Inauguration of the McEwan Hall

The festivities connected wih the inauguration of the McEwan Hall culminated in an orchestral concert arranged by the Students' Representative Council.  Mr McEwan's princely gift to the University cost about £120,000 and in its noble proportions and beautiful decorations it can challenge comparison with any building of the kind in the country.  At the inauguration ceremony the brilliant audience had an opportunity of hearing Dr Peace give a recital on the huge Hope-Jones organ.  (The Musical Times, 1 January 1898)