. Lieux historiques et intéressants de Saint Louis. ding, maintenant University Hall, et était le cadeau ofMr. Robert S. Brookings. Busch Hall, le chemi-cal, laboratoire était le don de M. Adolphus Busch.Deux salles et de l'aii sont thegifts laboratoire technique de M. Samuel Cupples. Eads Hall, un labora-tory de la physique, est le don de Mme Eliza A. Comment,,à la mémoire de son père le capitaine James B. Eads,l'éminent ingénieur. Liggett Hall a été thegift de Mme Elizabeth J. Liggett, en mémoire de son époux ont émigré. Une partie de la bibliothèque, l'Gymnasiumand un dortoir ont été érigés de vacances payé par Louisian

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. Historical and interesting places of Saint Louis. ding, now University Hall, and was the gift ofMr. Robert S. Brookings. Busch Hall, the chemi-cal laboratory, was the gift of Mr. Adolphus Busch.Two Halls and aii engineering laboratory are thegifts of Mr. Samuel Cupples. Eads Hall, a labora-tory of Physics, was the gift of Mrs. Eliza A. How, , as a memorial to her father Captain James B. Eads, the distinguished engineer. Liggett Hall was thegift of Mrs. Elizabeth J. Liggett, in memory of herhusband. A part of the Library, the Gymnasiumand a Dormitory were erected from rentals paid bythe Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, andMcMillan Hall, a dormitory for women, was thegift of Mrs. Eliza McMillan, at a cost of $300000.$60, 000 was donated to the Library building bythe estate of Stephen Ridgly. The total expendi-ture for this imposing group being $1, 670, 000. Through the efforts of Wayman Crow, a char-ter was granted this Institution on February 22nd.1853, as Elliot Seminary. At the first meeting of the Board of Directors, 74 SAINT LOUIS. Towers of University Hall SAINT LOUIS ^> the name was changed to Washington Institute, and later to Washington University—the charterbeing given on the 22nd of February and the firstmeeting of the Directors happening on the 22nd, a year later, this coincidence decided the name ofthe Institution. The first work under the charterwas an evening school, opened in the old Bentonschool on Sixth Street. This school was namedOFallon Polvtechnic Institute, in honor of ColonelJohn OFallon. The first building erected by theUniversity was on Seventeenth Street near Wash-ington xvenue, the formal inauguration takingplace in the Mercantile Library, on the 23rd of April, 1857. . T^ • •. ^ The Art department of this University, torthirtv-five vears located on the corner of Nine-teenth and Locust streets, and now occupying theBritish Pavilion in Forest Park, ranks among thebest Art schools in the United States. The formerDirector, Mr. Halsey

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