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Psi Upsilon Society House

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Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
February
Year
1880
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

The ijucMioíi áitto tho tdtisability of.-nl logo Secret societies erecting buildings to be used'by the mcmU-rs thirrof lor a society home, itisrcad of their rouining in dormitorics, or piivato boueos, as (lie case uiay be, has been dhWiOtB to I Mtfsiderable exteoti and, jud!ng from presunt indioatiom, the ioriovation is in-ctinir witli aiun-f-t iiniver-al favor. Kasti-rn coIIókus have for sonie time adoplcd (hiv j I.-tn, and il erowing in jiopularitj' would tucui tu iu licatu that it b.-is been aitoiri tin-r ïikm-st'ul. h i-) oot dosigned thatall the memben ui' the fraternities slüill remide thirein, but only such as feel dii-iio-cd, as far as theciiu)odajons ofthe building will adinit, while all the aienibersconsiderit a home, the loJge room oocupying aportion ofthe building. The society houses and tha management thereof is vested in menibers of the fratcrnity who are graduates aiid iirnfu.ssors; to that the succesá of such entcrpriN is not so doubtful as souie outsiders havesMt.posed. Any une jnssnig southward along-to street cunnot hclj) b.ut observe the now poc'n tv Jiou.-o ui tlio I'hi ( 'liapter of tlie l'si sliape with threc gabies, facing nurlh, east iiid aovith, whüeun fae westis-n, to,jr ih hcKlitof which to the top of ibfl flaistafF is 100 foot. The LuiMinp is of the neoGothic style of arohiLtmre, and i.s iiukIi admired for its originality and beautif'ul proportioos. Tluiítiuctuio is ni'brirk itti ttrra cotta aDd f-toiio tihominfr, wliik' Imll of black brick, now to popular in brick buildings, wind around the samo. 'JL'ie corner stone in the northwest corner bears the following insoriptioo on the State .strcet side: A. I)., iMIHXXJLXXIX ; and on the .rthHidc .Ua i''toUbVl, (Japatu . ÏUe k:iio1cs of torr (H)tta which do duty at water - ou t hu uwur, ure .juitr ornamental. The cvniice vcry $uLtuntials woll as orn.itni-nf;il, Keing ionstrn( cd the lower pan of hi)(í, i&V 3lp)t' terracotta, ami ÜNÏn eatvowsed ron. The roof s of line. whilo the Kuil om amienta ovtsr'each {rabie f'nsists of a ni tuifi.-un of the Greek letters l'-i Cp-iNii. 'L'he uorlh gable is eonstructed of terra ootta of Jisptr uork, i 11 tho center erf whicViien shieldand claspcd hands, t+ie shicld containinr tlio fociely letters, over which is the ltoman rasces, running through which ia an ax, tlio whole Lcin surmountcd by owl, the sooicty bird. The entiro torra ootta work is by Mr. gcoH o!' Chica po who 5a aid tn tlin mt Ioft workr.uir, in tl,U lims m .1,c couqti). ïherei are two msiD-entranuos to the house - one b.ïint; throuKh the rower by mMtis nf winding U&ba mi tic m.rtli and south sidu ol' ;, umi tliü oihor on tho north side by passing upa rlht of steps Icading to a fine veranda 12x30 f'eet, ('rom whicli a rery line ripw i? obtairmtf. 1'afsinR nnward wc bHtcr tlie iiiain huil which is nino ièct wido, oa tliu riglit uiiU.of which i a niception room 1 7x22, Mud on tUe let't ajürary 10x24 feet. l'röm the litrary opu. looki out upon the varsiiila rtirnh cirr ven hv French plate fflas-s, and M mitht. Iktv rfnmrk tliat (hc glas t',.r t lm miiin windows is of Frer.eh pl:ife, nnd ihi' ïv-n a-iKlci are duiil,]o thick ft1i, all havin? lerii w.vh: for this rdifiw. RH ofthis flnor and wcüikI tl xir i, (IcviiIinI t(i,-lic]iinKnpartnient.M wiih all tl,'; nm'ssary adjuücts of bath rooms, uIohcU, etc1., thure bt.in twelve apart incnt.io all, every Qne of wliicli is commodious, ¦ while to add to their clietirfalness there are twelvu tiro placas with suitahle tnantles, and tile hcarths, Ovor the bioad suirway tliat lcul t-i t lie .- cuiiij ilo c i.-, tluue uroLiCM ornaiunit' il witli .¦ irhels, whilc leadiag to the ttlird flonr finir arahea simibrly ornauieuted. Un tliiü fliüif 8. th Mué tv mi, and otner roniu.s to be u-i'd forvariou.s purposea. Froui here ooe uau pass into the tower and ubtain a line view ot'the city añil surroundiBg (imiitry, woile the views from the various toonia are most soperb. The stairways and floors areof oak, the fl.iora (fein douJjle ndcleadi-ncl. whilo thc other w ¦ 1 wüik i- of pino. í!ie honi; hr'd hy :i whjch ralöcaïed ín tbO liu.scuioot, wliüu the iií pipes and íixtures ure o constriusted ax [to uso either coil (r iiHolinegas. The kitchcn, pantry, dïnl'ng room, laundry, storeroom, etc., are in the baaeuieut, inc!ulinf; which, it cati be eal'ed a tmir stiry ))iiilding. The extonor presents a tpáii at ti active api earanes, while tho fíoo interna] arrangoiuentg malíes this one of tbe finest buildings in the city,, the cost being nearly $15,()D0, aod the ii-aternity can well be proud oftheirs'ructure, which will becoiupleted and furnished about the middle of April. Seven piftBsöW are memberaof thi.s chapter and tlivy will havo the manageuienl oï the society house. We undeiMtmit thai Hthcr thanters aro coiitetiiilitiiif; building society houses, and IPrtiëy dn, atid tmild oncsu.s thr l'lii chaiiUT, they will fonu yuiie au altiaction to our city.