Show l Regents Reg Re g Board oad Lets Contract fo for Auditorium Continued from page 1 included D D. D H. H Christensen Christens nl chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man President nt George Thomas Mrs Edward Rosenbaum and Harold Harold Har liar old Goff together with Thomas R. R Kimball KimbaIl an Omaha architect who acted as professional advisor to the jury pointing out the requirements re requirements q which were best portrayed portrayed portrayed por por- in each of the plans Classical Classical Architecture The architecture for the new hall has been carried out ii in harmony with that of the stud student nt Union building and with the general features features features fea fea- fea- fea tures of the J John hn R. R Park building being of a classical type The b building building build build- iId- iId ing will be located directly east cast of the Union building and west of the physical science building with the entrance to the so south th The fir first s t floor of the proposed structure is devoted largely to a huge assembly hall with a total seating seating seating seat seat- ing capacity of 2274 distributed as follows Lower floor 1148 balcony and stage seating I space The first floor also in includes includes includes in- in dressing rooms a large entrance entrance entrance en en- trance vestibule and a lobby The second floor of the structure is taken up almost entirely with the balcony space of the auditorium Several dressing rooms and additional additional addi addi- donal stage equipment are located here together with n a I large rge lounge foyer and rest rooms Ro Rooms ms for conducting rehearsals and practices are located in the basement along with numerous small smaIl rooms which are labeled laboratories laboratories lab oratories A huge ventilation chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber occupies the majority of the space here At the present time no definite date has been set for the starting of the construction work but it is thought by the members of the university university university uni uni- executive staff that this will willbe willbe be undertaken as soon as minor details details details de de- tails of the structure are worked out in cooperation with the architects archi archi- and after the board of regents officially pass on the committees committee's selection At the present time there is available with which to start the work of construction this amount being granted at the last legislative session A stipulation which is also a state law requires that at least one half of the allotted sum be spent by July 1 1928 An additional with which to complete the structure was promised to be granted at the next session of the state stat |