ate ▁the ▁school ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁End . ▁In ▁further ance ▁of ▁this ▁goal , ▁he ▁announced ▁to ▁al umn i ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁that ▁he ▁aim ed ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁the ▁college ▁and ▁construct ▁a ▁new ▁campus ; ▁this ▁would ▁require ▁$ 1 0 ▁million . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁the ▁Boston ▁College ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁settled ▁on ▁a ▁specific ▁par cel ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁Ch est nut ▁Hill , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁voted ▁to ▁purchase ▁it . ▁This ▁was ▁quickly ▁followed ▁by ▁purch ases ▁of ▁adjacent ▁lands . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁he ▁conven ed ▁a ▁competition ▁of ▁architect s ▁to ▁design ▁new ▁buildings ▁for ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁winning ▁design ▁called ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Goth ic ▁style ▁and ▁sports ▁fields . ▁G ass on ▁broke ▁ground ▁on ▁the ▁center pie ce ▁of ▁the ▁plan , ▁the ▁rec itation ▁building , ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁slow ▁and ▁in hib ited ▁by ▁lack ▁of ▁funds ; ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁G ass on ▁sold ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁previously ▁purchased , ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁building . ▁The ▁rec itation ▁building ▁finally ▁opened ▁for ▁class ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁That ▁year , ▁he ▁purchased ▁the ▁b ells ▁to ▁hang ▁in ▁the