. The Tiger (student newspaper), Sept. 1918-June 1919. early 1870s the place whereCutler Hall now stands was a stretchof wasting desert land which had beengiven as a site for a college by Gen-eral William J. Palmer. Classes wereheld in a building on North TejonStreet opposite what is now NorthPark. President Teimey, the secondpresident of the college, had not beenin Colorado Springs long until he be-gan planning for a college hall. General Palmer, who was knownas the founder of the college, contri-buted generously for the building, butmuch money was needed and peoplein all walks of life added
. The Tiger (student newspaper), Sept. 1918-June 1919. early 1870s the place whereCutler Hall now stands was a stretchof wasting desert land which had beengiven as a site for a college by Gen-eral William J. Palmer. Classes wereheld in a building on North TejonStreet opposite what is now NorthPark. President Teimey, the secondpresident of the college, had not beenin Colorado Springs long until he be-gan planning for a college hall. General Palmer, who was knownas the founder of the college, contri-buted generously for the building, butmuch money was needed and peoplein all walks of life added their dona-tions. Long subscription lists werepassed around town and sums as lowas ten cents were offered by the poor-er people for the future college. Onecountry woman brought in a pound ofbutler which was put up at such as W. S. Jackson and Lawton outbid each other for itspurchase. When the butter had beenknocked down to one man. he wouldput it up again to he sold. Threehundred dollars was raised in this WHERE THE PEAK TOWERS ABOVE. PALMER HALL FROM THE EAST Palmer Hall, the Colorado Collegescience building, was completed in1903. The architects of this build-ing were Messrs. Andrew?, Jacquesand Rantoul of Boston, If was madeof the peach blow sandstone, 295feet long, absolutely fireproof and soconstructed as to endure for ages. Thecost of the building when completedwas $267,000 and $50,000 was al- lowed for furnishings and equipment | tories, tlof lecture rooms and laboratories. The collection in the museum waspurchased by Mr. Stratton at a costof $36,000 and he gave the balance I and on the third flof $50,000 to be put in the building ,itself. Palmer Hall contains all thlaboratories except those of the cngheering department. On the first floeare the physical and electrical labors aying laboratories withwelve double muffled furnaces andthe pot furnaces, and some of thechemical laboiatories. On the secondfloor are also chemical laboratoriesihc bi
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