Harvard and its surroundings . er, which is 112 feetlong and 30 feet wide. Thefloor on which he treads isa marble pavement, whileabove him, at a height of•^s feet, is a vaulting ofbrown ash. The walls arelinished to the height of 181 tct with a carved black wal-nut screen in the form of anarcade ; the arches, 28 innumber, contain each a mar-ble tablet surmounted by amosaic or inlay of marble;on these tablets are inscribedthe names, classified by col-lege departments, of thegraduates or students of theuniversity who fell in thelate civil war, with thedate and place of death ofthose who died in
Harvard and its surroundings . er, which is 112 feetlong and 30 feet wide. Thefloor on which he treads isa marble pavement, whileabove him, at a height of•^s feet, is a vaulting ofbrown ash. The walls arelinished to the height of 181 tct with a carved black wal-nut screen in the form of anarcade ; the arches, 28 innumber, contain each a mar-ble tablet surmounted by amosaic or inlay of marble;on these tablets are inscribedthe names, classified by col-lege departments, of thegraduates or students of theuniversity who fell in thelate civil war, with thedate and place of death ofthose who died in battle. Onthe right, at either end, is astaircase leading to the thea-tre, a building 100 feet indiameter. It resembles theclassic theatre in plan, the polygonal side containing grades of seats and galle-ries facing a broad recessed stage. The roof is of open timber, 76 feet highfrom the arena to the apex, without columns. The seats accommodate about1,500 persons. Upon the exterior of the theatre, just above the windows, are. Memorial Hall Vestibule. AND ITS SURROUNDINGS. 39 strong sculptured heads of representative orators, — Demosthenes, Cicero, , Bossuet, Chatham, Burke, and Webster. We leave the dining hall, which bears a general resemblance to the halls of the Eng-lish colleges, though surpassing them in size, is entered by a door in thecentre of the west side of the vestibule. Its interior dimensions are 60 feetin width, 1C4 feet in length, and 80 feet in height to the apex of the roof; andat each end is a carved screen and gallery. The walls are faced with redand black brick-work, with belts of tiles. A space of 22 feet between thefloor and side windows is occupied by a wooden wainscoting, against whichare placed the busts and portraits belonging to the university (descriptivecards can be had in the hall). At the west end is a great window, 25 by 30feet, filled with stained glass, in which are emblazoned the arms of the col-lege, of the Stat
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