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most conspicuous. Attached to the Library building is an 

 arcade, or cloistered way, of white marble, overlooking Sedg- 

 wick Avenue, to which the title, "Hall of Fame," has been 

 given. Here are inscribed on bronze tablets the names and 

 records of those Americans who have been chiefly instrumental 

 in making our country famous by their services as states- 

 men, jurists, philanthropists, soldiers, scientists, teachers, or 

 authors. That sectional lines have been altogether ignored, 

 as they should be, is shown in the tablet to that great soldier, 

 Robert E. Lee. The names to be inscribed were selected by 

 a committee of eminent men. after there had been considerable 

 newspaper discussion; but the list as finally made up caused 

 a good deal of controversy, so many pet heroes of the objectors 

 having been ignored. Other names are added periodically 

 to those already there, — names, which, to the author, seem 

 eminently entitled to the posthumous honor done them. 



At the southern end of the University grounds another 

 valley breaks through to the river; this is called Burnside 

 Avenue. The section south of it is called Morris Heights. 

 Several fine detached residences overlook the Harlem as well 

 as Burnside Avenue, though in former days there were many 

 more. One of these was the Schwab residence, which was built 

 in 1857, on the site of Fort Number Eight, but which was 

 acquired in 1907 by the University. The mound covering 

 the old fortification is marked by a boulder inscribed: 



THE SITE 



OF 



FORT NUMBER EIGHT 



I776-1783 



When the late Justus H. Schwab built his residence here in 

 1857, the old fort was dug up and many relics were brought 



