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Journal of Applied Microscopy. 



investigators, and all interested in the 

 practical use of the microscope. The 

 local committee made every possible 

 arrangement for the comfort and enter- 

 tainment of the visitors. The meetings 

 were held in the new building of the 

 Medical department of the Syracuse Uni- 

 versity. This building and the equip- 

 ment of the laboratories was in itself 

 very interesting and instructive. We 



ratus are kept in a wall case, on the side 

 of the room not occupied by the work 

 tables. The students are required to 



Dr. a. M. Bleile. 



Ohio State University. Second Vice-president 



A. M. S., 1898-9. 



therefore append a brief description of 

 them, as representing a type of equip- 

 ment and method of handling classes. 



All the laboratory rooms in the build- 

 ing are so planned that there are win- 

 dows on three sides. The working tables 

 for the students are arranged around the 

 three sides of the room having light, and 

 are attached to the wall for the purpose 

 of doing away with the vibrations of the 

 floor. In the Histological laboratory, and 



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Prof. S. H. Gage. 



Cornell University. Member Executive Committee, 



A. M. S., 1898-9. 



in the Bacteriological and Pathological 

 laboratories, the apparatus which is in- 

 tended for the common use of the stu- 

 dents is placed upon tables conveniently 

 located in the central portion of the room, 

 while the microscopes and other appa- 



Dr. V. A. MOORE. 



Cornell University. Member Executive Committee 

 A. M. S., 1898-9. 



furnish their own equipment of watch 

 glasses, dissecting instruments, slides, 

 covers, bottles, etc., and a small locker 

 attached to the wall space between the 

 windows, and high enough above the 

 tables to be out of the way of the 

 instruments is provided for containing 

 them. Each work place is provided with 

 an incandescent light so that work can 

 be done at night. Frosted globes have 

 been found the most satisfactory, as with 



LtR. A. C. Mercer. 

 Med. Dept. Syracuse University. Member Execu- 

 tive Committee, A. M. S., 1898-9. 



the plain globes, the image of the incan- 

 descent filament is often troublesome. 

 The floors and work benches are hard 

 oiled wood, the ceilings are of steel. 

 Perfect ventilation is maintained by 

 means of artificial draft. 



The professor's private laboratory and 

 study is immediately connected with each 

 laboratory, and in it the work of prepar- 

 ing sections and material for class dem- 

 onstration is done. 



The Physiological laboratory is per- 

 haps the most completely equipped for 

 actual student work of any in this coun- 

 try, there being twelve complete sets of 



