THE NEW DARTMOUTH HALL

A FORMAL dedication of the new Dartmouth Hall will take place at the next Commencement, at which time it is hoped that the alumni will assemble in large numbers for the ceremony. Mr. Melvin O. Adams, as chairman of the committee under whose direction the funds for the new building have been raised, has invented the term " Pilgrimage," and he hopes that the alumni will respond in large numbers at Commencement to that suggestion. Meanwhile, the building has been opened for academic uses, and seven departments of the College are doing all their work in it,- "English, French, German, Philosophy, Latin, Greek, and Art; 278 recitations a week are held here.

The building is of brick outside instead of wyood as was the old building, and has not yet been painted. At the time of the formal dedication it will have been painted white and will have more completely taken on the appearance of the old building. The outside appearance will be almost identical with that of the old hall. The belfry is a counterpart of the former. There are three entrances to the building, a large entrance of three doors in the center, and a small entrance on either side. Among the steps leading up to each of the side entrances have been placed three old stone steps from the first structure. Moreover, to preserve some of the associations of old Dartmouth, two windows have been placed in the new assembly room, which were taken from the old hall while it was burning. The old clock has been replaced by one with two faces—the one toward the "campus being transparent and lighted at night. The face in the rear of the building is similar to that of the old clock. This clock—the best that could be secured—is the gift of Dr. W. T. Smith, Dean of the Medical School. The bell also is of first quality and was given by J. W. Pierce, of the class of 1905.

In the new hall, the assembly room, similarly placed to the Old Chapel, is the finest room in theCollege. It will seat 530. It is arranged with a 6 ft. wainscoting in white enamel, the walls are done in red, and upon the ceiling there are water color decorations in delicate tints. Upon the platform of the auditorium stands a speaker's desk made from one of the red oak corner posts of the old hall, and presented by Mrs. Edwin D. San-born, in memory of her late husband, for many years professor at Dartmouth. The room is equipped with a stereopticon and reflectorscope for use in Archaeology and the Fine Arts. The Archaeology room on the top floor is finished with a frieze from the Parthenon, and is fitted with busts and studies in the classics.

The wood-work throughout the building is of birch, stained mahogany, and the windows are of the small paneled style. Many of the recitation rooms are fitted with the old-fashioned plain benches for desks, each of which accommodates four students. There are 25 recitation and seminar rooms and 15 private offices for professors and instructors. The new hall was designed by Mr. C. A. Rich, the College architect. The cost of the building is $90,000. No expense has been spared in attempting to make the building fireproof. No wooden laths are used in its construction. The plastering, so far as possible, has been done on the brick walls, and where this has been impossible, a patent fire-proof material has been used. The electric lighting is done on the conduit system. The building is lighted and heated from the College Plant.