Columbia University - Columbian Yearbook (New York, NY)

 - Class of 1927

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ence of a considerable group of students and faculty members. This act seemed to sym- . bolize Columbia's share in the erection of the building, and to recognize John Jay Hall as a part of the University. T By the opening of the college year in K Fr I, Q1 ?' n wa, Rini: I LA In L! A x ' r Im 'ali' il! ,QI l l ll ' itil' ' l I , ,g, .q41 dalm tjig September, l926, most of the dormitory por- ?- . r , .-- . 'ffBg1.,igT4'La ' , I ,.,-- ., .X I . 1, nf 'rvgjge 15'-. ,W xxx at .QQ my 9 2' rn A Af-'er r .f gym 6 Fl.-4' E-4 V Q 4 ' tion of the building was ready for occupancy. The remainder was completed by Christmas, S 'i and the work on the social portion was in- . r . hi tensified. During the examination period in J - January, l927, the activities moved to their new headquarters. East Hall was abandoned, to be converted into a home for the new School of Library Service. The dining rooms, cafeteria and grill were opened on the first day of the new semester, February 2. All residents of Hartley, Livingston and John Jay were required to eat dinner in the main dining room five nights a week and, although protests were universal beforehand, satisfaction prevailed after the first meal. On February 8 the dining room was formally opened by President Butler at a dinner attended by all the Campus fraternities and the entire under- graduate group. The private dining rooms received their first usage on Feb- ruary 10, When the Class of 1892 held its reunion dinner in one of them. On Lincoln's Birthday the building was opened to the Alumni at their Annual Spring homecoming, and the gifts of the Classes of l87l were unveiled. John Jay Hall, being on one of the four corners of the Campus, is fifteen stories in height. Architecturally it is of the same type as most of the other University buildings, and is built of the same sort of burnt red brick and sand- stone. The first three stories are set aside for social purposes, and the remainder for dormitory rooms and an innrmary. The dormitory quarters, although smaller than the rooms in Hartley and Livingston Cdue to the fact that there are over 40 rooms on each floorj offer conveniences not found in the older buildings. There is, for example, a tele- phone booth for incoming calls on each floor, and a buzzer in each room to summon the occupant to the 'phone In the ofice there is an individual locked mail box for each resident. The furniture in the rooms is new, and therefore especially attractive to one accustomed to the old furnishings of Hartley or Livingston. Large clothes-presses take the place of the old-fashioned ward- robes and have, along with the chiffoniers, locks which guard against burglary. There is in each room 5 a central ceiling light, as well as a wall lamp-socket. E ' A transom insured proper ventilation. The floors 4,:,J are of a composition which makes fire practically an impossibility, yet fire alarm gongs are loud and nu- merous enough throughout the building to safeguard all residents in case of fire. On the top floor is to be located a modernly equipped inlirmary with quarters for a night staff so that the campus will be provided with service for emergency cases. f .. iq.. 'The social life of the College is to be centered ' 1, -35 - ' ' - .-... V.-.I1. 1.. -4 - I1 in the lower part of the building. In the basement 1. . -' is the grill and an informal lounging room. The Q grill is beautifully done in imitation of an old Eng- f199j

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JOHN JAY HALL CStudents' Hallj The outstanding event of the college year was the completion of John Jay Hall, the center of the social life of Columbia College. For years, it had been felt that if the College were to maintain its position as an entity in the University, that a build- ing of this sort was a necessity. Yet it remained a dream whose realization seemed unthinkably dis- Kant. Beginning in 1918, organized agitation for the erection of the building had been carried on. With the growth of the College and of the University, East Hall and the old dormitories were inadequate for the housing of the undergraduates and their extra- curricular life. The Trustees expressed their sympathy but declared that the expense incurred would be too great to allow the erection of a Student's Hall. As originally conceived, the building was to be erected in the center of the 114th Street side of South Field, and was to contain a gymnasium, libraries, meeting rooms and activities offices. Funds were not obtainable. however, so this idea had to be abandoned. In November, 1924, plans were submitted which provided for dormitory rooms in the building as a source of revenue.- This scheme was approved by the Trustees and the plans were made public on December 9th, 1924. On March 26, 1925, ground was broken for the new building on the northwest corner of 114th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Dean Hawkes turned the first spadeful of earth, in the presence of the entire student body of the College. Albert W. Putnam, '97, chairman of the Trustees' Committee on Buildings and Grounds, and Gen. William Barclay Parsons, '79, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, made addresses, in which they recounted the history of the agitation for the building and outlinedthe purposes of the new hall. Royal J. Cooney, '25, then Chairman of the Student Board, expressed the sen- timents of the Student body when he announced that cz happy dream had turned into cz reality. A few minutes later the building was prematurely christened When, as the steam shovels started their work, a crowd of the onlookers was doused by a shower of water which had condensed in the exhaust tube of one of the machines. For almost two years after that date, construction of the building pro- gressed. At times strikes and other unfor-L, . seen exigencies suspended the work for what seemed interminable periods to the students, Grumblings were heard on all sides, and it was feared that the building would not be completed by September, 1926, the date for which its opening had been promised. The construction was done in good time, how- ever, and most of the building was ready for occupancy on the scheduled date. r 5 In October, 1925, the cornerstone of the Q . L, H 1 'ln-.. hall was laid by President Butler, in the pres- H A ' A A ' 51981



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lish tavern tap-room. The ceiling has real oak beamsg the floor is of tile, the windows are of the old casements style with leaded panes. The pillars which support the ceiling are likewise of solid oak. The olden atmos- phere of the room is further preserved by high-backed benches, rough-hewn tables, and felectricj candelabras which give a soft light. A cozy feeling is lent by a large open fire place, the gift of the Class of 1915 in mem- ory of its members who were killed in the Great War. The lobby of the main entrance on the ground floor is large and furnished with mas- sive chairs and setees. A huge rug, woven especially for Columbia, bears a King's Crown in its center. Windows are also pro- , vided in the lobby for the distribution of tickets and magazines. The walls are pan- eled with oak. A balcony overhangs the lobby on three sides, while 'tall glass doors encases in handsome metal work, located in a partition of glass which runs up to the second story level are on the fourth. . V Out of the lobby open doors into the Dining Hall, to the steam tables, of the Cafeteria and to the lobby of the dormitory ollice. The dining hall is. two stories high a-nd a specially constructed ceiling together with composition floors tends to absorb sound, thus providing quiet. The room which takes up the whole Broadway end of the building, is surrounded on three sides byg mammoth leaded glass windows. On the fourth side may be seen the balcony which is really the third or mezzanine floor. The tables in the dining hall are of various sizes, seating from twenty people down to those for two people. Clean, linen is provided each day and usually each table has a vase of flowers. On the opposite, that is Amsterdam end, are the main lounge and the concert hall or ball room. The lounge is deeply carpeted with large rugs, and the furniture is of the over-stuffed Variety. A large ireplace, which the Class of 1881 College, Mines and Political Science, donated is the center of at- traction, and on its mantel are or- naments given by Stephen G. Wil- liams, '8l. In the upper part of the Hreplace is carved the words which express the whole spirit of the build- ing: . - l THE ENTRANCE Hold Fast to the Spirit of Youth Let Years to Come Do What They May . Large doors connect the lounge with the concert hall, and when these are opened the two rooms provide a a very pleasant place to hold a dance. DINING HALL Lzooj

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