The New Athletic House.

The new athletic house, which is building on Soldiers Field, is rapidly reaching completion and it is expected that it will be ready for occupancy by March 1.

The building, which is erected on the site formerly occupied by the Willard house, at the entrance to Soldiers Field, is of the Elizabethan style of architecture, and the exterior will be finished in stained shingles.

There are two main divisions connected by a passage way, thus partially enclosing a court-yard. A piazza, which encircles the court, will be supported by oaken columns, decorated with carved capitals, and will be adorned also with triple arches. The house, which is two stories in height, will be essentially a locker house, and will contain 880 lockers.

The main entrance leads into a hall and office and the rest of the main floor is occupied chiefly by lockers, although at the end of each of the main divisions there is a large shower bath and a toilet room. The second floor is merely a gallery surrounded by lockers. Directly over the main entrance are rooms for the occupation of both the 'varsity and the visiting athletic teams. These club-rooms are also furnished with baths for the especial use of the members of the 'varsity and visiting teams. The building will be furnished with hot and cold water, it will be heated by steam, lighted by electricity, and it is the special purpose of the designers and builders to make it as light and airy as possible. A large sky-light will greatly increase the cheerfulness of the interior. Directly behind the main building and connected by a passage is another smaller building, which contains dry rooms and the heating apparatus for the entire structure.