Yeshiva University - Masmid Yearbook (New York, NY)

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! BH! ! iHffl man The crowd pours in early to hear the speeches and to watch as . . . A NEW CAMPUS BEGINS Ig Dr. Samuel Belkin, Yeshiva University president; Louis J. Glickmon, Yeshiva trustee; Senator Jacob Javits and New York Lieutenant Governor George B. Deluca (left to right) wield trowels in the traditional cor- nerstone ceremony climaxing the dedication exercises.

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' - The debris of construction is whisked away the day before the dedication ceremonies. A NEW CAMPUS BEGINS... On Sunday, May 26, traditional cornerstone and dedication ceremonies were held at Yeshiva Uni- versity ' s new $1,500,000 Residence Hall, on Amster- dam Avenue and 185th Street in Manhattan. The new dormitory, which will house 300 stu- dents, will be open for occupancy in September. This represents the first step in the development of a new campus area at the University ' s main academic center in Washington Heights. ,. . ' !■ ,-r.4fi:i ' ,. All clear and waiting for the speakers— the dormitory as a front row spectator might see it at the dedication. The dormitory takes on a festive air as bunting is hung from the windows. 17

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i I I I BIB Ba n :Tq ms q-| aa Tl T! Tl II 11 n S3 :3 a a ■n!iB!nig i m Here the completed dormitory is seen from Amsterdam Avenue and-184th Street . . . WITH A NEW DORMITORY m - plfMdsuHt. fiOMC The artist ' s sketch of the typical double room in the new j - dormitory. The furnishings were not completed when . MASMID went to press. ti{ tnl Mw JM 19 . . . and here is a view from Laurel Hill Terrace and 184th Street.