This Circular should have formed part of, as an Appen- 

 dix to, the last (or January) number oi the "Scottish 

 Naturalist ;" but was inadvertently omitted by the 

 Binder. 



UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH 



BUILDINGS EXTENSION SCHEME. 



FUNDS REQUIRED 



Are estimated at £150,000. Of this sum ,£70,000 has already been 

 privately subscribed: ^£30,000 is still required by private 

 subscription; while £50,000 is expected, as a grant from Govern- 

 ment, when £100,000 shall have been obtained from private sources. 



OBJECT FOR WEIGH THE FUNDS ARE 



REQUIRED 



Is generally to place the University of Edinburgh on a par with 

 other Universities in Scotland (especially that of Glasgow), and Eng- 

 land (for instance, the Owens College, Manchester), and to adapt 

 it to the growing requirements of the age, by the 



1. Establishment of a separate MEDICAL SCHOOL in the 

 vicinity of the New General Hospital. 



2. Adaptation of existing Building to the present or prospective 

 necessities of the Faculties of ARTS, LAW and DIVINITY. 



3. Erection of a UNIVERSITY HALL for general purposes, 

 such as Graduation examinations and ceremonials, or Rectorial ad- 

 dresses. 



4. Accommodation for Professors at present without class- 

 rooms. 



5. Provision of — 



LABORATORIES in the departments of Chemistry, 

 Anatomy, Physiology, Physics, and Engineering. 



MUSEUMS in the departments of Anatomy, Zoology, 

 Geology, Pathology, Materia Medica, and Natural 

 Philosophy. 



CLASS LIBRARIES. 



