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from any of the objections wliieli might arise should the raw sewage be 

 distributed upon the fields. The main problem in connection with the 

 designing of the sewage disposal plant, furnished the material for the 

 graduation thesis of two students of Purdue University, Messrs. Beuhler 

 and Armstrong, who graduated in 11)02. Their tliesis work was done 



.Agar IMate, .«li(nving colonies of bacteria in 1-500 cu. centimeter of sewage as entering Septic 



Tank. 



under the <lirection of Mr. C. V. Seastone of the Civil Engineering De- 

 partment of the University, and the writer. The lines for the sewers 

 were laid Ity .-uiotlur student of tlie T'niversity. ]\Ir. Alva I'.ayiies, who 

 spent a large part of his summer vacation on the grounds. AVlien it caii'c 

 to actually do the work it was found advisable, for one reason and another, 



