1 1 6  The  New  Building  of  the  College.      { AVa°rch,i«S"0* 
of  air  through  every  part  of  the  building.  The  College  is  57  feet 
high,  and  is  surmounted  by  a  battlement  cornice  of  considerable 
width,  which  gives  a  commanding  appearance ;  and  your  Com- 
mittee have  no  hesitation  in  saying  that  the  whole  edifice  is  excelled 
by  few,  if  any,  of  equal  dimensions  in  our  city,  whether  in  design 
and  beauty  of  structure,  or  in  its  adaptation  to  the  purposes  for 
which  it  was  erected." 
For  thirty-five  years  this  building  was  the  home  of  the  College  ; 
but,  at  the  end  of  this  time,  the  necessity  for  a  larger  building  was 
imperative.  The  classes  had  greatly  increased  (the  class  of  1867 
numbering  154)  and  the  influence  of  the  College  was  steadily  grow- 
ing. A  Committee  was  appointed  to  select  a  new  site.  They  chose 
a  lot  which  embraced  portions  of  the  properties,  Nos.  139,  141,  143 
North  Tenth  Street.  The  corner-stone  for  the  new  building  was 
laid  on  June  24,  1868.  On  the  7th  of  October,  in  the  same  yearr 
the  College  building  was  opened  with  appropriate  ceremonies. 
This  building  was  unpretentious  in  design,  no  attempt  being  made 
to  secure  architectural  beauty.  It  was  commodious,  conveniently 
arranged,  and  it  was  believed,  at  the  time,  by  many  of  the  older 
members  of  the  College,  to  be  far  beyond  the  needs  of  the  classes. 
Indeed  one  officer  of  the  College  was  heard  to  say,  after  inspecting 
the  building,  "  Where  are  you  going  to  get  the  students  to  fill 
those  rooms?"  A  few  years,  however,  were  only  needed  to  prove 
the  wisdom  of  the  committee  who  planned  the  rooms,  which  were  so 
much  larger  than  those  in  the  old  building.  An  addition  had  to  be 
made  but  two  years  afterwards,  when  the  chemical  and  pharmaceu- 
tical laboratories  were  established. 
The  Board  of  Trustees  adopted  the  policy  of  gradually  buying 
the  properties  adjoining.  In  1874,  the  properties  Nos.  139,  141 , 
143  North  Tenth  Street  were  purchased,  which  secured  to  the 
College  the  full  width  of  the  lots  on  Tenth  Street.  In  1880,  four 
properties  on  Elwyn  Street  were  bought ;  and,  as  the  laboratories 
were  growing  very  rapidly,  it  became  necessary,  in  1 881,  to  erect  a 
four-story  building  in  the  rear  on  Elwyn  Street.  The  building  fur- 
nished a  chemical  laboratory  upon  the  first  floor,  a  pharmaceutical 
laboratory  upon  the  second  floor,  a  new  chemical  lecture  room  upon 
the  third  floor,  and  an  alumni  room  and  quiz  room  upon  the  fourth 
floor. 
On  May  31,  1889,  the  Aim  well  School  property  was  purchased, 
