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wide, ot" which 5.") by H;^) foot is dovotod to hathrooins. di-ossiiio; I'ooins, 

 lockers, etc The woinoirs poi-tjon is to ho torn (h)\\ ii. as tho site is 

 assitifned to a stuchMits' chihhouso and moss ht)use. A special room 

 servos for tho physical (waminatioii of students, which is o])lioator3', 

 and also for a library. The university physician not only continually 

 supervises the hviJ'ienic appointments of all tho l)uildin»>s and the state 

 of health of the students who consult him without chai'i^o, l)ut he also 

 informs himself especially as to their physical condition for intellectual 

 work. Althouji'h the appointments of the yynuiasium are y^ood in 

 themselves and compare W(dl with those of (Tormany. yet they are by 

 far uncMjual to those of Columbia and oth(M' American universities, and 

 the new building for which A. C. liartlett has recently given $200, OdO" 



^. — rniversity of Chicago. Cdbl) I.crtnn' Hall 



is anxiously awaited.'' The gymnasium is open wi^ok days from 7 a. m. 

 to 7 p. m.; on Sundays it is closed. Varied gynmasium oxorciso, one- 

 half hour four times a week, is required of all undergraduate students, 

 both male and female, independently of the athletic games. The 

 athletic tield adjoins the university grounds on tho north and occupies 

 an entire block. The organization of the university division of 



"Science, August 2, 1901, p. 192. 



^ It will be ready for occupancy in October, 1903. The building and equipment 

 •will cost over $250,000. The building is 200 feet long by 80 feet wide. The swim- 

 ming tank is 60 by 28 feet. A gallery with seats for 200 persons overlooks the water. 

 A 12-foot running track, with 115 laps to the mile, extends around the walls, 12 feet 

 above the floor. — 1903. 



