will stand in the centre of a five-acre lot in the Tartar city. Prof. Jameson was born in 1855 in Bangor and was educated at Bowdoin College, graduating in 1876. About 1880 he went to Mexico and took charge of the construction division of the Mexican Central. On the completion of this work he went to the isthmus as engineer under de Lesseps on the Panama Canal, but was incapacitated on account of sickness. Upon recovering his health he was appointed to a professorship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, subsequently being called to the University of Iowa to take charge of the course in civil engineering. These posts were held about eight years. After his marriage he started for a tour around the world, accompanied by his family. Arriving in China his technical abilities quickly made him prominent in scientific circles, especially in the ever-developing field of civil engineering. Most of the time since then he has devoted to the interests of construction work in the Chinese empire.
COMPETITIONS
Independence, Kan.—Pencil sketches and estimates from architects desiring to compete for plans and specifications for a brick and stone edifice to be erected on a lot 93x140 feet, for the First Baptist Church, will be received by L. R. Spradling, Secretary Board of Trustees.
Norfolk, Va.—Competitive plans will be received by School Board from architects for high school building to be erected here. Address Dr. T. L. Royster, superintendent.
NOTES AND CLIPPINGS.
She—That Mr. Planz, the architect, has a funny way of pronouncing things, hasn’t he?
He—I haven’t noticed it.
She—Why, yes. Didn’t you hear him allude to a sore throat? He—A sore throat!
She—Yes. I heard him mention a gargoyle several times. We always call it gargle, you know.—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Moving a Lighthouse by Boat.—The feat of moving a lighthouse without taking it apart or dismantling it in any way has recently been accomplished at Ashtabula. The range light, weighing sixty-five tons and standing sixty-five feet high, was placed on a lighter and towed along the river a distance of 750 feet, and then successfully placed on a new site. It was raised by the use of jacks and moved on rollers to and from the lighter. Guy ropes held it in position while moving.—Exchange.
Coal Smoke Injuring Canterbury
Cathedral.—Coal smoke is having a disastrous effect upon some of the most famous old buildings in England. The well-known ecclesiastical architect, Mr. W. D. Caroe, writes to the London press to direct attention to the damage done by this agent to Canterbury Cathedral, which has been brought within its influence within comparatively recent times. An official report was made upon the structure thirty years ago, in which it was stated that the great Angel Tower was in so good a condition that it would need no repair for many years to come. In those thirty years, however, the increase of coal smoke in Canterbury has brought it, so it is reported, to an advanced and dangerous condition of decay and dilapidation. The dean and chapter have spent $50,000 upon absolutely necessary repairs of three of its faces, and Mr. Caroe has just made a detailed examination of the remaining—the east—side. Casually examined from a distance, this seemed to be in better condition than the rest, though covered by an incrustation of soot. But a deplorable condition has revealed itself. The stone is to no small extent rotten behind the crust, and analysis shows that this condition is entirely due to the action of coal smoke. Very costly repairs are inevitable. Mr. Caroe writes; “When we
have spent all this money we shall, it is true, have retained the form of this great conception, as well as modern care and skill can preserve it, but the glamor of the whole possession of the ancient handicraft, quite the most perfect in many respects it has been my fortune to see, is gone forever, and all through the fouling of the air by modern methods or the lack of them. For, while science can be applied effectively to the prevention of coal smoke from factories, no known science can rescue stonework from the conditions I have described. The law, too, is on the side of reason, in smoke prevention. It needs only to be put in motion by the local authority.” Other parts of the Cathedral are suffering no less serious injury from the same cause.—N. Y. Evening Post.
Roadside Fruit-trees.—In Germany it is still customary to plant fruit-trees along highways. In the province of Hanover there are 1,976 miles of such roads, along which there are 175,784 fruit-trees.—Exchange.
Eviction of the St. Sulpicians.—One of the most interesting evictions under the French Separation act occurred at the Seminary of St. Sulpice in Paris, when twenty English, Scottish, or Irish theological students were dispossessed with the others. These foreigners handed to the eviction officer a protest, which was read by a young Scot. It set out that two centuries ago the English and Scots established two theological colleges in Paris. These were expropriated during the great Revolution, but Napoleon I., in compensation, gave an undertaking, on behalf of the government of the empire, to defray in perpetuity the educational charges, in a French seminary, of twenty-five theological students of English and Scottish nationality. That being the case, the protest declared the action of the French government in evicting the students of St. Sulpice to be illegal as well as arbitrary . The representative of the govern
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
FOUR-YEAR COURSE. (Degree B. 5. in Arch.) (Architectural engineering may be taken in lieu of advanced design, etc.)
