XIII. 



FROM CASCADILLA TO THE ARMORY. 



Cascadilla Place stands on the south bank of Casca- 

 dilla Ravine. This was the first building owned by 

 the University. It was originally started as a water- 

 cure establishment in 1866, but was secured by the 

 University and finished and fitted up for its uses. The 

 cost of the building was over $72,000, of which sum the 

 citizens of Ithaca contributed $35,000. The building is 

 a massive structure of stone one hundred and ninety by 

 one hundred feet, four stories high. It contains nearly 

 two hundred rooms which are mainly occupied by pro- 

 fessors and their families, and students. The first floor 

 contains a large dining hall, and an immense reception 

 room, occupying the greater part of the west front. For 

 many years these rooms have been used very little, but 

 the dining hall is now operated again by private parties. 



At the opening of the University this building con- 

 tained the Faculty room, the Registrar's office, and 

 recitation rooms. Many of the Faculty and a large 

 number of students had apartments in the building, and 

 this was under strict military discipline. The stu- 

 dents were required to wear a uniform, their movements 

 were regulated by the bell and drum, and their ears 

 were accustomed to the sound of the tattoo and the 

 reveille. The basement was fitted up with kitchen, 

 bakeries, laundry, bath-rooms etc., on the scale of a 



