move from. the
gallery of the Dining Hall to the gallery
of the Auditorium without going down
stains.
It has been the purpose of the Build-
ing Committee to make these three
principal buildings a part of a general
scheme for the future development of
the entire University, and, with this end
in view, they have taken a_ general
axis rnnning north and south, as shown
on the plan, and have grouped these new
buildings around an open court; these
three buildings forming two sides of the
court, the other sides to be built later.
A CONNECTING LINK.
The Memorial Hall or Rotunda will
come on an angle of the court at the
corner ot College and Grove Streets and
so connect the general scheme of the
University grounds with the Scientific
School.
wide avenue running through from the
center of the old Campus of the Uni-
versity to this new block, so as to make
a central circulation, and possibly cut
an arch through the Durfee Building
to connect this avenue with the old Cam-
pus, which may be laid out in an archi-
tectural way; but this portion of the
work is still under consideration.
It has been the endeavor and aim in
the study of this problem to take into
consideration the position of the old
buildings and to establish some axis
which would unite all of the departments
of the University, now scattered, and
make, eventually, a monumental ensem-
ble. This will also bring the Academic
and Sheffield Department together and
unite them in one group.
THE COURT.
The court of the new block will be so
arranged as to make it convenient for
out-of-door exercises on class days and
at other times and, being near the Din-
ing Hall, will make it convenient in
cases of entertainment of any kind.
The Administration Building, provided
by the generosity of the Misses Stokes,
will be on the west side of the general
circulation and near the entrance of this
principal court yard.
It is their purpose to lay out a.
BUILD FOR THE FUTURE.”—President Hadley.
It has been the endeavor of the archi-
tects to make plans which will be simple;
dependent more upon the ensemble and
the study of character than upon mere
matters of detail.
DETAILS.
The Dining Hall will be a large room
more than 200 feet long, 60 feet wide
and 60 féet high; mostly masonry on
the interidr, but very simple, with high
windows, high enough from the floor to
allow memorial tablets to be sunk in the
wall underneath them. “
The Auditorium, which will be very
large, will be scholastic and classic in
character, suitable for the large gather-
ings at Commencement and Promenade
times.
STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE.
The style of architecture assumed has
been a free treatment of the Renais-
sance somewhat of the character of that
of the time of Louis XVI, which is con-
temporary with the Colonial style in our
own country, but larger in scale than the
buildings which were built at that time
in this country.
THE MATERIAL.
The stone to be used will probably be
Indiana Limestone, which is light in
color and durable as to quality.
The perspective from the corner of
College and Grove Streets does not con-
vey a perfect idea of the material to be
used. It is intended that this shall. be
Indiana limestone throughout, very light
in color, so that the contrast shown in
the, perspective between the main walls
and the columns will not exist in fact,
and the whole building will be much
lighter in tone than it is possible to
represent them by the picture. The play
of light and shade in all the mouldings
and decoration will be much more effec-
tive.
THE MONEY.
As President Hadley explained in his
western trip, the preliminary canvass,
when the Bi-centennial project was first
launched, resulted in securing approxi-
mately $400,000. Of this amount, $250,-
000 was used for the purchase of the real
estate on which the buildings are to
-fest;
leaving in hand $150,000. The
main canvass for funds is just beginning
now, so that there is nothing more of
importance in the way of news on the
financial side as this paper goes to press.
The President, in his speech, empha-
sized the fact that the buildings would
not be put up at the cost of funds neces-
sary for the covering of the main work
of the University; that it rested with
Yale men whether they should be put up
or not. He intimated, by referring to
what Princeton University did at her
one hundred and fiftieth anniversity,
that he did not doubt that the alumni
and friends of Yale would see to it that
there was money, not only for these
buildings, but for the other projects of
instruction and university development
which demanded the immediate atten-
tion of those upon whose shoulders rests
the responsibilty for equipping Yale in
her work in the coming century.
THE BUILDING COMMITTEE.
The Chairman of the Building Com-
mittee is Mr. W. W. Farnam, Yale ’66,
the former Treasurer of the University.
The other members from the Corpora-
tion are: Mr. H. F. Dimock, Yale ’63;
Mr. George C. Holt, Yale ’66, and the
President and Treasurer, ex-officiis.
Copyright, 1900,
by Yale Alumni Weekly.
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COST OF A YEAR AT YALE,
What is a Fair Allowance-—Figures
of Average Expense,
The question is often asked—what is
a fair annual allowance for an under-
graduate at Yale, which shall provide
for the necessities and pleasures of col-
lege life; which will, in a word, avoid
the two extremes of privation and ex-
That there have been wide
divergences in results in the attempt to
answer this question is not surprising.
There are many differences of opinion
as to what items should be included
in the list of legitimate college expenses.
Some allowances are expected to in-
clude bills incurred in vacation, others
except the charges for tuition. The fol-
lowing estimate covers the cost of a col-
lege year at Yale, including tuition and
excepting vacation bills. It is based
upon replies made by over 66% of the
graduating classes in the Academic De- -
partment during the past ten years.
*¥.- TUITION.
The annual charge for tuition is $155.
This is the same for all classes and with
the exception of some minor items on
the term bill, is the only constant quan-
tity in college expenses.
II, ROOM,
The average price for rental and care
of half a double room in the college
buildings is a little less than $2.50 per
week. The rooms are, however, unfur-
nished and the cost of furniture, heat
and light amounts to about $1.50 per
week more, making the average weekly
cost of a college room $4.00. The
price of single rooms in the city ranges
from $2.00 to $10.00. The man with a
fair allowance would therefore pay be-
tween $5.00 and $6.00 per week for his
room, or $200 for the college year.
III. BOARD.
The price paid for board per week
varies from $2.50 in certain city restaur-
ants to as high as $12.00 in rare instances
at private boarding -places. The charge
at the Yale Dining Hall is a little over
$4.00. One man in Ninety-Five reported
that he had boarded himself for $1.75
per week, but this is an exception, and it
would be safe to say that the majority of
undergraduates are included within the
limits of $3.50 and $8.00. A liberal esti-
mate would be $5.50 per week or an an-
nual expenditure of $200.
IV. BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
A liberal. allowance for books and
stationery, including other books than
those used in the class-room, would be
from $35 to $45. It should be noted in
regard to this estimate, which at first
may seem rather low, that a large num-
ber of men purchase second-hand text-
books, and an even larger number dis-
pose of their books to second-hand
dealers at the close of the year. :
V. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DUES.
The calls for subscriptions to thé vari-
ous student organizations are most ur-
gent in Freshman year. Society dues
must also be taken into consideration.
There are certain expenses which are
incidental to Junior year in connection
with the Promenade and certain othefs
to be met by the Senior at graduation.
Assuming that the student*subscribes for
college periodicals, is liberal, but fudici-
ous in his replies to appeals from. sub-
— — paige
The attention of Yale readers of. this
paper. is directed to the -first editorial,
page 186.