Word: stones
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...decided upon to give a general idea of its external appearance and general arrangements The building is to extend the entire width of the lot on Elm street, with a front of 134 feet and a depth of 90 feet. It is decided that the front shall be of stone, and should a sufficient sum of money be subscribed the entire building will be of the same material; otherwise the side and rear walls are to be of brick of the same color as the stone. A double gateway, one side for those on foot, the other for carriages...
...windows and the general appearance can be obtained. It bears a marked resemblance to Edwards Hall, but the large main entrance in the middle of the building greatly enhances its beauty and gives it the finest entrance of any dormitory on the Campus. This entrance, with its Indiana lime-stone columns, opens into a large vestibule, twenty feet square. From all indications the building will be completed and ready for occupancy by September; it is to be four stories high, with accommodations for eighty students...
...Wilkinson, '91, read an interesting paper at the last meeting of the Electric club on the subject of Electro-Chemistry. L. K. Perot resigned from the position of secretary and Wilkinson was elected in his place. P. D. Stone, '93, was elected a member of the club...
...Semitic literature and archaeology. This material includes cuneiform inscriptions on bricks, cylinders, seals, and monuments, either original or in the form of casts; Phoenician coins and inscriptions; Syriac inscriptions and manuscripts; Hebrew coins and manuscripts, together with facsimiles of the Siloam inscription and of that of the Moabite stone (this last the oldest known writing in the Phoenician character); Arabic coins and manuscripts; Sabean inscriptions; Etheopic manuscripts; specimens of the fauna and flora of Semitic lands; and a work library and study rooms. This apparatus, while designed primarily for the use of members of the university, will be offered...