NEW AGRICULTURAL BUILDING AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY. 



The new building for the School of Agriculture of Purdue Univ^er- 

 sity, as provided for in the legislature of 1901 l\v an appropriation of 

 $60,000, will be a worthy and substantial addition to the equipment of 

 the institution. 



The structure, which is already under roof, is 65 b}'^ 165 feet in out- 

 side dimensions, and 2 stories in height above a working basement. 

 The materials are Bedford stone and pressed brick of a light terra- 

 cotta shade. In appearance the building is plain, but dignified. It 

 will contain, with one or two exceptions, all of the offices, class 

 rooms and laboratories of the School of Agriculture. 



The construction of the building is of the most substantial char- 

 acter; the heating and ventilation will be provided for by a system of 

 forced circulation, and a ver)^ notable feature of the edifice is the 

 provision for well-lighted class rooms and laboratories, made by the 

 large amount of window space. Both gas and electric lights will be 

 used. 



One-half of the basement is devoted to the dairy laboratories, 

 including separator, testing, curing, and home-dair\r rooms; constant- 

 temperature rooms for cheese curing and storage, and refrigerating 

 apparatus. Laboratories for the study of soil physics and horticulture 

 occupy the remainder of this story. 



On the first floor are class rooms for dairy and live-stock hus- 

 bandry, and laboratories for agricultural physics, economic botany 

 and entomology, together with the offices of the instructors. The 

 second story contains the laboratories, collections, and class rooms 

 for veterinar}^ science, one or two general class rooms, the agricul- 

 tural museum, and a handsome lecture hall with seating capacity for 

 about three hundred persons. 



The plan and general character of the building are generally com- 

 mended, and it is expected that its completion will contribute very 

 largely to the efficiency and popularity of the school. 

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