298 REPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



One end of the basement is separated from the rest bj' tight doors, so 

 that it may be isohited in case of an outl^reak of disease among the 

 animals. In this part of the buihling is a huge veterinary operating 

 room with a dispensary on the floor above. This basement is well 

 provided with windows, and the King system of ventilation assures 

 fresh air throughout the structure. 



'J'he Hoors are all of concrete overlaid w ith wooden pallets except 

 in the arena, Avhich is covered with tanbark. There are two exits for 

 animals and five exits for the audience. Skylights and windows in the 

 gables of the auditorium provide light by day, and numerous arc 

 lights provide illumination at night. The building is heated by 

 steam, has forced ventilation, and is fully equipped with dressing 

 rooms for the use of classes of students. 



In the front wings of the building are offices for the farm superin- 

 tendent and animal husbandman, living quarters for the attendant 

 in charge of live stock, offices for the veterinarian and the department 

 of horse breeding, and a large demonstration room for class purposes. 



The storage facilities for feed are especially convenient, including 

 seven large concrete feed bins to hold grains and mixed feeds, a root 

 cellar which will hold several tons of roots, and hay bays which will 

 shelter over 60 tons of hav and beddinjj. 



The auditorium is to be provided with two large drop curtains 

 which may be used to divide it into three class rooms for students' 

 work in stock judging. This will provide much needed facilities for 

 this purpose for the college during the sessions of the short course 

 when the classes in stock judging frequently include hundreds of 

 students. 



WORK OF THE COLLEGES. 



The California superior court at Fresno has granted the petition 

 of the state university for a partial distribution of the estate of the 

 late M. Theodore Kearney. It is expected that this will terminate the 

 protracted litigation over this matter, and that the university will 

 thereby come into possession of property valued at over $1,000,000, 

 the income of which is to be applied to agricultural instruction and 

 research in the San Joaquin Valley. 



The Colorado Agricultural College and the University of Idaho 

 have established four-year courses in forestry. The former also 

 offers a course in j^ractical and theoretical library science and library 

 economy, Avhile Idaho has added a department of veterinary science. 



Louisiana University has been organized into six colleges, among 

 which are a college of agriculture and the Audubon Sugar School. 

 The agricultural courses have been rearranged to provide additional 

 electives and greater opportunity for specialization. A two-year pre- 

 paratory school of agriculture has also been added. 



