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corrosive or highly inflammable substances. The assay-room, i/|Xf4 

 feet, is also in the basement. It contains a long desk on one side, shelv- 

 ing for chemicals, a coke muffle-furnace, gas muffle and crucible fur- 

 naces, a good supply of tools, scorifiers, cupels, etc. An electric fur- 

 nace for highly refractory substances, has just been placed in this 

 laboratory. 



DEI'ARTMENT OF GKOLOGV AND F>OTA\Y. 



The Dkfartment of CiEoi.ocv occujjies three large laboratories 

 exclusive of the museum. 



The general laboratory of geology (18x24 feet) is in the southeast 

 corner of the east wing on the basement floor. It is equipped with case 

 for illustrative material, chart and map cases, charts, maps, globes, 

 models, drawing tables with elevating tops and other necessary appar- 

 atus. The laboratory of mineralogy (18x26 feet) is also in the base- 

 ment and on the south side of the main building. It is furnished with 

 slate topped work tables, with tin lined drawers and reagent racks in 

 middle of the tables, gas, blowpipes, blast lamps, fume hoods, micro 

 scopes and a good collection of working minerals. This laboratory is 

 also used for the microscopic work in lithology; lithological microscopes 

 and a good library of slides of igneous and sedimentary rocks are at 

 the disposal of students. The lithological lathes and saws are in the 

 special shop of the geological and biological departments in an adja- 

 cent room. 



The Department of Botany occupies two rooms on the north 

 side of the main portion of the building on the first floor. The labor- 

 atory of phenogamic botany (27x27 feet) is planned to accommodate 24 

 students. The portion of the room next to the large north windows is 

 furnished with convenient microscope desks which give a cupboard and 

 two drawers to each student, who is also provided with a compound 

 microscope of modern pattern with full set of objectives and eye pieces. 

 The back portion of the room is seated with chairs and serves as a lec- 

 ture room. A herbarium case occupies the wall space on the south 

 side. A fume cupboard with slate table top fills the corner next to the 

 ventilating stack and connects with it. A water sink occupies the op- 

 posite corner. A large black board runs the entire length of the west 

 wall and above this is a sliding chart rack similar to all the other racks 

 in the building. There is also a large chart case provided with a goodly 



