New Gate to be Built by Class of 1881

A gateway in front of Phillips Brooks House, and a fence to fill the gap between the '76 and '86 gates will be erected during the coming spring by the class of 1881.

Although in general design the gate will be in harmony with the other parts of the new fence, it will also contain a suggestion of the nature of the building to which it gives access. The iron work will be 14 feet high and will be flanked by pillars of Harvard brick with sandstone caps, and by 112 feet of fencing. In a semicircle just about the gate itself a suitable inscription will be wrought, and above that, a rectangle will contain the words "Given by the Class of 1881." Surmounting the whole, there will be a cross encircled by a wreath. The iron gates, three feet wide and ten feet high, will be supported by square posts of wrought iron eleven inches square.

The cost of the whole including five brick posts and iron fencing, will be $5,000. Mr. A. W. Longfellow, Jr., '76, is the architect.