Academic buildings and halls of residence, plans and descriptions . ft of Mr. John D. Rockefeller, opened in April, 1904, isthe sixth in order of opening of the halls of residence of Bryn Mawr College; it isbuilt of gray stone and is of fire-proof construction. It adjoins Pembroke HallWest, and its central tower, known as the owl gate, forms the main entrance to thecollege for foot passengers. It provides accommodation for seventy-nine studentsand is under the charge of a resident warden, a graduate of Bryn Mawr College,Miss Harriet Jean Crawford. It contains a drawing-room, a students sitting

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Academic buildings and halls of residence, plans and descriptions . ft of Mr. John D. Rockefeller, opened in April, 1904, isthe sixth in order of opening of the halls of residence of Bryn Mawr College; it isbuilt of gray stone and is of fire-proof construction. It adjoins Pembroke HallWest, and its central tower, known as the owl gate, forms the main entrance to thecollege for foot passengers. It provides accommodation for seventy-nine studentsand is under the charge of a resident warden, a graduate of Bryn Mawr College,Miss Harriet Jean Crawford. It contains a drawing-room, a students sitting-room, a wardens suite, a college guest-room, four rooms for the alumnae, thirty-six single rooms of different sizes, thirty-nine single suites comprising a sitting-room and bedroom each for a single student, and two sets of three rooms, a sitting-room and two bedrooms to be occupied by two students. There are stationarywashstands with hot and cold water in every bedroom. There are open fire-placesin all the studies and in many single rooms. : .. -~-i j ;? .....

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