June, 1904.] Opening of the Lake Laboratory Building. i8i 



The Board of Trustees referred the report to a committee con- 

 sisting of Trustee John T. Mack, President W. H. Scott, Profes- 

 sor D. S. KelHcott and the secretar}^ to make an investigation 

 and report on the feasibihty of the plan proposed at the next 

 June meeting of the board. For some reason the committee did 

 not submit its report to the Board of Trustees until September 

 2, 1895. 



The report was drawn by Professor Kellicott and appears in 

 the printed proceedings of the board. It was adopted and the 

 sum of $350 was appropriated to carry out the recommendations 

 of the report. 



On September 17, 1895, the secretary wrote to Hon. H. B. 

 Vincent, president of the Commissioners of Fish and Game, sub- 

 mitting a formal proposition to erect a second story to the Hatch- 

 ery Building at Sandusky, wnth details for its joint occupancy, 

 which, if accepted, would constitute a binding contract. 



Mr. Vincent wrote sa^'iug he would call a meeting of the 

 commission as soon as practicable and would recommend its 

 acceptance. 



The meeting was afterwards called and held at the Chittenden 

 Hotel, in Columbus, December 19, 1895. The committee on the 

 part of the university was present and the proposition was for- 

 mally adopted. 



Early in the summer of 1896, the addition, a second story to 

 the Hatchery Building, was begun. The contract was let by 

 Mr. Mack, who looked after the construction of the improvement 

 and saw that it was properly done. 



We learn from the Sandusky Rcgisfc}- of Juh' 10, 1896, that 

 the building was about completed and would be accepted by Pro- 

 fessor Kellicott that week. We also read in the same paper that 

 "a second story has been added to the entire Hatchei}' Building 

 and fitted up and provided with a large room for laboratory work, 

 and several dormitories to be occupied by students during the 

 summer. ' ' 



The movement having in view the fine and commodious build- 

 ing which is formalh' opened to-day, began over four years ago. 

 In September, 1899, the matter of further provision for the Lake 

 Laboratory at Sandusky came before the Board of Trustees and 

 was deferred until the next meeting. The matter came up again 

 at a meeting held in November of the same year and was referred 

 to a committee consisting of Trustee Mack, President Thompson 

 and Professors Osborn and Kellerman. 



The record does not show that this commitee submitted any 

 formal report. It is presumed, however, that temporary arrange- 

 ments were made for the further accommodation of the increasing 

 number of students. 



