Journal of 



Applied Microscopy 



and 



Laboratory Methods 



Volume V. 



APRIL, 1902. 



Number 4. 



The Biology Laboratory of Vassar College. 



The Biology Laboratory of Vassar College occupies a part of the " New 

 England Building,'' a gift to the college from alumnae living in New England, 

 and which was completed in December, lOoL The building faces north. Its 

 main part is rectangular in form, measuring 86 x 57 feet, and comprises two 



Fig. 1. — Front View. New England Building. 



stories and a basement. To this there is added in the rear a semi-circular ex- 

 tension, with a depth of 32, and a width of 44 feet, and running to the same 

 height as the main part of the building. The materials of construction are Bed- 

 ford stone, brick, and terra cotta, In planning the building, especial care was 



(1717) 



