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constant use for many years, both in term time and vacation. 

 The floor of the laboratory is worn out, and other floors and 

 walls require extensive repairs. The building in its interior 

 needs a thorough renovating, and changes should be made 

 that vvill belter secure light and ventilation. It should be 

 rendered more serviceable to the classes in chemistry. The 

 appropriation for the erection of the Library and Chapel 

 Building was made last year with the understanding that a 

 part of the chemical laboratory building would be surren- 

 dered to the Experiment Station for its exclusive use as a 

 laboratory. To make the changes needed, and to fit up this 

 laboratory, it has been estimated that $2,000 will be sufli- 

 cient, but there are reasonable doubts whether this amount 

 will prove suflBcient. 



GIFTS. 



At the time of the laying of the corner-stone of the 

 Library and Chapel Building a letter was read by Prof. 

 Goodell, received from J. C. Cutter of the Class of '72, now 

 Professor of Physiology and Compamtive Anatomy, Impe- 

 rial College of Agriculture, Sapporo, Japan, announcing 

 a gift of one hundred dollars in gold, to be expended in the 

 purchase of recent scientific works for our library. C. S. 

 Plumb, Assistant Director in the Experiment Station of 

 New York, of the Class of '^82, has sent us gifts of agricul- 

 tural products for our museum. Books have been received 

 from George Tolman, Esq., of Boston, We wish to ex- 

 press our thanks to the above named gentlemen, and to 

 others who have aided us by gifts. 



