The 12 January 1889 issue of the Scholastic reported that "The house is replete with all the modern conveniences; and the rooms, fifty in number, are large enough to encourage study, and at the same time small enough to discourage visiting.”  The fifty rooms were all singles. The first student to reserve a room in the hall was Joe Cusack, who played halfback for the inaugural Notre Dame football team and varsity quarterback a year later.
Scholastic reported on 12 January 1889 that "The house is furnished with all modern amenities; there are fifty rooms, large enough to encourage study but small enough to discourage visitors.” All of these rooms were singles. Joe Cusack was the first student to reserve a room in the hall, playing halfback for the inaugural Notre Dame football team and serving as varsity quarterback the following year.