A  Varch.^!:m"}      The  New  Building  of  the  College.  1 1 7 
and  this  addition  made  the  total  size  of  the  lots  required  by  the 
College  as  follows:  70  feet  on  Tenth  Street  and  172  feet  in  depth 
to  Elwyn  Street,  with  the  Aimweli  School  property,  which  has  a 
frontage  on  Cherry  Street  of  54  feet.  The  necessity  of  still  more 
room  became  apparent  (the  Class  of  1890  numbering  577) ;  and, 
after  much  careful  consideration,  a  Committee  was  appointed  to 
draw  up  plans  and  specifications  for  a  new  building  on  the  front, 
which  would  adequately  house  the  increasing  collections  of  the  mu- 
seum and  library,  and  also  provide  increased  accommodations  for 
the  growing  classes.  In  1892,  the  plans  and  specifications  of  the 
Committee  were  adopted  by  the  College,  and  the  erection  of  the 
new  front  building,  which  had  been  talked  about  so  long,  was 
assured. 
In  May,  1892,  the  work  began,  and  it  has  been  continued  actively 
until  the  present  time,  February,  1893.  The  architect  selected  was 
Mr.  John  T.  Windrim,  the  builder  being  Mr.  Allen  B.  Rorke.  The 
College  Building  Committee,  who  were  entrusted  with  the  work  of 
superintending  the  erection  of  the  buildings,  were  Howard  B. 
French,  Chairman ;  Charles  Bullock,  Samuel  P.  Sadtler,  James  T. 
Shinn  and  Joseph  P.  Remington. 
We  have  assembled  this  evening  to  inspect  these  buildings  and  a 
short  description  may  be  of  assistance  to  those  who  are  present. 
The  whole  College  building,  if  divided  into  three  nearly  equal  por- 
tions, as  they  run  from  Tenth  to  Elwyn  Streets,  represent  the  addi- 
tions which  have  been  made.  The  middle  portion,  which  includes 
the  remodeled  lecture  rooms,  is  the  original  building,  and  it  was 
erected  in  1868;  the  rear  building,  which  includes  the  laboratories, 
was  built  in  1 881  ;  and  the  new  front  building,  just  finished,  com- 
pletes the  structure.  It  will  be  seen  that  about  the  same  length  of 
time  elapsed  between  the  erection  of  the  rear  building  and  the  front 
building,  twelve  years.  The  new  building  is  six  stories  high;  the 
front  being  built  of  Seneca  Red  stone  and  Pompeiian  brick  ;  large 
windows  are  a  prominent  feature,  affording  plenty  of  light  for  the 
rooms.  The  first  floor  is  arranged  to  give  accommodations  for  the 
Library,  Actuary's  Office  and  the  Board  of  Trustees'  room.  The 
second  and  third  floors,  which  are  embraced  in  one  large  room,  is 
used  for  the  Museum  and  general  meeting  room.  The  fourth  floor 
is  devoted  to  providing  a  room  for  the  Alumni  Association  and 
offices  for  the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy  and  janitor's  quarters. 
