Harvard School of Medicine - Aesculapiad Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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The rnpnseh urmiturp In 1912 the Dormitory was first suggested by Dr. J. Collins lVarrcn, but no active campaign was begun until Dr. Joslin became President of the Ilarvard ltledical Alumni Association in June 1923, and it is due to his farsightedncss and energy that the campaign has progressed with such success to the present time. Since the Business School campaign was also in progress, no general appeal could at first be made, but the graduates of the Medical School, to the mnnber of H-53, have gone ahead with generosity and enthusiasm, and have not only raised over 5lS109,000. among themselves and out of their own pockets, but have secured the interest of generous friends among the laity who have given an -additional 2'lSQOQ,000., which makes a total subscribed to the present time of 5l43l2,000. In the meantime the President and Fellows of Harvard College have not only recognized t.hc im- portance of the Dormitory and given it their moral support but have agreed to invest approximately tl5800,000. in the building, which means that more than tliti00,000. and more than half the money, is in sight. Dr. Francis M. Rackemann has conducted the financial campaign with energy and efficiency and deserves much credit forthe success of the project thus far. Land for the Dormitory, at the corner of Longwood Avenue and liouis .Pasteur Avenue, opposite the lNIedical School and the 'Lying-In Hospital, has already been purchased. The completed building will form a hollow square around a courtyard large enough for two t.ennis courts. The structure will be low on the South side so as to admit full sunlight to the high North side. The picture shows the View from lhe south. The Dormitory when completed will house 4-00 students, but the part to be built now will accommodate only Q50 students. Nevertheless, this part will include the large dining and assembly hall, which will be 100 feet long, 412 feet wide, and two stories high. Connected with this hall, appropriate kitchens and serving rooms are provided for in the basement. Opposite the hall. on the other side of the main entrance, is a living-room with a fireplace and piano. The Dormitory proper has been divided into units or entries, separated by solid walls. Each entry has its own entrance and staircase, and on every floor are acconnnodations for eight or ten men, with a common bathroom. Single and double rooms are planned. The three squash courts on the roof are a gift from the Harvard Athletic 'Assoeiation. A gymnasium to cost 5l4lHZ5,000., has recently been donated by Harold Vanderbilt. A feature of the Dormitory will be lVIemorial Rooms, dedicat.ed to the memory of doctors who have served well their fellow men. In addition to the name-plate on the door, each room will have on the wall a. picture of the doctor and framed with it one or two paragraphs describing his life work. Memorials to nearly fifty doctors have already been subscribed, which indicates how strongly these Memorial Rooms appeal to la.y donors, who appreciate what an inspiration they will be to the students who live in them. Such a building cannot fail to draw future graduat.es together and make tl1e1n justly proud of the institution which trained them. 15