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Caption: Dedication - Engineering Hall (1894) (and Inauguration of President Draper)
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DKD1 ITION 01 IN I M ! RING HAM and olish 1 oak, with other finishings in 1 in . mak th interior very attractive, Steam h it. mechani al ventilation gas and electric lights will be used. In tin planning of the building, the greatest thought and care have been given to th. arrangement oi the rooms for purposes of instruction. Lecture rooms, drafting rooms, seminary rooms, studios, offices, etc., have been planned for their especial purposes. Tin furniture, also, has been designed to meet the requirements of modern engineering instruction. T h e architect is Mr. George \Y. Bullard, of Tacoma, Washington, a g r a d u a t e of our architectural department in the class of 1882. Mr. Dullard's design was selected after a spirited competition a m o n g the architectural graduates of this institution. Messrs. Yeager & Schultz, of Danville, were the contractors for the erection of the building, and it seems clear that thev have done their work well. J T h e building cost Si60,000, which sum was appropriated by the legislature for that purpose, and the University desires to extend its appreciation of this substantial approval of its work, and is not unmindful of the obligation to make proper use of these increased facilities in the education of the sons of this imperial state of the west. Among the friends of the institution concerned in the legislation making possible this magnificent building, two are deserving of special mention. Governor Altgeld's influence was unceasingly exerted, and at the critical moment his action was decisive. An honored son of the University, Senator H e n r y M. D u n l a p , class of '75, from his high position in the U] r house of the legislature, by common consent promoted the enterprise with untiring and unswerving loyalty, as well as with c o n s u m m a t e ability and skill. To these good friends, who are honored guests to-night, we tender our most sincere and grateful acknowledgements. T h e building committee of the board of trustees, Messrs. Bullard, Morrison, and Morgan, deserve the gratitude of the state for their arduous and unre-
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