



XV. 



SAGE COLLEGE. 



Just beyond the Armory the avenue crosses a pretty 

 little ravine by a solid causeway, and then divides, one 

 branch continuing directly north to the main University 

 buildings, passing on its way a row of professors' cot- 

 tages, and the other branch turning to the right and 

 making a circuit between a wide lawn on the left and 

 rows of brilliant flowers and graceful shrubs on the 

 right to the front of Sage College. In architectural 

 plan and beauty of location, this building is the hand- 

 somest of the University buildings, as it is the most 

 expensive. It was completed in 1875, and owes its 

 erection to the munificence of the Hon. Henry W. 

 Sage, who sought by this means to bring the advantages 

 of the highest education within the reach of women. 

 The building is in the Italian Gothic style, and is con- 

 structed in the form of a quadrangle. Passing up a 

 broad flight of stone steps the visitor finds himself in 

 front of the beautiful central porch. A light enclosed 

 balcony projects overhead, and heavy columns of 

 polished Quincy granite guard the entrance on either 

 side. The main entrance leads into a hall which runs 

 the entire length of the building, On the south it opens 

 into the general parlor, a large, handsome room, with 

 substantial and elegant furniture. On the north it leads 

 the way to the general dining room, where there are ac- 