GRADUATE YEAR. (Degree M. S. in Arch.) (Allowing specialization in design or in architectural engineering, etc.)
SPECIAL COURSE OF TWO YEARS. (Certificate.) (For qualified draughtsmen; affording option in architectural engineering.)
COMBINED COURSES in Arts and Architecture, by which A. B. and B. S. in Arch. may be taken in six years.
COLLEGE GRADUATES granted advanced standing.
SUMMER COURSES in elementary and general subjects through which advanced standing may be secured.
For full information address: DR. J. H. PENNIMAN, Dean, College Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
Options in Architectural Engineering and Landscape Architecture.
College graduates and draughtsmen admitted as special students.
H. W. TYLER, Secretary,
Mass. Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
St. Louis, Mo.
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
offers a professional four-year courae in Architecture. Admission by examination or by certificate or diploma from other schools and colleges. Draughtsmen are admitted as special students.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
THE LAWRENCE SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL
offers four-year courses of study leading to the degree of S. B. in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Forestry, Chemistry, Geology, Biology, Anatomy and Hygiene (preparation for medical schools), Science for Teachers, and a course in General Science. For the catalogue and information, address J. L. Love, 16 University Hall, Cambridge, Mass. N. S. SHALER, Dean.
THE SOCIETY OF BEAUX-ARTS ARCHITECTS
has established
A FREE COURSE OF STUDY
open to draughtsmen and students of any city, modeled on the general plan pursued at tne Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and comprising frequent problems in Orders, Design, Archaeology, etc.
For information apply to the Secretary of the Committee on Education, 3 East 33d St., New York City.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Four-year professional courses in Architecture, in Architectural Engineering and in Architectural Decoration. Special courses for draftsmen and constructors. Excellent library and equipment. University fees nominal.
Department of Architecture
W. L. PILLSBURY, Registrar, Urbana, III.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor, Mich.
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE.
Four-year course in Architecture and in Architectural Engineering. Draftsmen and others adequately prepared are admitted as special students. For Bulletin describing work, address Dean of Department of Engineering.
THE GEORGIAN PERIOD
PRICE, $60.00.
“The most important work on architecture yet produced in America.”—Nation.
THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT,
12 West Fortieth St., New York
COMPETITIONS
Independence, Kan.—Pencil sketches and estimates from architects desiring to compete for plans and specifications for a brick and stone edifice to be erected on a lot 93x140 feet, for the First Baptist Church, will be received by L. R. Spradling, Secretary Board of Trustees.
Norfolk, Va.—Competitive plans will be received by School Board from architects for high school building to be erected here. Address Dr. T. L. Royster, superintendent.
NOTES AND CLIPPINGS.
She—That Mr. Planz, the architect, has a funny way of pronouncing things, hasn’t he?
He—I haven’t noticed it.
She—Why, yes. Didn’t you hear him allude to a sore throat? He—A sore throat!
She—Yes. I heard him mention a gargoyle several times. We always call it gargle, you know.—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Moving a Lighthouse by Boat.—The feat of moving a lighthouse without taking it apart or dismantling it in any way has recently been accomplished at Ashtabula. The range light, weighing sixty-five tons and standing sixty-five feet high, was placed on a lighter and towed along the river a distance of 750 feet, and then successfully placed on a new site. It was raised by the use of jacks and moved on rollers to and from the lighter. Guy ropes held it in position while moving.—Exchange.
