Memories of Brown; traditions and recollections gathered from many sources . ;^-*(iMit«iii*»Miiiiriiiiiiii/iiiiiiii^J HE college could boast ofbut five buildings when Ifirst entered upon my termof service at Brown in1877—University Hall,Hope College, ManningHall, Rhode Island Halland the chemical labora-tory. Under the aboveheading I have attemptedto record several incidentsand facts regarding thesebuildings many of which,I believe, have not ap-peared in print Hall is 150feet by 46; with a lateral extension of 10 by 30 feet in thecentre; and originally a hall, 12 feet wide, r
Memories of Brown; traditions and recollections gathered from many sources . ;^-*(iMit«iii*»Miiiiriiiiiiii/iiiiiiii^J HE college could boast ofbut five buildings when Ifirst entered upon my termof service at Brown in1877—University Hall,Hope College, ManningHall, Rhode Island Halland the chemical labora-tory. Under the aboveheading I have attemptedto record several incidentsand facts regarding thesebuildings many of which,I believe, have not ap-peared in print Hall is 150feet by 46; with a lateral extension of 10 by 30 feet in thecentre; and originally a hall, 12 feet wide, ran the fulllength of the structure. During its early history the firstfloor, south end, was used for domestic purposes by thesteward and his family. The middle and north end wereused for recitation-rooms at one time. Professor Lincolnoccupied the northwest corner and Professor Jewett thenortheast corner. The west central room was used forthe chapel exercises and public gatherings, while that onthe east side served for a dining-room, or, as it was called,. 308 Memories of Brown Commons Hall. The room was furnished with fourlong tables; one of the tables was called the Grahamtable, the food for this table being cheaper and preparedespecially for the accommodation of students of limitedmeans. Mr. Lemuel H. Elliot, registrar and steward from 1825to 1864, sat at the head table and assumed parental authori-ty, wielding the carving knife with a marked degree of sat-isfaction. In the latter part of 1907 I had a long interviewwith a clear-brained old man, Mr, McHale, who hadserved as errand boy for Mr. Elliot some sixty years be-fore. He was a boy-of-all-work, not only saving the stew-ard many steps, but also assisting Mrs. Elliot in gettingready the large brick oven where her famous Brown pieswere cooked. This oven was most capacious, occupyingthe southwest corner of University Hall, and would holdover fifty pies at one time. The oven was first filled withwood, and, after that was
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