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Originally published in 1939
Some of this information may no longer be current and in that case is presented for historical interest only.
Edited by GET NJ, COPYRIGHT 2003
The GRADUATE COLLEGE, built in 1913, stands where part of the Battle of Princeton was fought. The collegiate Gothic buildings are grouped around a central quadrangle known as THOMSON COLLEGE, named for Senator John R. Thomson, whose widow gave the site. Adjoining the quadrangle is CLEVELAND TOWER (open on special request), 173 feet high, a memorial to President Grover Cleveland, who was a Princeton resident and a university trustee. In a memorial chamber at the base of the tower a curious echo is heard. Unhampered by any necessity of harmonizing his work with previous buildings, Ralph Adams Cram has produced a beautifully proportioned cluster of Gothic dormitories that seem to grow easily from the base of the great tower, a masterpiece of Gothic form and detail, expressing-as the architect explained-the aspirations of higher learning.
PROCTER HALL, gift of the soap manufacturer, the late William Cooper Procter, member of the class of 1883, is the refectory and the chief public room. A memorial window, the work of Mr. and Mrs. William Willet,
who made the chancel window at West Point Military Academy, represents the Light of the World illuminating the seven liberal arts. The lower section shows Christ, as a child in the temple, under instruction by members of the Sanhedrin, the ancient Jewish council and tribunal. Seven lancet windows above contain the figures of the seven Liberal Arts. Pure and rather primitive colors are used in a treatment redolent of the 14th century. The Holy Grail window by Charles J. Connick illustrates the familiar legend. A great organ, intricate carving over the fireplace, and portraits about the hall make this one of the most impressive of the campus
buildings.
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