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Title: The celebration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of its founding as Queens College, 1766-1916
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Rutgers University Lewis, J. Volney (Joseph Volney), 1869-1969
Subjects: Rutgers University
Publisher: (New Brunswick) The College
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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greatlyemphasized the Colonial character of the building andits beautiful proportions. Upon the outer wall waserected a tablet in honor of the Queens College men whoserved in the Revolutionary War, the gift of the NewJersey Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.Within the building, the original Chapel room, used inlater years for classroom purposes, was completely reno-vated and made the Fine Arts Room, the collections beingdisposed in it under direction of Professor Van Dyke ontheir removal from their room in the Chapel building inconsequence of the renovation there. In Van Nest Hall was the general registration bureau,in charge of Professor Richard Morris and his associates,and the bureau of information, under the supervision ofProfessors William H. Kirk and J. Volney Lewis; theAlumni and Faculty House was the registration bureaufor alumni, in charge of Mr. Charles P. Wilber, 05,and his associates. The Engineering Building wasthe mens building, in charge of Professor A. A.
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INTEODUCTION 5 Titsworth and his associates, where check rooms wereprovided and where the delegates from other institutionsassumed their robes for the academic procession on Fri-day morning and where the Faculty similarly formed onSaturday morning. The Chemistry Building was madethe womens building, with all similar facilities provided.The Library was made a reception room for delegatesand visitors at all times, and the delegates formed inacademic procession there on Saturday morning with theTrustees and the candidates for honorary degrees. TheFine Arts Room in the Queens Building became therobing room for the Faculty forming in academic pro-cession on Friday morning. In the Physics LectureRoom of Geological Hall at the same time the Trus-tees held their brief meeting and put on their academicrobes. The Chapel was made the assembly room ofTrustees and delegates on Friday morning, and was thestarting point of the academic procession. The John Howard Ford Dormitory was entirely givento

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