▁led ▁to ▁B ates ▁Hall , ▁a ▁large ▁aud itor ium . ▁ ▁Y M CA ▁used ▁the ▁flo ors ▁above ▁for ▁class rooms ▁and ▁offices ▁and ▁a ▁well - app oint ed ▁library . ▁An ▁original ▁blue print ▁conser ved ▁in ▁the ▁N ort he astern ▁University ▁Archives ▁shows ▁that ▁select ▁class rooms ▁were ▁designated ▁as ▁Bible ▁Study ▁Ro oms , ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁institution ' s ▁continued ▁ad her ence ▁to ▁its ▁found ing ▁ideas . ▁ ▁The ▁upp erm ost ▁flo ors ▁held ▁d orm itory ▁rooms ▁for ▁young ▁men . ▁Comm unal ▁to ile ts , ▁show ers , ▁and ▁bat ht ubs ▁were ▁located ▁on ▁each ▁of ▁these ▁flo ors . ▁A ▁corner ▁suite ▁on ▁the ▁sixth ▁floor ▁held ▁a ▁nur se ' s ▁station ▁and ▁“ s ick ▁room .” ▁In ▁combination ▁with ▁the ▁amen ities ▁offered ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁levels , ▁the ▁administration ▁hall ▁functions ▁much ▁like ▁modern ▁day ▁college ▁resident ▁h alls . ▁ ▁Education ▁building ▁ ▁The ▁building ' s ▁original ▁plans ▁indicate ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁simple ▁rectangle ▁in ▁shape ▁and ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁six ▁flo ors ▁including ▁the ▁bas ement . ▁While ▁the ▁bas ement ▁was ▁devoted ▁almost ▁purely ▁to ▁mechanical ▁services ▁and ▁offices , ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁included ▁study , ▁reading ▁and ▁club rooms , ▁a ▁pool ▁and ▁game ▁rooms , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁offices ▁and ▁an ▁entrance ▁lo bb y . ▁The ▁second ▁floor ▁held ▁class rooms ▁for ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁languages , ▁history , ▁science , ▁and ▁grammar .