'QI:bt Wui\ltt£)itp o{ ctbicagoFOUNDED BY JOHN D. ROCKEFELLEROF�bt jLa�tng of tbt <!Corntrstont.,IDA NOYES HALLELEVEN-THIRTYAPRIL SEVENTEENTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTEENIDA E. S. NOYES(Mrs. La Verne Noyes)IDA E. S. NOYESIda E. S. Noyes was born in the state of New York, of New Englandancestry. When she was very young her parents moved to Iowa. Fromthe Iowa State College she was graduated, as was her future husband,La Verne Noyes. In her college course she developed that clearness andaccuracy in thinking to which, with her wit and cheerfulness, was largelydue her power for leadership. In college, too, was exhibited her talentas an artistic reader, actor, and public speaker. Above all, her fellow­students praised her on account of her generous sympathy for the mis­understood and unfortunate, and for her superb democracy. A fondnessfor books and writing, especially verse, persisted in later years, along withfaithful attention to more serious writing and books-the business letterswhich largely made for her husband's early achievement and the ledgerswhich measured that success. A love of painting led her to study for severalyears in the Art Institute and the Julian Studios in Paris. A love of coun­try led her to intelligent devotion to the work of the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution, especially the Department of Patriotic Education.As a memorial to such a woman-winning in personality, a lover of litera­ture and art, wise in philanthropy, democratic in friendship, skilful inleadership, devoted to her home and her country-Ida Noyes Hall is dedi­cated to the life of the women of the University of Chicago.IDA NOYES HALLTHE PROCESSION 'INVOCATIONHARRY PRATT JUDSON, LL.D., President of the UniversityHERBERT LOCKWOOD WILLETT, PH.D., Acting Chaplain of theUniversityINTRODUCTORY STATEMENTOFFICIAL RECORD OF THE ARTICLES PLACED WITHIN THECORNERSTONEMARION TALBOT, A.M., LL.D., Dean of WomenJ. SPENCER DICKERSON, LITT.D., Secretary of the Board ofTrusteesTHE LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONELA VERNE NOYES, assisted by MRS. HARRY PRATT JUDSONADDRESSBENEDICTION-_ - -----_._---_----- --- -- -- ----._------ -IDA NOYES HALLIda Noyes Hall is the gift of Mr. La Verne Noyes. The building, orrather group of buildings-for it comprises the functions performed forthe men by the Frank Dickinson Bartlett Gymnasium, the Reynolds Club,and Hutchinson Commons-Will be more domestic in feeling than some ofthe formal English Gothic buildings of the University, and will, it is hoped,give the general effect of a large Tudor house. The architects are Shepley,Rutan & Coolidge.The main portion of the building will have a frontage of 240 feet onFifty-ninth Street between Woodlawn and Kimbark avenues. Spaceenough is left at each end for an addition, or for a connecting building, asneed may suggest. From the middle of the main structure the gymnasiumextends 110 feet back to the north, making the total depth of the building160 feet. To the north end of the gymnasium is the swimming-pool, whichwill have a skylight and windows opening into the cloister garden. Anotherextension, from the north side of the east wing, will be used for offices,storage, and service in connection with the Commons. The refectoryitself, a room 89 feet by 44 feet and 18 feet high, will seat 300 persons. Atthe left of the entrance is the main stairway, the office of the building, anda checking-room. To the west of the main hall, and up a few steps, is thecommon room with a tea alcove and a kitchenette adjoining. Beyondthe common room is the library with doors so placed as to afford free cir­culation in case of a large social gathering.In the basement are lockers, dressing-rooms, showers, a small suiteof rooms for men, a large game room, and two bowling alleys.On the second floor will be offices and a large room for the correctivegymnastic work of the Department of Physical Culture. To the east willbe social rooms with conveniences for the serving of refreshments. In thecenter will be a memorial hall with an adjoining trophy gallery, from whichdoors will lead to the spectators' gallery in the gymnasium.The third floor will be devoted to an assembly room with stage anddressing-rooms and a large foyer, to a sun parlor overlooking the MidwayPlaisance, and to a large office to be used as headquarters for women'sorganizations.The gift of Mr. Noyes was announced to the Board of Trustees June 4,1913, and to the public at the Convocation in Hutchinson Court, June 10,1913. The next day a committee appointed by the President of theUniversity met in the President's office. The following commission,appointed by the President, then made a study of needs and plans: Mrs.Harry Pratt Judson; Marion Talbot, Dean of Women; Gertrude Dudley,Director of the Women's Gymnasium; Myra Reynolds, Mary J. Lanier,Elizabeth Euphrosyne Langley, Heads of Women's Halls; Sophonisba P.Breckinridge, Assistant Dean of Women; Elizabeth Wallace, Dean of JuniorCollege Women; Geraldine Gunsaulus Brown, Caryl Cody, Julia Dodge,Young Women's Christian League; Pauline Sperry, Ethel Preston, Woman'sGraduate Club; Nancy Miller, Florence Foley, Helen Furchgott, MiriamWhalin, Marjorie Coonley, Ruth Victorson, Neighborhood Clubs; IsabelMacMurray, Louise Mick, Woman's Athletic Association; Cornelia Beall,Arline Brown, Ruth Hough, Charlotte Viall, Suzanne Fisher, LetitiaFyffe, Margaret Riggs, Helene Pollak, Margaret Rhodes, Harriet Tuthill,University Aides; Ruth Hough, Dorothy Llewellyn, Dorothy Farwell,Undergraduate Council; Lucile Bates, Women's Glee Club,' Mrs. Nott Flint,Mrs. Ethel R. MacDowell, Marie Ortmayer, Josephine Turner Allin,Alumnae. Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, appointed architects October 27,1913, submitted plans and specifications embodying the suggestions of thecommission and others January 29, 1914. The plans were accepted by theBoard of Trustees February 4, 1914. The contract was let to WellsBrothers Co. December 18, 1914. November 19, 1914, ground wasbroken. Nine days later the first work was done in laying the foundations.According to contract, the foundations were completed and ready forcut stone work January IS, 1915. The cut stone work is to be completedby July IS, 1915. The entire structure is to be completed by January IS,1916.�""''''''''l-Wil�;n HI H II It 11tH-- HlItIIltlI1H.... Hll!lIHIIlB·� ,j flllfllllllll!� • j [IIHH(E1IB..... - ..•... - •.. - -.-.�... l f II f r I III I .! f f 1..--.... �.... ��.. .... 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