Coal Smoke Injuring Canterbury
Cathedral.—Coal smoke is having a disastrous effect upon some of the most famous old buildings in England. The well-known ecclesiastical architect, Mr. W. D. Caroe, writes to the London press to direct attention to the damage done by this agent to Canterbury Cathedral, which has been brought within its influence within comparatively recent times. An official report was made upon the structure thirty years ago, in which it was stated that the great Angel Tower was in so good a condition that it would need no repair for many years to come. In those thirty years, however, the increase of coal smoke in Canterbury has brought it, so it is reported, to an advanced and dangerous condition of decay and dilapidation. The dean and chapter have spent $50,000 upon absolutely necessary repairs of three of its faces, and Mr. Caroe has just made a detailed examination of the remaining—the east—side. Casually examined from a distance, this seemed to be in better condition than the rest, though covered by an incrustation of soot. But a deplorable condition has revealed itself. The stone is to no small extent rotten behind the crust, and analysis shows that this condition is entirely due to the action of coal smoke. Very costly repairs are inevitable. Mr. Caroe writes; “When we
have spent all this money we shall, it is true, have retained the form of this great conception, as well as modern care and skill can preserve it, but the glamor of the whole possession of the ancient handicraft, quite the most perfect in many respects it has been my fortune to see, is gone forever, and all through the fouling of the air by modern methods or the lack of them. For, while science can be applied effectively to the prevention of coal smoke from factories, no known science can rescue stonework from the conditions I have described. The law, too, is on the side of reason, in smoke prevention. It needs only to be put in motion by the local authority.” Other parts of the Cathedral are suffering no less serious injury from the same cause.—N. Y. Evening Post.
Roadside Fruit-trees.—In Germany it is still customary to plant fruit-trees along highways. In the province of Hanover there are 1,976 miles of such roads, along which there are 175,784 fruit-trees.—Exchange.
Eviction of the St. Sulpicians.—One of the most interesting evictions under the French Separation act occurred at the Seminary of St. Sulpice in Paris, when twenty English, Scottish, or Irish theological students were dispossessed with the others. These foreigners handed to the eviction officer a protest, which was read by a young Scot. It set out that two centuries ago the English and Scots established two theological colleges in Paris. These were expropriated during the great Revolution, but Napoleon I., in compensation, gave an undertaking, on behalf of the government of the empire, to defray in perpetuity the educational charges, in a French seminary, of twenty-five theological students of English and Scottish nationality. That being the case, the protest declared the action of the French government in evicting the students of St. Sulpice to be illegal as well as arbitrary . The representative of the govern
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
FOUR-YEAR COURSE. (Degree B. 5. in Arch.) (Architectural engineering may be taken in lieu of advanced design, etc.)
GRADUATE YEAR. (Degree M. S. in Arch.) (Allowing specialization in design or in architectural engineering, etc.)
SPECIAL COURSE OF TWO YEARS. (Certificate.) (For qualified draughtsmen; affording option in architectural engineering.)
COMBINED COURSES in Arts and Architecture, by which A. B. and B. S. in Arch. may be taken in six years.
COLLEGE GRADUATES granted advanced standing.
SUMMER COURSES in elementary and general subjects through which advanced standing may be secured.
For full information address: DR. J. H. PENNIMAN, Dean, College Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
Options in Architectural Engineering and Landscape Architecture.
College graduates and draughtsmen admitted as special students.
H. W. TYLER, Secretary,
Mass. Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
St. Louis, Mo.
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
offers a professional four-year courae in Architecture. Admission by examination or by certificate or diploma from other schools and colleges. Draughtsmen are admitted as special students.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
THE LAWRENCE SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL
offers four-year courses of study leading to the degree of S. B. in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Forestry, Chemistry, Geology, Biology, Anatomy and Hygiene (preparation for medical schools), Science for Teachers, and a course in General Science. For the catalogue and information, address J. L. Love, 16 University Hall, Cambridge, Mass. N. S. SHALER, Dean.
THE SOCIETY OF BEAUX-ARTS ARCHITECTS
has established
A FREE COURSE OF STUDY
open to draughtsmen and students of any city, modeled on the general plan pursued at tne Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and comprising frequent problems in Orders, Design, Archaeology, etc.
For information apply to the Secretary of the Committee on Education, 3 East 33d St., New York City.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Four-year professional courses in Architecture, in Architectural Engineering and in Architectural Decoration. Special courses for draftsmen and constructors. Excellent library and equipment. University fees nominal.
Department of Architecture
W. L. PILLSBURY, Registrar, Urbana, III.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor, Mich.
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE.
Four-year course in Architecture and in Architectural Engineering. Draftsmen and others adequately prepared are admitted as special students. For Bulletin describing work, address Dean of Department of Engineering.
THE GEORGIAN PERIOD
PRICE, $60.00.
“The most important work on architecture yet produced in America.”—Nation.
THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT,
12 West Fortieth St., New York