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Ground lloor plan ilt of brick and stone with a copper (0M roof, which becomes more colorful as time passes, and with concealed lights illuminating the exterior at night, the Memorial Union, centrally located among campus buildings and activities, presents a campus MEMORIAL UNION home for students, alumni and faculty. The main entrance on the north is approached across a wide front area, beautifully landscaped with trees, shrubs, flowers and fountains, reaching to the home economics building. Flowers, shrubs, playing fountains and stone seats will ornament the terrace which runs the full length of the building. Admission is gained through massive bronze doors, gift of the class of 1916, over which is a high arched plate glass window of many small panes set in bronze frames. Two white glazed terra cotta columns on either side of the doors support a large dome of the same material which reflects rays of light. Across the front are stone columns, 11 on either side of the entrance, which are tied together with a wrought iron railing to form an 8-foot loggia. Behind the bronze doors of the main entrance is a great marble floored vestibule, 40 feet square. Caen stone walls reach up 48 feet to the huge dome and coffered, vaulted ceiling. A reflecting ball upon which concealed lights will play adds to the beauty of the dome. The marble staircase leading from the vestibule to the main floor is paneled on either side following the old Roman style. These sunken panels provide space for mural paintings. Directly below the vestibule on the ground floor and reached from the terrace is the fountain room. Facing the stairs leading down from the main entrance and south of the fountain room is an assembly hall with a normal seating capacity of 800, which may also be used for dances or banquets. It may be enlarged by means of folding doors opening into the concourse on the north and French doors opening into the cafeteria on the west. At the east end is a stage, back of which are [18]
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