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Plans Draws,and Building Will be Erected attract Donoris John Cushing, 1905 Graduate of the University—Group of New Buildings. pe ee Charles L. O'Don nell, Cy SMectient’ of the Universaty ‘of Notre Dame, an nounced Monday night—Univer sal: Notre D.Night—at the Notre Dame‘lub af “Chicago Banquet, a witch of bE $800,000 ‘to University from John, F. Penkeee of the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Com pany, Khen, ‘toward the erece tion to Engineering Bohaine at Notre Dame. ‘Plans for the building have been pre pared, and the structure will be ‘erected at Onda, Cushing Nowe, Deine Bian. John ‘Cushing wis ‘graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1906, with a degree from the School of Civil Engineering. In his letter of gift to Father “ODonell, Mr. Cushing saya: “Being deeply, timpressed with ‘The Neads of et te -Datle’, KO ‘clearly set forth b ee in The Alum nus of January, 1930,and because I find at Notre Cape- are conditions that make for foyer of old stature of great engineera, an th ' dears merits of engineet. tee echnical training that ranke with the best, and a training in ‘ohh Sretee ‘foundation nowhere ex¢celled, and, because, I feel I owe, Notre Dame debt of grati tude which I ‘dh never aty dis charge, T ask es ~nédept from me no gift of $300,000 toward the erec tion of a Hall of Rapineering to peas ire. Inineale ° nces of the 'College~a nesting and to me the sepectations of older men like me who confidently look back to Notre Dame to produce the men that are to carry on.” Kervick Designs Duildimg The building ‘has been designed by Francis Kervick, Professor of Archi tecture at Notre Dame. It will be constructed of brick ,and Insiana Limestone and will be called John F. Cushing Hall of Engineering. It WHI be Vaocated east of the new Law Building, and in alyle, will conform to that of the Law School, which is Gothic. The classroom and drafting room section will three -stories Mh. Thé rear pption of the build ing is to be two atdrién in Helgat, and will house variode laboratories aid Machine ‘#shape---Thé third-section,« court, will be only one story and will Include ‘mioyelaborate a an Ae sembly Toom, the ae ix: capacity of which will be approximately 560. A high tendon libératory will be one of the newest and most advan tageous features of this building. On the exterior of the building there will be curved panntings depleting emi nent Catholic scientists. Ampere, Valla, Olint, and Rovigoin are a few of the men who will be represented In those sculptures. College of Engliseering In 1897 the College of Engineer ing at Notre Gallo was established. In the 34 years since it was organ ized it has grown, in enrolment, from 79 students to 439 students in 1930. The new building will great ly increase the efficiency of the Col lege of Engineering, and fulfill the hopes Mr. Cushing. outlines In this let ter to Father O Dannell, Recent New Buildings _ ‘The erection of a new Engineering Building at the University of Notre Dane~ makes possible the extention of the expansion policy ,adopteed by ‘University officials:six years age’. At any time three new dormitories were bulitn-Lyone, Howard, and Noes lacy receigned thy ere at Hagah, professors of arc ogtsatg: A ‘otro note Early in 127. ‘the ‘Dining Hall was started, and finish 4 ‘the following Fall. It ia mid to tthe largest building of it kind 0 ff America. “In 1929 plans were a made ‘for the argetion of a Law Sshood, In, the Spring of 3830 foundationns. ‘were talg for the Notre Dame Stadium, which has ‘been ‘completed. ‘ Last Fall the plans for the creation of the ‘Edward N. Hurley Commerce Lotto s were announced, and ‘athd pecelit ting arrangements are wearing cons olosion for laying the Teeny of thy structure. Building was “featgnt of ‘Gratane Anderson, Prohat, and White. Chi CARO: About two months ago the erect ion of two new dorpistoris, 2eH Ion and Alumni Halls, was ausomenced. These buildings will, yee coeexpret ed, be located, weat ‘ot thy Howe En gineering Building, and, will, be built! At an approximate cost of $850,000.
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Rochester Catholic Courier and Journal
Rochester, New York, US
Fri, Apr 24, 1931
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