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of students and permits the free circulation of air so necessary in a 

 building of this (haracter. Wide stairways have been provided, so 

 that the buihlinj; can l)e (piiclvly emptied in case of fire. One of the 

 most attractive featui-es is the li'jhtin^', tlie windows h(Mn<if uinisually 

 lar^e so that every hd)orat()i-y and oflice is well li<;lite(l, even on 

 dark, <rl<>omy days. Cement floors are laid throu<>fhont the basement, 

 all otlier floors bein^; hard maple. The interior walls are of plain 

 brick coated with cold water paint, a sajre prreen color being used 

 to a height of 4 feet and light yellow from that point to the ceil- 

 ings, which are of wood and painted a French gray. As mill con- 

 struction has been followed, the building can not readily be destroyed 

 by fire. 



Provision has been made in the buildinjr for the carrvinff on of 

 instruction and research at the same time. There are 10 scientific 

 laboratories in the building. About one-half of the basement floor 

 is devoted to dairy work. Laboratories are provided for milk test- 

 ing, cheese making, butter making, and pasteurizing. The laboratory 

 for butter making is the largest of the four. This has a tiled floor, 

 enameled brick Avainscoting, and is finished in white. Three refrig- 

 erators are available for this work, both for storing the dairy prod- 

 ucts and for carrying on experimental investigations. The remainder 

 of the basement is occupied by the class room for the department of 

 dairying and farm mechanics, and a farm mechanics laboratory. 

 This laboratory is one of the largest in the building and is fitted with 

 forges and benches for the iron and wood w^ork as Avell as being sup- 

 plied with a variety of farm machinery. The offices of the dairy- 

 man and professor of farm mechanics and the mailing room are 

 located on this floor. 



On the second floor the executive offices, reading room, library, 

 and the offices, private laboratories, and class rooms for the w'ork in 

 bacteriology, veterinary medicine, animal husbandry, and agronomy 

 are located. On the third floor is located the auditorium, which has 

 a seating capacity of about 500, The walls of this room are tinted 

 a soft gray instead of the green and yellow. This makes the lighting 

 especially desirable for the purpose for which this room is intended. 

 On this floor are also found the offices, private and student labora- 

 tories, and class rooms for the departments of forestry, chemistry, 

 entomology, horticulture, and cotton industry. A room is also pro- 

 vided for photographic work, and one room is devoted to the interest 

 of the students' magazine. Each floor is provided with vaults for 

 the storing of records. 



IOWA. 



The new agricultural building at Iowa State College is built in 

 the Roman renaissance style of architecture to harmonize with the 



